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    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?

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    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. ;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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    Default Re:Difference between Epsom salt and regular salt

    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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    Default Re:Difference between Epsom salt and regular salt

    Thanks so much for your help! ;D

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    Default Re:Difference between Epsom salt and regular salt

    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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    Default Re:Difference between Epsom salt and regular salt

    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.

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    MY personal expirence ......

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