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Can a fresh water dip be made less shocking to the fish by making it slightly saline (say 1.008 SG?) while still retaining the beneficial parasite killing effect of the dip?

April 26, 2017dip fish fresh saline shocking slightly water

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Can a fresh water dip be made less shocking to the fish by making it slightly saline (say 1.008 SG?) while still retaining the beneficial parasite killing effect of the dip?

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If so, what is the highest SG that can be used – and how long should the dip be? Are there other things that can be done to the FW dip to make it less shocking to the fish while retaining its beneficial qualities (other than adjusting ph and temp)?