Pond Parasites - Salt Your Pond: The Easy Way!

After performing a microscopic biopsy on a client's fish, we determined that there, unfortunately, was a costia and chilodonella outbreak in the pond. FORTUNATELY, both of these parasites can be easily treated with a higher dose of salt (0.6%). Check out this video for some quick tips on how to mix up salt the easy way, and also, a great way to calculate the volume of your pond!

[HisRD]

Great informative video. I use salt in my large koi pond past couple years. It really helps cut down on diseases after winter. Some of mine will show that white patch on their fins or scales. A good dose of salt and a few days later it's like the patches dry up. I have a aprox 7000 gal pond so I go ahead and put half of that big bag in. I wait and after some heavy rains and about a month later I put in one whole bag. It has been my go too for their health. This spring they were happy breeding so I expect to be seeing some young fry soon. .... Happy ponding!

[nikdi]

I subscribed bc they are great at what they do and very informative.

[PutsPonds]

Great tip, Doc Johnson would be proud 👊🏼

[sherrygreene]

Thank you for the information. Have a koi with parasites (pink) looking for helpful ways to help him.

[musk-eteer]

once we salted the pond to kill the parasites, do we keep the maintenance lower level of salt year round for prevention??

[bradparker]

Very informational. I've poured the salt on my falls. What are your thoughts on that? Love both methods you shared

[mra]

Nice! Would this level of salinity have any effect on other parasites such as leeches?

[mgga]

Great instructional video, thanks for sharing. Can you please advise me on a certain type of salt to use. I have a large bucket of Red Sea Coral Pro salt from when I used to have a reef tank, could this salt be used in my pond? Thank you.

[kiddmacex]

What type of salt do you used in pond.salt that we used everyday at home or another salt? Please tells i wanna know

[mattsweeney]

Great video! What's your recommendation on treating fish with parasites? Will this salt treatment "cure" them in the pond, or better to remove infected fish and treat them separately in a fish tank?

[nikdi]

My goldfish have anchors worms 😢 I have never seen anything like it in all my fish keeping years. What’s the best treatment as I have physically pulled these worm out of my fish and some are beneath the scales. I removed some scales and got the head of the worms out. I am tired and don’t know what else to do. I been chasing worms from their skin for 7 days.

Any great advice would help! We have no fish vets in my area.

[mfaisalbobby]

Hello sir, how salt effects in the planted pond, on lily and other plants and how it effect on good bacteria. Thanks

[katarzynafaras]

Hi. Just tell me salinity 0.6%. for how long using the salt in goldfish tank to kill chilodonella? Do I have to repeat the treatment? Thank you.

[AndrewPoole-esiv]

Can you keep your pond at 0.3 all year

[susannagardensbychilosusan]

I have looks like healthy fish for a few years now but i cannot get my water clear. i have a bio filter/uv bulb and put umbrellas over pond for shade 2 waterfalls have put in recommended amounts of bacteria but it never clears up. it seems to be small green algae all through water, will salt kill this type of algae, so frustrated…suggestions please

[raymercenilli]

Im infested with chilodonella ive tried malachite green and fomalin did not work so now im using salt at 9 percent i have a bog that filters my pond ive tried bleaching it i ve tried everything please help

[rosalindagallarza]

How long do you have to leave the salt b4 changing water

[DazzleKoi]

Shocking 'advice'. Salt may knock costia back at that level but it wont touch chilo. While people are following this advice their koi are dying. This is a short term bath treatment and NOT a full pond treatment as your description says. Getting all the salt out afterwards will take months. The correct treatment for costia and Chilo is formalin and malachite.

[gt]

If trying to salt weeds like hydrilla, is it the same concentration or is it higher?

[rosipm]

Will salt ever dissipate? We put salt in years ago.