oh no fish with ick
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tha cichlid man said:
The problem with table salt is that it might contain iodized and additives..If you run a search on the type of table salt to use for Ich it would say use salt that is non-iodized and contain no additives..And why use salt that was not made to be in an aquarium?
If you go to Wal-Mart, you can buy 16 oz of aquarium salt for $1.32..So I prefer to use aquarium salt since it is made for being in an aquarium..Is it a lot safer? I think so!
But look at your aquarium salt. Does it list all the ingredients? Do you know for sure that its ok, or even safe for you?
Many have used table salt, iodized or not, it works and is perfectly safe. If youd rather use aquarium, fine, shouldnt be a problem. But neither is regular iodized table salt.
Yeah, that article is VERY in depth, it takes some doing to get all of it.
Many have used table salt, iodized or not, it works and is perfectly safe. If youd rather use aquarium, fine, shouldnt be a problem. But neither is regular iodized table salt.
Yeah, that article is VERY in depth, it takes some doing to get all of it.
i had it for like 2 days and before the fish even had Ich i used to add aquarium salt so i alredy had aquarium slat before the ich and i added more after and the temp is like 86 so i got rid of it
Well, just to let you know, Jay -- even if the fish no longer have the white spots, you should leave the temp turned up for up to a couple more weeks to truly kill the ich.
Read about the ich life cycle here
Read about the ich life cycle here
