Treatment for ich

[Hendre]

Table salt should be non-iodised if they don't specify

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Table salt should be non-iodised if they don't specify

Thanks Hendre.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

So after allowing for water displacement, that's approximately 200gallons.
So that means around 80 table spoons of salt?
Seems like a lot. I will add ten spoons at a time over a few hours until I reach the requiered amount.

 

[Dixon81]

Any idea what you introduced that had ich? Time to setup a quarantine tank for the future.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Any idea what you introduced that had ich? Time to setup a quarantine tank for the future.

I think it was some Heros species I introduced.I always quarantine my new fish for two weeks so I don't really understand where it came from.
I haven't had an outbreak of ich for years.

 

[Woefulrelic]

I find my heros species get ich looking blisters, mostly limited to tail/fins. I gave up treating them since they went away on there own. My heros beat eachother up a lot though. Not to say you don't have ich, but an observation I've had with a few in the genus.

 

[yargnits]

I used normal non iodised table salt
I once used normal salt in an emergency and everyone was fine too

i have always been concerned about the anti caking agent in table salt ( a form of cyanide im told ) . im not sure ive seen non iodised salt in the supermarket although i have no idea if rays are effected by iodine in the salt either . that said i would be more worried about the anti caking agents than the iodine but still i havnt tried it. be interesting to know if anyone has info as using table salt would be much easier for treatments.

 

[kno4te]

I've bought non idodized salt from supermarkets here in Florida. Most salt available is iodized in the states. Pickling and kosher salt don't usually have anti-caking agents or iodine. Safe for aquarium use.

I have used their salt with iodine and caking agents in a situation with sensitive fish and came thru fine.

Don't think there's proof that anti-caking agents directly killed fish. I haven't checked in a while though.

 

[MariaS]

We do get non iodised table salt here.

I havent found any eveidence that the anti cacking agents are a problem..
I have used it a few times in emergencies as we are quite far from the nearest LFS and have never had a problem with the rays or my clown loaches which are the most sensitive fish i have.

 

[wmkr]

Gud info....