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Hey guys, so I have a white spot outbreak in my tank and I’m doing what I did last time to treat it by upping my temp and adding salt. Only difference this time is a have 2 African butterfly fish and I can’t find any information suggesting they can handle aquarium salt. Anyone know anything on this, thanks!
 

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Use heat only, no salt. 86F for two weeks.
Continue the elevated temp for a week after the last spot is gone.
 
I concur. This species, Pantodon buchholzi, is a soft water fish and for that reason alone would be more intolerable of salt. While it would likely manage if salt were necessary, here it is not (yet anyway), and increasing the heat for two full weeks should be sufficient. This fish will have no issues with the higher temperature. And being a surface fish that can also "breathe" air, even less so.
 
Just be sure to slowly increase the temp over several hours, and to slowly decrease it after treatment is complete.
 
Byron said:
I concur. This species, Pantodon buchholzi, is a soft water fish and for that reason alone would be more intolerable of salt. While it would likely manage if salt were necessary, here it is not (yet anyway), and increasing the heat for two full weeks should be sufficient. This fish will have no issues with the higher temperature. And being a surface fish that can also "breathe" air, even less so.
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Thanks guys, another quick one, So my tank is 220 litres (58 gallons) and it has a 300W heater in it which seems to hit 82F max. Should I add another heater to boost that to 86F or will 82 suffice?
 
Milburn95 said:
Thanks guys, another quick one, So my tank is 220 litres (58 gallons) and it has a 300W heater in it which seems to hit 82F max. Should I add another heater to boost that to 86F or will 82 suffice?
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82F is not warm enough to kill the free-swimming protozoan.
 
I would always suggest two heaters for a tank that size, so another is advisable. You can partially increase the temp with a major water change at the start of "treatment," I always do this, and then use the heaters to complete the task. A tad over 86F is fine (mention is not made of the other species, but most can manage this), but no less for two full weeks.
 
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