ATTENTION ALL MFKERS!!!

[M|L]

I just use regular table salt, which is much cheap and readily available (without running to the petstore). No negative effects at all. I think it's an old wives tale that iodized salt is bad for fish.

Ick is about the easiest disease/parasite to treat, I can't believe you're freaking out over it LOL no offense.

Tell your Dad he doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

[Stella]

I've always heard that there is so little iodine in table salt that you would literally pickle your fish before the iodine became a problem. I've used table salt without incident.

Laura

 

[DeLgAdO]

MY ****ING HEATER DOSENT WORK!!!!!!

oh well,

im ordering one right now, 300 watt stainless heater baby!

going fed Ex next day too

going to dose salt right now


damn man, i just got my decals on today too

 

[Oddball]

I listed the non-iodized salt because I do not advocate the indiscriminate use of any chemical or element. You're correct in stating there will probably be no ill effects in the use of iodized table salt. However, if there becomes a toxicity situation with iodine the effects are detrimental to the fish. Iodine toxicity causes goiter or enlarged thyroid. In this condition the normal hormone production in the thyroid is thrown off balance and can change the behavior of the fish. Other organs that can be affected by an increase in iodine include the liver, kidneys, and the intestinal lining. Problems such as these will most likely not occur. But, why subject the fish's already stressed system with something else that can cause metabolic stress? Just my 2 cents.

 

[zhuangsw]

does ur place water have clorine and cloromine in the water? do get some anti-clorine and add them whenever you do water changes, its necessary.

then for the time being, ya like what they said, add some salt and get a heater. put it to about 28 degrees.

 

[DeLgAdO]

a part of that article vitaliy send me was intersting

says that if the ich parasite is not present in the tank, then the fish cannot get the parasite even if the fish has a weakened immune system, and under stress


looks like someone in my tank had a dormant parasite, and the strees to one of the fish triggered it and caused it to spread amongs the others.

not sure who it was.the carrier, maybe the bichir??

 

[DeLgAdO]

does ur place water have clorine and cloromine in the water? do get some anti-clorine and add them whenever you do water changes, its necessary.

then for the time being, ya like what they said, add some salt and get a heater. put it to about 28 degrees.

ok ill set it to 28 degrees farenheit

j/k i know you meant celsius

 

[zhuangsw]

imo, all tank water has bacteria.. be it itch or others. but a healthy fish with strong immune system would not fall to those bacteria.

its only when they get stress or like when suddenly they get sudden shock to a different water enviroment (like changing lots of water at a shot, without putting in any anti-clorine.)

so you gotta be more careful next time..

 

[DeLgAdO]

imo, all tank water has bacteria.. be it itch or others. but a healthy fish with strong immune system would not fall to those bacteria.

its only when they get stress or like when suddenly they get sudden shock to a different water enviroment (like changing lots of water at a shot, without putting in any anti-clorine.)

so you gotta be more careful next time..

i always add declorinator to my water. better t obe safe than sorry

 

[Oddball]

Hey DeLgAdO, did you know that S.D. county uses chloramines instead of just chlorine? You'll need to use a dechlor for both chlorine and chloramine.