What salt is safe? Fish Vet's advice on using salt for freshwater fish in aquariums and ponds
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Dr Loh discusses the use of salt in a freshwater pond and aquarium. We describe which salts are safe to use, when and how to use salt to treat freshwater fishes* (*read note below).
*IMPORTANT NOTE: some aquatic species are very sensitive to salt and can be harmed or even killed by the use of salt, so you must always research the specific species you are keeping before you decide to add salt in your aquatic system.
Disclaimer:
The opinions expressed on this channel and by Dr Loh are created for educational and informational purposes only, and are not intended as a diagnosis, treatment or as a substitute for professional Veterinary advice, diagnosis and treatment. If you have a question or concern about your own fish, please consult a local Veterinarian or professional to address your needs or concerns, or for advice on specific treatments for your aquatic pets.
The Fish Doctor Channel does not endorse or recommend any commercial products, medical treatments, pharmaceuticals, brand names, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm, or corporation. Names are for the information and education of the viewing public, and the mention of any of the above on the channel does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by The Fish Doctor channel or Dr Loh.
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2:52 Sea Salt
5:18 Epsom Salt
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Stephen Jay Co I didn’t say thankyou
ITS A JOKE*
Kind of mean joke
Still thanku Stephen jay co
Any other fish youtuber yea, but not the Fish Doctor.
And Mr. Doctor, thank you so so so much for all your advices and for being on you tube to educate us, truly greatful.
Love that there is a vet for fish channel. Thank you!
You are Amazing. Thank you, fish Vet, for being here on TH-cam. Your efforts are much appreciated. I have Subbed with activated notifications.
Yesss! So informative. Hopefully not another long wait till your next vid! 🙏
I just want to say I really appreciate your work man- both the channel itself and the pets you help along the way
many videos a have watched. but i believe in you, you are a professional. thank you.
love this vid for 2 reasons
1: the good info and learning
2: playing spot the edits where you've had to edit it to shorten or add better bits for your reasons by watching the fish behind you.
Your advice in this video is so useful, thank you so much! You've helped our wet little friends quite a few times.
Good to have a vet doctor gives the right information for fish treatment. ❤
What an awesome channel! I don’t know how you ended up on my recommended list but I like your video
Excellent Doc. You did a wonderful job breaking down the uses of salt in an aquarium. . . Thanks for sharing and happy fish keeping ! ! !
Again, you are a God send for us fishie parents everywhere. Saved me from heartache and emotional pain of figuring out my fishes.
Very good guide in using salt!
Very important stuff, thank you for your time and video.
Many many thanks to you Dr. Loh. I did both baths today. The epsom as a laxative for a male koi betta that seemed bloated with either constipation or other digestive issue. And I did the salt bath several hours later for him and a female double tail as a preventative. The male koi had some scale damage when I bought him but the pet store did not truthfully disclose or perhaps did not know. Either way they are both fine and he seems much better now. Thank you Dr.!
Thank you! I’ve been looking for this information for quite some time. Much appreciated.
just the channel I've been looking for thanks!👍
The fish in the tank directly over YOUR right shoulder, the left as you watch the video, is ADORABLE! The figure 8 pattern it is cutting at the start of the video is amazing. The level of show-off, HERE I AM, PAY ME ATTENTION is heart warming! I love how interactive the fish is! ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE 🥰
Thank you! Great accurate information! You have the best channel 👍🏻🐠
Great information and well explained!!! thank you and do pls keep up this channel
Ur videos are very helpful. Keep up the good work!
This was the most easily accessible fish medication video I have ever watched, and trust me I have been watching fish videos non-stop for the last year LOL.
Super great explanations, really made everything so easy to understand. Thank you very much
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Down to earth person, calm English.. Thank you Dr Loh. Regards from India
I never knew why it was good to use salt! Online sources usually don’t say why, thanks Fish Doc!
Wonderful , thank you
Thank you. Very informative as always.
Thank You Dr Loh
very clear explanation coming from a reliable source. what more could i ask for? oh yes more informative videos!
Doc, Good Advises, Specially The Epson Salt, Keep Up Good Work, and Have More Videos, Many People in The Fish Hobby You are Helping by This, Thank You!
Thanks for the video! I always look forward to seeing them so I can learn more tips for my darling fish in case they ever get ill. Thanks for sharing your expertise and knowledge to those of us in the hobby with no fish vet anywhere near them.
At least change one word dude, you copied and pasted from another comment
This is the clearest explanation I have seen. Thanks for the information.
Thank you, honestly, so much. I really needed a confirmation on what was safe, the procedures and when to use them, this has been so informative and done so concisely as well, well done!
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Thank you for putting the dosage rates in the video.
Tremendously clear and helpful explanation :)
Thank you! It’s so hard to find clear information on this!
This video is useful and full of scientific advice.
Clearly explained thanks for sharing this useful informative video 👍
This is very useful video for freshwater fish keeping. Thank you so much
Thank you . Thank you. Thank you. Everything you presented made sense, and I will be following your advice for salt dosing.
Very useful channel. Thank you Dr.
I know this is old, but thank you for the explanation of everything. I feel better about the type of salt I'm using salt now.
Very good explanation. Thanks.
Oh thank God I finally found this channel
Not suitable for my aquarium/pond needs for now, but solid info. Looking forward to more information.
thanks for putting this together...
Good stuff, thanks Doc!
OMG! It's fantastic having a true doctor to explain remedies and show the proper usage! I've done the salt dip on guppies and on blue rams with a great success to cure ICH and fin rot. Thank you!
did you move them to asnother tank or was it in the community tank?
So much usefull info. Thanks doc
Awesome video thank you!
Honestly I'm not confident to brought my fish to vet. I feel relieved there's one on TH-cam 😇 thank you doc
Thanks! Great video
Great information. Can you do a video on treating fin rot?
Thank you for ur information Doctor
I had a great idea for a educational video. A video about aquatic disease and how to counter them. I know what your thinking, there’s a bunch o theses videos on TH-cam. But there isn’t any good ones that go into detail with pictures of different bacterial infections, how to identify them and which meds work for each different infection . And the same for parasites in our aquarium. With pictures of different parasites and ways to combat them. I believe that this would be a good video and or talk to present. There are far to many aquarists out there losing pets simply because they don’t know how to identify the difference between parasitic and bacterial infections and have no clue what to do with either problem. Heck you could make a 3 or more part series out of it. Bacterial, Parasitic, and Viral infections. Just an idea and I thought you would be a awesome person to make it ✌️
How about something better then a video for fish diseases. How about a Wiki website where everyone can edit and upload their pictures under a type of Diease then add their experience on how they cured their fish or not. I was thinking of starting a website like that. I am a web designer so it would be easy for me to create. The only thing is it will be time consuming to manage it. I would have to have a bunch of fish expert admins to help.
@@graphicsforever2 hey, if you're still interested in doing that, I would love to assist. I tell my husband all the time that I wish I could help the internet! I frequently send corrections to anyone that needs them, from customer service to educational websites, and I've even rewritten product manuals because the 'Engrish' was incoherent. My father was the same way. When he retired he did a correspondence class (pre-internet days) and would send in corrections with his schoolwork. They ended up hiring him as an editor!
Yes joey prince cause half the dang time I don’t know if it’s bacterial, fungal or just a dag on scrape! Good idea!
Thank you, I really wanted to know how many grams of sea salts per liter shouls be used. 5g per liter was a great help. I have many plants in my aquarium, so Im going to make a quaranteen and use the salt water treatment in there.
Im from s.Korea and sea salt is very common here.
Good information!!
Great information
Thanks
go go Dr Loh
Great information. I would also mention that salt greatly alters the waters ph which can result in long term ph shock of fish are subjected to salt dips long term suddenly
Good one. Yes, the sodium in salt competitively inhibits nitrite uptake by the gills, hence reduces toxicity of nitrite - in fact, it's very rare for marine fish living in saltwater to get nitrite toxicity!
Hi doctor, i'm really appreciate about what you share with us in these videos. Is it possible to make a video about treating swim bladder disorder and can you give me a valid reference about what disease are common in human and fishes that likely we could get from our sick fishes? Thanks in advanced.
Awesome! TY!
Good work doc
Thanks, doc!
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thank u for the tips..
This fish doctor is better than Regular doctors
Thank you ❤
Thank you. All news to me.
The best vet
Great info. Any opinion about dosing other electrolyte salts?
Thank you
Hi Dr. Loh,
Thank you so much for doing these awesome videos.
My oranda has got white scattered spots on the fins/tail with a couple of visible red streaks (like veins/capillaries). I have had him for about a month. It is eating and swimming well. Today I tried the tonic salt (60g/3L) for 5mins in a separate container and transferred the fish back to the home/community tank immediately after 5mins.
I am just wondering how many days in total I should try this remedy to eradicate external parasites?
Really appreciate your support very much.
Thank you heaps
Thank you so much Doctor thats our main confusion here in Toledo City Cebu province some koi keepers dont know what specific salt to use..Thank you God bless you more...
Salamat
@@thefishdoctor8746 what would be the best salt and the ratio of salt to water for bloat and also how often do you need to do the “bath” and how long do you leave the fish in the bath? Also if one fish had bloat and died and another has it (both from the same tank and all are the same species), would it be wise to treat all of the fish in the tank? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated so as I don’t lose anymore.
Thanks doc.
thank you
Do Epsom Salts help swimming bladder issues? by the way, I really LOVE and appreciate your explanation about every detail :)
Maria Elena Belloc Garza- they can, but do your research first!
Great info! Most I've learned on the topic in any one place. 🤓
excellent content
Thanks
I have always used Kosher Salt and it works wonders
Thanks!
Thanks man for enlightening me :-)
I appreciated the explanation and have always wondered on when and how much to use. I will have to re-calculate for amount per gallon but I can figure that out. The problem that I see with using Salt Baths is that the stress of trying to catch the fish and put them into the bath and then returning them to the aquarium can likely be much more stressful for the fish than for the benefits of the salt bath itself. Most of the time, the fish don't wish to be caught and with the type of fish that I have, they would rather jump out of the tank long before jumping into a net. However, I am thinking that if the fish were first put into a quarantine tank, perhaps that would make it all easier. Again, however, that's added stress. Thanks for the explanation too of the types of salts NOT to use. That's good to know. I am subscribed and look forward to the next video presentation. -- Michael
Great video, new subscriber here! What’s up with all the Flowerhorns in the background?
Im so thankful,for this video,my betta fish is dying,the eyes is popping and my betta is not moving,just staying on the aquarium floor, i tried epsom salt,i put a small amount and add indian almond tree leaf,(talisay tree) and the next day i was surprised my betta is swimming super alive,like nothing happen😍😍😍,im so thankful,
for how many days? where do u get epsom salt?
Thanks doc
A fast response will be appraciated. My fis is really sick.
It’s interesting what you say about the dosage they give on the back of the packaging. Obviously to cover their selves they always air on the side of caution. But I believe those doses playlist are more tied to the aquarium as opposed to a bath. Would be interested to hear your thoughts on using either one of these two directly in the aquarium is that something you wouldn’t do? Love your channel by the way I’ve learnt so much from you
The small dose may be used as a safe dose for a tonic for healthy fish, but when we are treating fish in ill-health, we need to use the appropriate doses.
Hey there, always appreciate your videos. For reducing the rate water enters the body, how long should I leave the tank with all that salt? Or what would you recommend for water changes
Good explanation sir 👍
Thank you.
@@thefishdoctor8746 basically if Used salt ppm drastic increase isn’t it sir?just remind myself ..salt only for treatment (bath) 🤗
That eye contact better be doing a lot about the salt
Thank you Doctor for this explanation. So how much salt ie NaCl should be used in a 122 gallon tank, while changing about 20% of water? Also can we avoid using a dechlorinator after a 20% water change. I have a healthy crystal clear 122 gallon fish tank housing Gold Fish and Koies, and have not changed the water since a month now.Just cleaned the internal filters once and am yet to clean the external filter.Please Doctor advice me on this. Thanks in advance.Regards
I mainly use it in my hostel tank wen I get new fish or wen one of my fish is sick it is pretty good at reducing the fishes stress
Quick question, have you ever made a video on your opinion on garlic and how to use garlic for internal illnesses, or overall prevention and fish health
Hi love the video great information thank you.
But I have one Question i us water softener salt for my brine shrimp as it’s 99.9% pure salt. I was wondering if this would be safe to be used with Live bearers such as mollies and swordtail Fish. Any advice would be great thank you.
Awesome video, one of my favourites of all time! Definitely a new sub here, thanks for sharing!
Could you please share how to treat white eye,or please give an explanation
When doing your videos can you please provide the dosage per gallons as well? Thank you and I love your videos.