rweedon said:
Yeah it definately looks like Ich from the pics I looked up online. Salt is exactly what it looks like in person. I just want to pull the fish out of the tank and scrub it off!
Is this Ick?
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Yeah it definately looks like Ich from the pics I looked up online. Salt is exactly what it looks like in person. I just want to pull the fish out of the tank and scrub it off!
HNo, he used a nice, all-natural loofa sponge. He was worried about any chemicals that might have been used to treat the brillo pad. 
RTF, did you mean teaspoon or tablespoon? I do 2 teaspoons per gallon.redtailfool said:
Spry+springy, I hear saliva works but make sure you don't get your tongue finned.(snicker)
guppy said:
Wouldn't that type of concentration of salt kill some of the fish? Also when I do water changes do I just do half the recomended salt if i do a 50% water change since the other salt is still in the water?
I have used that concentration on clown loaches once, I had been away and they were new and heavily infected, they were around 2 inches lond. Because I had heard that clowns were salt sensitive I added 1/4 of the salt every 12 hrs to reach the total, out of 8 fish 1 died. Considering how bad they were I found that acceptable.
As for the water changes I spot a problem im your logic, the water you are removing is a salt solution, salt is being removed with the water. Your new water should also contain the same strength solution of salt/water. This is not like when you are replacing evaporation losses which leave the salt behind.
1 teaspoon per 5 gallons is about 8-10 times less than what you need to be even halfway sure of killing ick. Diluting it with an unsalted 50% water change leaves at 5-6 % of the salt you need
As for the water changes I spot a problem im your logic, the water you are removing is a salt solution, salt is being removed with the water. Your new water should also contain the same strength solution of salt/water. This is not like when you are replacing evaporation losses which leave the salt behind.
1 teaspoon per 5 gallons is about 8-10 times less than what you need to be even halfway sure of killing ick. Diluting it with an unsalted 50% water change leaves at 5-6 % of the salt you need
guppy said:
Yeah I got that. What I am saying is that I added the 1 table spoon per 5 gallons which was 15 tablespoons for the 75 gallons. I did a 50% water change so the water left in the tank would have the solution. My question was would I add 7 1/2 tables spoons to bring the new water up to the proper concerntration? Also, How many tablespoons would you recommend for a 75g to reach the proper concentration? The only fish that I am concerned about killing is the Datinoid.
