Regular Member Steve1107 Posted July 31, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted July 31, 2013 Thank you for reading and if you would, could you please share how to tell when a salt dip has been adequately successful at removing the slime coat? After reading and thinking over some Forum posts, tried 1.5% sodium chloride dip for 10 minutes with constant observation. 0.9% did Bupkes a couple weeks ago as far as I could tell. The goal? Success with Prazi therapy for persistent, frequent surface gulping and also as routine QT protocol. Two Broadtail? Veiltail? idk Telescopes Thanks again http://s848.photobucket.com/user/taz1107/media/Telescopes/Fish011.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted July 31, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted July 31, 2013 We actually use 3% here, for a maximum for 5 minutes (or until the fish loses and cannot regain balance, whichever comes first). This is about in line with what the University of Florida Extension suggests. You can actually see the slime being stripped off. Before you do a dip, make sure to check the gills to see that they are healthy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Steve1107 Posted July 31, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 31, 2013 Thank you With the plan to work up to 3% if needed, well -- it sounds as if it's needed! Thanks also for the tip about the gills, I didn't know / hadn't thought of that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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