Salt bath for fish with ulcer

[midagetrolop]

How long do I leave a fish in a salt bath. I have a fantail with an ulcer - it is very lively and I have isolated it - I have the measurements of salt to water but it does not say how long. Can anyone help?

[Count-A-Strong]

Bath treatment for freshwater ectoparasites and bacterial gill disease.

•10-30 grams per litre[(10 - 30 ppt - 1-3%)(1 - 4.7 oz per gall UK)] for up to 30 minutes. The higher dose may only be tolerated for a few minutes. My own preferred dosage, unless there is a reason to go higher, would be 20 grams per litre (3oz per gall UK) for 20 minutes.

[Count-A-Strong]

http://www.afbini.gov...ulcerdiseasedec05.pdf

[midagetrolop]

Thanks - it could be stress related as the fish was moved from a small tank to a large pond ( it belonged to my son's class at school and had grown too big, so I said I would put it in my pond).. It his for days, although it was much bigger than the rest. Anyway I will try it and see what happens. Again thanks.

[midagetrolop]

Thanks - I will try it. It may be stress as the fish came from my son's class at school and was in a small tank, with a big fish, so was transferred it to our pond, it his for about a week but seemed to settle and then I saw the thing on it. It seems very lively and is still eating.

[midagetrolop]

Sorry, I've done it twice, thought it hadn't gone!!

[mrs_overall]

I gave a fish a salt bath tonight....together with a bit of tartar sauce. Lovely!

[kendra20]

if the ulcer is on top of his head you can get a fungal remover that you put into the water. all my fish had it and it cleared up great ask at the pet shop

[midagetrolop]

Funneee Mrs Overall !! It's on its side - what do they call the stuff you got. I know you can get medicated food but what is is called?