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i have a 55 gal with mostly chiclids in it, i also have a syno. eupterus (fetherfin), and i am needing to treat one of my chiclid's with aquarium salt. i konw that most cats are intolerant to salt, but was wondering if this woudl be ok. i dont have a QT tank for the fish im needing to treat so if i cant add salt, anyother suggestions would be appreciated.
thank you

I have found a mild case of ich in my tank and have treated the tank with about 2 - 2.5 tablespoons of salt per 5 gallons and raised the temp to 88 F without any apparent signs of stress.

My synodontis is the ornatipinnis hybrid so I'm not sure how sensitive it is relative to other synos. It's only been two days, but everything seems fine as my syno still comes out during feedings. The only difference is that my fish are more active due to the temperature increase.

i just have a green severum with a rugged dorsal, anal and side fin. and was told that the quickest way to heal it was to treat it with salt.

any one have any input if this is okay.

The temperature alone should solve your problem.

Bring the temp up to 86 degrees, and maintain it there for five days after you see the last spot fall off the fish. The temp, this high, alone, will kill the most sensitive life stage of the ich. No need for a salt bath.

thank you barbie. just any kind of iodine, or is there some sort of special aquarium iodine?
thanks for all the help all.

now some people may flip out but i have had luck with 25%recomended treatment of coppersafe or ick gaurd 2,for scaless fish. but bausmans salt shouldnt hurt iether. raising the temp is good to and will work but i think 86 is to risky most heaters work on a set of points and sometimes theese points stick and that equals death and even the best heaters like titanium brake at wrong times.AND REAMEMBER HIGH TEMPERATURES LOWER OXYGEN CONTENT AND THAT CAN KILL THE FISH QUICK JUST GO WITH GOOD IFO LIKE THEESE BOARDS AND YOUR GUT AND COMMONSENCE AND ALWAYS READ THE LABEL AND MAKE SURE ITS OK WITH SCALLESS FIH ....I HOPE THIS HELPS AND DOESNT ADD TO THE CONFUSIONAL STATE THAT YOU MIGT BE IN .BRUCE

I have found Melafix to work well to help beat up fish to heal missing scales and frayed fins. Of course a little time in a hospital tank or even behind a tank partition is priceless for a fish on the mend.