What Type Of Salt To Use?

[clareanded]

When adding salt to a freshwater aquarium to treat diseases what type of salt should be used? I know you cannot use table salt and believe it is epsom salt I need but want to double check before I go out to buy.

Thanks,

Ed

 

[-germ-]

No epsom (magnesium sulphate i think) is used to draw the excess liquids out during bloat, dropsy etc.
You want true salt either way, sodium chloride;
You could use table salt, depending on what preservatives, anti-caking agents if any are added.
http/www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/health/ich2.shtml
Edit;
Before Tokis points out that i appear to be reffering to an illness that isn't there, she is right...
I'm sure you asked about ich, wtf!?
Epsom for drawing off liquids, true salt for most other issues.....
God i'm tired, baby born last night

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Salt can also be used to treat external parasites on fish, like whitespot/ich, gill flukes and i think Velvet can also be treated with it.

Be very careful about using salt with freshwater fish though- freshwater fish vary a great deal in how much they can tolerate salt, for some the osmotic stress it causes on their internal system is lethal, and for other fish it is just a bit stressful. There are not any fish diseases or parasites which cannot be treated with meds other than salt though, be careful what fish you use it with- livebearers in general tend to handle salt quite well, while fish which originate from habitats absolutely devoid of salt like the Amazon cannot tolerate salt well at all.

Essentially you want to use marine salt or like germ salt, table salt depending on whats in it etc.

 

[-germ-]

Essentially you want to use marine salt or like germ salt, table salt depending on whats in it etc.

I don't know what germ salt is but it sounds very tasty

Agree with everything Tokis said, another addition would be Never, Ever treat fish with dropsy with true salt/sodium chloride, unless you can be 100% certain (unlikely) that the cause isn't related to the osmoregulatory function.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Essentially you want to use marine salt or like germ salt, table salt depending on whats in it etc.

I don't know what germ salt is but it sounds very tasty

Agree with everything Tokis said, another addition would be Never, Ever treat fish with dropsy with true salt/sodium chloride, unless you can be 100% certain (unlikely) that the cause isn't related to the osmoregulatory function.

LOL oh whoops, typo error, i meant to say "germ says" not "germ salt" .

Mmm...Germ salt....

 

[-germ-]

Hands off my salt....
anyhow, look--> http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?s=&amp...t&p=1742009
Baby!

 

[scooterchick]

Essentially you want to use marine salt or like germ salt, table salt depending on whats in it etc.

I don't know what germ salt is but it sounds very tasty

Agree with everything Tokis said, another addition would be Never, Ever treat fish with dropsy with true salt/sodium chloride, unless you can be 100% certain (unlikely) that the cause isn't related to the osmoregulatory function.

LOL oh whoops, typo error, i meant to say "germ says" not "germ salt" .

Mmm...Germ salt....