aquarium salt please help

Question
Hello Karen,:(
I am the person with the black moore
with  the bubble blister on the back of his eye
well I did the water changes like you said and I also
used mela fix and some antibiotic nothing has worked
so now I'm down to salt my question for you is

when using salt do 1. I remove the filter?..
2. should I do a water change after every treatment?.
and what % of water do I change? ..  
do I add a teaspoon everyday? if so how long do I treat him for? .....
I didn't get any instruction with this salt and the web site was not of help..
fish now has blister bump behind both eyes..Thanks  

Answer
Dear Maya,
I'm sorry to hear your Black moor is even worse... :(

Salt may help with healing the possible bacterial infection your poor black moor has. I would use aquarium salt and slowly build up the amount. for example, put half the dose in the morning...Then the other half in the late evening to avoid any shocks to the sudden introduction of salt. Remember to dissolve the salt first in a cup of aquarium water.

I'm sorry I can't recall if this blister was bubble-like or red and infected looking? The best I can say if the blister is bubble-like is perhaps it's gas bubble disease. Unfortunately I don't have any experience in that disease but to read more about it please visit here-
"http://badmanstropicalfish.com/disease.html"
((Scroll down for gas bubble disease and see the picture of the corydoras affected with it))

Now if the blister is red and irritated looking. Is it possible your Black moor is scraping or injuring his large eyes against rough decor such as rocks or even driftwood? Fish can really damage themselves against rough decor or if they don't have enough manerverability room in the tank. Blisters from scraping against objects can simply be treated by simplifying and removing the rough decor, doing water changes and treating with the melafix.
~Sometimes you have to treat for the extending period of time for stubborn infections which is about 14 days or so.

I'm not sure what size aquarium you have. But testing the water quality would be very important. You should make sure your ammonia and nitrites are always-0 and nitrate 20 or less.

Plenty of large daily water changes are still best.

To answer your questions in the order they were asked-
1.) No, filter removal is not needed during salt treatment. But you should be sure to dump out the carbon from the filter if using the Melafix or any medication
2.)I would continue to do those vital daily/every other day water changes at about 50% is best. When adding back replacement water, be sure to only add the proper amount of salt according to how much water you removed. Remember salt is not filtered out, does not evaporate, and typically remains in the aquarium forever.
3.) Most aquarium salt can be dosed at -1 rounded tablespoon per 5 gallons-
You could try treating your Black moor for about 2 weeks or so with the salt. Then start doing small water changes (about 20%) each day with completely freshwater to lower the salt level slowly.

I think what I would do if your Black moor was mine is-
*Continue with daily water changes (at least 30-50%)
*Continue with Melafix
*Check the aquarium for any rough decor
*Slowly build up the salt level
--Try treating for at least 2 weeks and note any improvement. Be sure to gravel vacumm well with every water change.

It would be great to see your Black moors blisters to maybe help indentify the real problem. You could post a picture of your Black moor's blisters at -Tropicalresources.net-
But you must register there first.

I really hope this helps!
Only my very best wishes to you and your black moor.
Feel free to write again with updates on his condition...
Karen~