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[mtbikerj]

A Salt bath: Get a small Gladware container and wash it out real good - take 1/2 teaspoon of salt and two cups of your aquarium water and mix it up in the container until the salt disolves. Net your sickly fish and set him and the net into your container. Keep a close eye on him, if he starts flipping around too much in the water, remove him immediatly. Keep him in the bath for 60 - 75 seconds, then return him to the tank. You can do this 3 times a day.
The salt bath kills a lot of bacteria and parasites and promotes the fish's immune system (slime coat). Of course if fish TB is what you had, it wouldn't have helped.

If you have a brand new tank and are just starting to cycle, you have to change the water to keep the ammonia level down. The only time you shouldn't is if you are cycling without any fish in your tank.

 

[kmgriff72]

I think it is important to mention to him also that you do not use regular table salt.

 

[nate da fishman]

thanks eveyone for the suggestions. so if any my fish show the same symptoms ill give gim a sea salt or table salt? bath...........thanks


NATE

 

[mtbikerj]

I think it is important to mention to him also that you do not use regular table salt.

Yes, I use aquarium salt. Any salt that has ingredients other than "sodium chloride" should not be used. Most regular table salts have anti-caking agents and other stuff that ar potentially unsafe for fish. Be safe and buy the stuff that's made for fish. It's really cheap anyway.

 

[TheZoo]

Dont know if the salt for a salt bath is different than for ich treatment, but table salt is perfectly fine. Iodized or not, makes no difference. Just wanted to say!

 

[tmtpowers]

Hmm, I just wouldn't trust table salt on my fish. I use the salt made for fish so I KNOW it won't hurt my fish when I need to use it.

 

[mtbikerj]

You're probably right, I've heard of a lot of people who use table salt with no problem. The table salt that I have has an anti-caking agent in it on top of being iodized. So to be safe for my little sensitive fish I shell out the extra dollar and get "aquarium salt".

 

[nate da fishman]

ty


nate

 

[daveedka]

Hmm, I just wouldn't trust table salt on my fish. I use the salt made for fish so I KNOW it won't hurt my fish when I need to use it.

So You are saying that you would rather trust an unknown untested product which could potentially contain any number of things instead of using Food Grade salt which has been inspected, and tested for impurities. When the Food grade Salt is far cheaper to begin With? I Don't get it, Really I don't.

You don't know that The Aqurium salt does or does not have anti-caking agents. You don't know what is in the Aquarium salt at all. With Table salt you know exactly what and how much, and There have certainly been plenty of folks test it on every type of fish known to aquaria. Waste your money if you want, but don't perpetuate Myths without any backing on the Boards.
In reality Aquarium Salt is most likely the same thing Mortons sells in their Sea Salt Boxes, But as said there is no way to know since it doesn't have to be tested, and impurities don't have to be analysed and listed.

The quantities of anti caking agents are so small there is no concern. The iodide is a natural element that is found in Seawater, and is needed by most if not all living creatures. Additionally the iodide is in minute quantities that would reduce or eliminate any possibility of overdose. All of the lyths about anti-caking agents and Iodide were created by LFS owners and salt marketers to justify Charging outrageous prices for Sodium Chloride. After all Why would anyone Buy aquarium salt if the truth was known???

Dave

 

[tmtpowers]

First off, please calm down. There isn't any reason for you to jump down my throat like that.

I was simply saying that I personally feel "safer" with the aquarium salt. Sure, I don't know exactly whats in it. I have, however, seen many people use it and even petsmart use it daily without problems. I did not say people shouldn't try it or use it if they are comfortable with it. I'm not comfortable with it as I have not seen people use it myself.
You could put a bottle that says Aquarium Water Conditioner and some other bottle that says something like Water condition for your tap water and it be the same except for the price but until I am 100% sure about it, I'm going to use the one I've used/seen used. That's just me.
I just don't get why it is you got so touchy on my statement. If I put everything in my tank that people have suggested, I wouldn't have a single live fish in my tank. Again I'm not saying you are incorrect about the table salt, I just personally have not seen nor heard of people using it up til now.