Hyposalinity Treatments

1. What Hyposalinity Kills

What Hyposalinity Kills - Information about the effects that hyposalinity or O.S.T. (Osmotic Shock Therapy) has on both good and bad types of marine life in saltwater aquariums.

2. Hyposalinity or Osmotic Shock Therapy

What is hyposalinity? How does it effect ich and other marine organisms? When is it most effective? When can this method of treatment be used? Learn the answers to these and other questions about using Hyposalinity or Osmotic Shock Therapy (OST), a simple, effective, non-chemical way to treat fish and saltwater aquariums to rid them of parasitic ich infestations.

3. How To Treat an Aquarium with Hyposalinity

Hyposalinity is a simple, effective, and natural way to help rid marine fish and fish-only aquariums of ich infestations. When the amount of salt in water is lowered, it results in a lowering of the "osmotic pressure" of the water as well, thus the related name Osmotic Shock Therapy (OST). Fish and a few other animals can adjust to this change in pressure, but ich organisms cannot. Here's how.

4. How To Give Fish a Freshwater Dip or Bath

One of the simplest and fastest ways to reduce and eliminate the numbers of all types of ich organisms, as well as flukes and lice that are parasitic on saltwater fishes is to give them a quick freshwater dip or bath. This method of hyposalinity is very effective, takes little time to prepare for, and is strongly recommended as the first step in treating ich diseased fish prior to placing them into a QT for long term treatment with the proper medication for what ails them. Here's How:

5. Top Parasitic Medications

Parasitic infestations in a saltwater aquarium are among the most feared and difficult to treat. There are a number of medications on the market designed to prevent and/or eliminate parasites. Some can be used with invertebrates, some can not.