Salt water dip

[troweler]

In what circumstances would one use a salt water dip and what ratio of salt to water? Also i have heard the abb pp on the forum what does pp mean?

[ericatdallas]

pp is potassium permanganate (http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?88079-Discus-and-Aquarium-Abbreviations) Post #6

As for when, someone else will have to answer that. The things I used to do it for were accepted at the time, but I think they're out of date.

I did use a salt dip recently on some aquatic plants as an extra step to make sure there were no snails.

[ShinShin]

On just about any ectoparasitic infection you may come across. It is actually the only time salt ought to be used ,a dip or short term bath that is. I would not use PP for anything except disinfection of tanks and equipment. PP is a strong oxidizer that kills bacteria and protozoans. Imagine what it does to the delicate membranes of your discus' gills.

Mat