ICK! Epsom or Ick meds?

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bettagurl

bettagurl

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I've been sick since the weekend and haven't seen my fish in the basement ( they've been fed, no worries), I just went to change water and clean everything and noticed ick on a few of them.

I know how to treat it, of course, but I wondered if the normal Ick-away, or Ick-be-gone was better than Epsom salt?

If not, how much salt per gallon should I use?
These are goldfish and otto's, if that matters.
I've never done the salt treatment before, I just wanted to know if anyone had experience with it?
 
IceH2O

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Epsom salt can be used as a substitute for aquarium salt for other purposes (never used.. only heard)

but for ich you want normal table salt
 
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Your otos aren't going to tolerate the salt very well.
 
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Epsom is only to be used for bloat and as a laxative for the fish. It won't do a thing for ick. As Ice said, table or preferably Kosher salt, Kosher does not have the additives that non-Kosher salt has.
 
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I use straight table salt, iodized or not...2-3 teaspoons per gallon, with raised temp.
 
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