Salt concentration to treat injury/parasite?

[jandb]

Hello, my true Parrot Cichlid has an unidentified injury or parasite (red nodule on his lower jaw). Yesterday a moved him to a 10 gallon quarantine tank salted with 2 tablespoons. What is the hightest concentration of salt can I use to safely treat him? Would you slowly build up the concentration?

 

[justarn]

I used 1 tbsp per 20g recently which was effective for a lump in my Doviis mouth so I would think you have plenty in there Imo.

 

[jandb]

I used 1 tbsp per 20g recently which was effective for a lump in my Doviis mouth so I would think you have plenty in there Imo.

Thanks Justarn

 

[jandb]

Here's a link to the thread I started in the cichlid section that shows pics of the issue. I'd like to get an idea of what it is exactly.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/help-sick-true-parrot.658659/
It seems so far the thought is an injury that's infected or a parasitic worm of some kind.

 

[Drstrangelove]

Would you slowly build up the concentration?

Yes.

There are many species that will die if not acclimated to concentration levels slowly. A fish suddenly exposed to one level might die, that would have survived if slowly acclimated to a level several times higher.

This of course varies species to species, and probably at different levels of oxygen, temperature, fish age, etc. so there's no hard and fast rule except be patient and watch the fish for distress. One also has to note that more salt isn't necessarily better after a certain point, so a little might go a long way.

 

[jandb]

Yes.

There are many species that will die if not acclimated to concentration levels slowly. A fish suddenly exposed to one level might die, that would have survived if slowly acclimated to a level several times higher.

This of course varies species to species, and probably at different levels of oxygen, temperature, fish age, etc. so there's no hard and fast rule except be patient and watch the fish for distress. One also has to note that more salt isn't necessarily better after a certain point, so a little might go a long way.

Thanks.
Here's a pic of him when I got home today. The area looks kind of like a blood filled little sac now. Any ideas what it could be?