Megabetta
05-09-2006, 10:46 PM
1) Consider the fact that salt is a very poor substitute for more specific drugs, medications or preventatives.
2) Salt can be highly irritating to freshwater fishes, especially cyprinids (goldfish & koi), catfishes, and characins (tetras).
3) If salt is indicated (such as for nitrite poisoning) one can use either iodized or non-iodized with equal safety.
4) If salt is used to ease osmotic stress, use it only once, and then get rid of it by doing regular, partial water changes on the pond or aquarium.
5) Do not use salt in place of proper water conditioners and shipping aids such as AmQuel, NovAqua, PolyAqua, Prime or Ship Right.
6) Salt is not a disinfectant. For proper disinfection of nets and pond and aquarium equipment use SanAqua or Net-Dip.
2) Salt can be highly irritating to freshwater fishes, especially cyprinids (goldfish & koi), catfishes, and characins (tetras).
3) If salt is indicated (such as for nitrite poisoning) one can use either iodized or non-iodized with equal safety.
4) If salt is used to ease osmotic stress, use it only once, and then get rid of it by doing regular, partial water changes on the pond or aquarium.
5) Do not use salt in place of proper water conditioners and shipping aids such as AmQuel, NovAqua, PolyAqua, Prime or Ship Right.
6) Salt is not a disinfectant. For proper disinfection of nets and pond and aquarium equipment use SanAqua or Net-Dip.