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salt bath questions
I just got a call from a friend with a sick fish. I set up a small 50
gallon water feature for him and his largest sarassa comet is not doing well. I went through the typical questions but could not make a diagnosis due to my lack of experience. He was just going to bury it. This leads me to my question. Could someone give me a generic salt bath recipe for a generally ill fish. Many people are not willing to go to the pet store for medications or special aquarium salt for a goldfish especially when they cost more than the fish did. Sad, but it is reality. I need a recipe that the average person could make at home. One recipe I found mentioned 3 ounces of dissolved salt in one gallon of water for 10 minutes. The average person is not going to understand how to measure 3 ounces of dissolved salt. It would be much easier to understand if the measurements were in teaspoons, tablespoons and cups of salt per gallon. I would also appreciate it if someone could address the type of salt that one can use. Common table salt is what most people have on hand. Can this be used? How about Kosher salt? Other suggestions? Thanks for your help. |
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