Re:Difference between Epsom salt and regular salt
I'm confused too.
"SO, the fairy tale is over !??
Once person expresses the use of it and then does a 90' degree turn around. Who do you believe !"
Who did the 90º turn? Carol said she'd used iodized salt sparingly and did not recommend it. What is the fairy tale?
Re:Difference between Epsom salt and regular salt
True - pure natural salt. or rock salt.
Salt thats has been mined; is in slabs, much like any other mineral.
A time honoured profession , dating back 1000's of years.
The degree of processing, determines it's final name./ use.
Smokey
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Oh, ok. That cleared it up. Just curious, what time does the bar open in your town??
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Epsom salt can be added to food at 1/2 tsp. per 2 oz. food
add alittle Knox clear gel. Stand-by with cleaner. :o :o :o ;D
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erm so at the moment I have aquarium salt and was thinking of adding it to my Planted Tank .. at the ratio given on carols first page .... the reason I was thinking of giving it is that my adults are still off there food I have dewormed/fluked them but they are not eating much ... Is it a good idea to add Salt what are the implications as this is a Community Tank
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what is epsom salt because i used to live in epsom surrey?
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Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate
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Carol,
I'm very new to discus and I just purchased some. Tthe discus have been in my tank for about a month. One night before I went to bed I noticed that one of the babies had a very fat belly and stayed at the bottom of the tank, like it was weighed down. Well the next morning I found it floating with all it's insides out. I examined it and it had a 1/8 - 1/4 inch slit on the bottom of it. There was no sign of another fish biting it, just looked like it popped? I was told to add epson salt to my tank after I told my local aquarium about it. Can you give me an idea as to what cause my discus to EXPLODE?
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Overeating or bacterial infection and/or blocked gut.
That must have been a painful death :-\
Epsom salt is good to have on hand - use it any time you suspect a problem with bloat or overeating.
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Thanks so much for your help! ;D
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hi carol
if the epsom doesnt work for my bloated fish
what can i use then ? thankx ???
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Then you can try an internal antibiotic like kanacyn, but I've not heard of many discus who have succesfully recovered :-\
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my fish finally poo.. the poo was big ;D
it took like 3 days to help the fish poo
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Good old epsom salt, works like a charm. Your discus may be prone to bloat. Soak his food, feed frozen brine shrimp and use the epsom salt if he looks bloated again.
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Some Times I wonder; other times I just turn my head and ignore the respondises.
Others - just surprize me.
MPO -
My persoanl appoliges to the Intellenegent people; all other persons --- be very aware of what you introduce into your tank.
Smokey
MY personal expirence ......