Epsom Salts Cure for Aquarium Fish with Dropsy, Constipation or Bloating
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- I use Epsom salts (Magnesium sulphate) to treat aquarium fish with Dropsy, Constipation or Bloating .Epsom salts will not effect you filter bacteria within your aquarium.
Dosage: 1/8 flat teaspoon per 5 US gallon within
aquarium.
1 flat tablespoon per gallon for 10 minute bath.
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This is a redo of my original Epsom salt video. I didn't like the original and some of the recommended dosages online have changed so i thought it better to give out the correct information and delete my original!
What would that be per litter the bath version that is?
So can I just put the epsom salt in the fish aquarium ?
Would I have to change the fish water everyday ?
lucia nguyen Yes thats what i did👍
Is this daily?
The bath worked within seconds. You literally saved my fish!
Simply the best content I've ever seen on Epsom salt for aquarium fish treatment.
Congratulations on adopting measurements in grams and not based on "spoons" as everyone does.
Thank you very much!
Glad you liked it!
YES! The true amount will vary wildly depending on the consistency of the salt, chunky vs fine
Idk why people drag out videos so much 7:11 is when he goes into it.
You could have just read the description...
Thank you for clarifying a subject that is very unclear on the Internet!
Just what I needed. Thank You!
Thank you! I was in the middle of wading through all those forums myself and I was surprised how difficult it was to find the proper concentration!
Some really interesting questions raised on this video. It would be good to see some of the answered.
Good video that finally explains it!!
This was super helpful!! Thank you!!!
Great clarity in the instruction , Thanks
I used these measurements for my adult red tailed shark who was floating at the top of the tank, I believed it to be swim bladder I must say THANKS for the advice a day later he is back to normal. GREAT ADVICE
Really???
Superb video... I put my fish which was in the worst condition in a tank of epsom salt solution... There is a considerable reduction in swelling from past 2days... Fish is also active from 2days... Thorn like protrusion from its body is fully gone... Thank you once again for a wonderful video... Afterall saving some body from death trap gives lot of satisfaction🙏🙏🙏
How often do you do the baths
thank you for crunching the numbers for us all.
FINALLY! Someone who breaks down the amounts and proportions clearly. That's all I've been trying to find! Thank you so much and I wish I had found your video first. That would have saved me hours of frustration.
Thank you, very helpful with the conversion!
Clear and well founded presentation ...
It worked within a second.❤️ Thank you
I really love your video. This is the third time I have come back to it. I have goldfish. My seven -8year old one isn't doing so great so going to do the more concentrated short bath in a bit. Please wish me luck. I love this fish so much. Love them all but this one has laid eggs and is a flow tail. She might be done for her life but hoping to have more years.
Awesome video thank you!
For anyone watching unsure of what to do, I felt the same way. I tried using the Epsom salt bath though, and so far I can say it worked well. Its a pretty inexpensive treatment compared to medicine. I pretty much did the 1 tablespoon (I only have one-half teaspoon measurements, so 6 of those) and probably went a little under. I mixed it well with a quarter of the water, then again at half, and finally at full. After that I left my 2 corydoras in there for 10 minutes freaking out every time they stopped moving for too long. I put them in a breeder pen in their normal tank for the night, and in the morning they were very happy.
I used it because they kept floating to the surface. Their symptoms only showed up a few hours before I gave them the bath. I am still monitoring them to see if it happens again.
This comment isn't to act like the video doesn't have good information. Everything I did was based off of the video and adjusted for the size of my tank (10 gallons). I just wanted to post good results and a little story because I know I was nervous and scared trying it for the first time yesterday. Just be confident and if you don't have precise measurements, it wont harm them if you put a little less like if would if you put too much. Good luck to you all and thanks for the video.
Can i put the salt water bck into the tank with 1tsp?
@@mariadiep6070 I don't think you should. It also depends on the size of your tank and why you're using it.
The best method to use is giving them a salt bath that way they're only exposed to it for a short period of time and then they can relax in their normal habitat.
I checked some online sources and some of them agree that you should avoid putting 1/8 of a tablespoon (a teaspoon is 1/3) for every 5 gallons. If you have a 10 gallon tank then 2 teaspoon could pass but you should do a water change after a few hours and then another one the next day. Too much exposure can lead to other issues like irritation.
This is why it's better to have a bath in a separate bowl or have a separate "hospital tank" because you really don't want to overexpose them to these types of things.
Make sure you monitor your water parameters regularly when you are making changes to your tank. If you already added the salt then I'd suggest getting a few tests done then changing the water just in case. The fish won't show signs of sickness until they're too sick.
@@gurinderpreetsingh1256 ohh crapp because i already did it but my gold fishie hasn’t shown any signs yet crapp imma glad datt u told me thanks for the advice a rlly big helps i hope dat u have a noicw dayys 😊
@@mariadiep6070 No worries. Feel free to ask if you need more help. I hope your goldfish is okay.
I did an Epsom salt bath for my molly. 1 tablespoon per gallon for 10 minutes..then i put her in a hospital tank... she appeared to be relieved a bit. She was bloated and her fins were expanded out too.... it looks like the fins are not expanded anymore but her body is still bloated. She swims a bit but she rest upside-down. But no fast moving gills ... my question is...i already gave her an Epsom salt bath yesterday.... how often can we give a fish an Epsom salt bath...should I give her another one bath and put her back into the hospital tank... please help me
Just want to say that I had a neon color skirt tetra that was severely bloated. It did have the pine coning going on and I really thought the salt bath would be too late, but I tried it anyway. Well the next day he looked a little less bloated, then the second day, wow!!! He was back to normal. I am shocked because I really thought it was too late. The salt bath worked!! And I did 12-13 min in it. He did not freak out when I put him in it like others said and he didn’t seem to react any different in it other than breathing faster. I picked him up with my hand gently to put him back in his community tank and it was so much better than the net, which DID freak him out.
How is he now? I have a fish suffering from pine coning too and I’m going to treat him this same way
That's was such an awesome informative, detailed , clear video.
I loved the fact that you mentioned the dosage in grams and as well as spoon measures. That's very thoughtful I must say !
Cheers to you and happy fish keeping .
How long until you know if it works for dropsy? Re; when will the bloating go down? Thanks
❤ I needed this confirmation at this time. Thank you from me and Meep, my lionhead oranda in the pic ↩
This video was a life saver for 2 of my favorite guppies!!! Thank you for breaking it all down! I subscribed immediately after watching the video ❤️ I look forward to more informative videos from you.
I think my fish is bloated because it ate 2 guppies 🤣🤣🤣
Haha the circle of life 🤣
For how much time you kept your guppies in the Salt water and they recovered fully after this treatment. @@melaniewahl845
@@melaniewahl845how much salt you used in 1 gallon water
@@Viking3760 I dipped my guppies into a 10 min bath with 1 tablespoon of Epsom salt in 1 gallon of water and it helped immensely.... Just make sure all salt crystals are dissolved before dipping the fish into the water
This is a very helpful video. The most helpful I've found on TH-cam concerning epsom salt. I've treated my fish when they are constipated with the doses described in the video and it works every time. I haven't used the bath treatments, so I can't comment on the effectiveness, but if I need to do need to do a bath in the future, I will follow this dosage without stress because of the research you've done. I have a powder blue Gourami, who get's bloated once in a while, and he always get's better after I dose to your recommendation.
Thanks and as you guys say in the UK, cheers mate!
😃 I am watching this video because I have a blue gourami! She's in the hospital right now.
@@amymhchan1584 I hope that your fish get's well! This is a wonderful treatment. Good luck to you and your fish friend. If you have plants, the Epsom salt is good for them too.
For those working in litres..
For a bath
4.5g/L
For Aquarium
1g/40L
Is this amount for passive or aggressive treatment?
this is a great break down of how much to use. i had a question though. If you are going to treat the whole tank how often do you have to add the Epson Salt.
Great redo and great info!
Great video of a jar of epson salts
Everywhere else online is giving measurements by volume for salt and epsom salt The mount of salt will vary wildly depending on whether it is Rocky large chunks or fine ground. Its great for people to know the exact amount in grams per gallon or liter of water to get an exact measurement.
This absolutely works. I have a Ryukin that was suffering from some sort of swim bladder issue. I tried antibiotics, peas and aquarium salt. It only started getting better when I started the Epsom salt baths. I did two baths, two days apart. Thank you for the informative video!
I’ve seen people say 1 TBSP/gallon,,, glad I found this!
1 tbsp/gallon is what I used for the bath. Just tried it last night for unintentional floating, and I'd say it turned out well so far. Going to keep monitoring them for a few days though.
1 tablespoon per gallon of AQUARIUM SALT not Epsom salt. 1 TEASPOON per gal. of Epsom salt for the bath.
This is years too late for some fish victims of dropsey. But good thing there is a cure now! 😊
Thank you so much for your video. My veil tail swordtail female is acting paralyzed from the tail. Can't really swim up to the surface so I am adopting your dosage and bathing her in one hour or so. I hope I am not too late.
TY for video! How often can you the the epsom bath for a fish ?
great video.
When treating your entire tank, be sure to do as little as possible as magnesium sulfate also is very effective in raising your GH without affecting KH or pH!!! Dissolve 2 tablespoons in 1 cup of tank water and wait 10-15 minutes for it to fully dissolve.. then add 1/4 cup per 10 U.S. gallons to your tank. 1 full cup per 40 U.S. gallons. If your tank water is really hard already, it’s better to take the fish out of the tank and give the fish an epsom salt bath for 20-30 minutes!!!
Hi
Can it use for internal paracite
U can use regular aquarium salt for some internal/external parasites. It will also treat ick successfully.
Thank you for your reply sir. Can you refer any books regarding types of internal paracites
abdul razak you’re very welcome, I don’t know any books, however google is a great place to find info on parasites in aquarium fish and how to treat them.
Thank you for this! I have neon tetra, danios, red eye tetra, swordtail, dalmations, otto, and Cory catfish in a 40 gal. I lost a swordtail, this morning-it was looking a little fat last night but nothing to raise my concern however this morning it was HUGE but I noticed no raised scales, but it looked like the insides were pushing out. I have a zebra Danio that looks in much worst condition (but I don't notice any raised scales) than the swordtail I lost. I see swelling on a neon/maybe 2, and I have another swordtail acting lethargic. I was so worried about treating the whole tank but I think I should being that I have 3 possibly 4 other fish showing bigger bellies than usual.
Very well spoken and informative, makes easy listening and easy to take on the advice. My Oranda loves to eat but the last 2 days has not been eating, nor has he pooped. Just got him into a hospital tank with 2 teaspoons per 5 litres. Let’s see if he 💩s.
Thanks
My cichlid is doing it now got him in a hospital tank... did this work for your fish?
Hi there thanks for nice video. I have discus fish and they look ok , but I want to use Epsom salt along with preis coly as protection is that ok, and how much do I use for 240 L tank .thank you
Managed to cramb 1 minute of info into 7. Right! .65 per 5 US gallon for full aquarium 17.5 per 1 US gallon for 10 minute salt bath Done!
For real I'm panicking here I don't need a whole lecture
Units????? .65 what? 17.5 what??? Spoons? Cups? Liters? Pellets??
@@felixwallace5041 grams
@@sebastianhugely7035 thank you!
Well say so if you want btch about things and the time it takes instead of wasting others time by having them ask what you mean!!!
Thank you!!
why would people use gallon and tablespoon
Liter and gram are more precise
Good video, I can tell you you’re scales was changing because of your phone being next to it lol I’ve used them a lot
Really, how weird thanks
Great video! I was having trouble finding the correct dosage. I moved my two afflicted fish into a quarantine tank, as the swelling is not incredibly advanced just yet - would I better off with giving baths or the in-tank treatment?
@Everyday Aquarist, thank you very much for the video. It cured my Goldfish yuan bao and short tail ryukin. I put them in the hospital tank of 5 litres + 25 grams of Epsom Salt for 10 minutes. I have added 5 grams into 162 litres aquarium tank. Is this enough? When I do weekly change water of 30% - 40%, how many grams of Epsom Salt shall I add in ? Please advise. Thank you.
Thank you! I have been trying to find out how much and how long to cure my female bettas. they are bloated and I was so worried. I really appreciate this video.
Hi did it work for you? Im trying to get my female betta to lay her eggs because I am not breeding her.
My girls fasted for 2 days and bloat went away. They still eat everything in sight. I haven't tried it yet. But I'm glad my girls didn't need it yet.
@@jenxu2 i really just need her to lay her eggs without the help of the male. I heard they die when they dont get to lay their eggs😔
@@leledolphin I have not heard that.
@@leledolphin They can become what's call "egg-bound." But that is very rare and is usually not going to kill your female betta. If they can't or don't lay their eggs, they typically absorb them back into their bodies.
Nice video! So how many times do I dose the whole tank?.
I f folks would just use litres, then we'd all be on the same page. And as for the U.S. version of that most noble measure, The Pint......dear , oh dear ! I have tried a bath at 3-ish tablespoons per - real - gallon for one hour and I 'm about to re-do this for my Angel . who isn't eating, but otherwise acting fine, even lunging at food, just stopping short of eating it. He/she ate like a trooper until recently , and has a little pot belly now. I would treat the tank , but have Kuhlis , so still a bit unsure wheter Epsoms would harm them , being scaleless . Again , lots of inconclusive info out there on this.. The video gives clear guidance on dosage , beyond doubt , good work !
I live within the EU and I always work with litres. It should be noted by everybody here that an Imperial/British gallon is 4.5 litres and a US gallon is 3.78 litres.
Y'all get more milk?
@@gurinderpreetsingh1256 Seems that way...😎🥛🍶
Bathed my Goldfish twice and what a difference bravo Sir what a result 😀
Peter Madden I’m glad you had success. Did you bathe once a day for two consecutive days, you said you bathed twice?
Works for humans, too! Read the package! 😎
How long after you do the quick bath treatment and put it back in the tank, should you wait to see any difference? And what do you do after that, treat it again? Thank you.
How often can I give my molly a epsom salt bath? I have her one today and notice a difference in her color already.
Im mostly scared that im using the wrong kind of salt but this helped me out
Epsom salt is magnesium sulphate
Do you know if dr teals is ok
@@Crash_Tv. its fine as long as it doesn't have any fragrances and is 100% natural.
I know this is an old video but I am just finding it my question is will this hurt my plants if I dose in the main tank to avoid stressing the fish that needs the help? Thank you for this video it has been very helpful
thanks - fish saved
I have a question.....if I use the bath method in a bucket of 1 gallon of tank water to 1 tbsp of Epsom salts, how often should I use this method to ensure they get better? Is it a one time treatment?
Very helpful video.
I placed my fish in the epsom bath for 5 mins. I then placed him back in the tank. He looks very stressed. Breathing very quickly, laying on the bottom of the tank. What should I do next?
Did he get better? Did his stress go awa too?
that means your fish is very stressed you should lower the dosage of epsom salt
Can i use epsom a salt solution several time which has already been used for bath?
I have a new guppy in my 5g quarantine tank and used 1/8 tsp to help with some bloating, think where I got her from might have overfed her. But wondered if you could use any meds with the epsom salt or should you wait until the salt is cleared from the tank. I wanna use paraguard on her before i transfer her to my 10g guppy display tank?
My koi developed a bloated tummy just this week, noticed it within a couple days. I followed this yesterday and again just now. No change yet, I didn't feed today, not noticing any poo from him, but noticing that the bloat is larger on the right side. No signs of injury, normal coloring, eyes not bulging, scales not really sticking up, but on the right side, I can see where they would if it gets any worse. Super worried, how many times can I do this bath and is there anything else I can do? I'm worried about my scaley kid. Help?
How frequently should the treatment be given
I have a small goldfish that’s 10 years old. It bloats after eating and looks miserable. After about 12 hours +/- it no longer is bloated. Is there a special food I can feed it to eliminate what appears to be extreme gas from the food. Thanks...
I have a bag of Epson salt that can be use for a bath or treating human constipation can I use that for the fish
How often can you give a betta an epsom salt bath?
Hi... So OK I followed this video because it relates to my exact same problem, my goldfish has Dropsy-bloated-pineconing... I gave him a 'Short Term Bath' following your instructions..the question is "is that it?".... what about any more baths / treatments, and how long for? the treatment?...Other treatment vids on here are saying 2 weeks, 8 days, 2 days etc. Can you advise more on this please. Thanks
What would be helpful is to give us the conversion of US gallons to litres. Great having the conversion from spoons to grams.
How often should the process be repeated( .65 for ever 5 gallons)
Can I add the epsom salt to the tank as a passive treatment as well as the 10 minute bath? Or is that too much too soon?
i was wondering the same thing..i hope they answer
My oranda doesn't necessarily seem to have bloat but all her long fins have turned an off dark pink as if blood has gone down into her fins I don't know what's wrong
Hi, thanks for information, much appreciated.
My fish has dropsy. How often do I bath my fish?
Is it a once a day treatment or every few days etc.?
😊
Hey, how's your fish now?
Usually two days apart.
In a bloated fish can I use Epsom salt with 10 mg per litre of Flagyl ?
I think Epsom salt increases tank PH, so just be careful if adding it to the tank itself on the lower dose method.
Also, I think people need to know they must use Food Grade Epsom salt.
Hope I got that right!
Would this be the same for pond fish?
Can I ask please, I have put a carefully measured amount into my aquarium as I don't want to remove the fish. Is that the only dose I can put in or can I add more later? Or, if it is going to help does it only need one dose? Thanks
That is so helpful. Thank you so much. I've been having a terrible time with my female Guppies tank! Treated for almost everything & yet had another death today & two more are swimming strangely. I've been through loads of forums, but as I have no idea what's wrong with them it's not been that helpful. At my wits end! Going to try this bath tomorrow, added a tablespoon (as advised on net) to my 15g tank today then did a water change as I read more about epsom salts & the most popular dosage is the eighth of a teaspoon amount. Far too much in there still but I'll do a water change while bathing any survivors showing weird swimming tomorrow. Subscribed 😊
Probably stressing my Guppies out totally & making the situation worse. Don't know what to do! 🤔
Does anyone know how often, or how many times I’ll need to do the 10 minute bath? I have a goldfish a little older than a year (bought as a feeder fish size) who’s been getting fat and round. Just saw that the scales are starting to protrude. I did one bath today and put it back in my outdoor pond. The other fish started attacking it, so I’ve separated it somewhat. The fish didn’t seem to have the immediate or miraculous recovery that some here have experienced. I could use some advice.
I haven't seen anyone ask this question yet so I was wondering if one bath is all you should do and how long before I should expect a difference for popeye from trauma? After a couple days if I don't see improvement should I do another bath or just stop because there was no improvement?
Wondering this myself
Hello I was wondering how much I should add I have 20 gallon AQUARIUM and I went to PETCO store and the girl said I should add 1 tablespoon for constipation on fish but u telling so much less but I saw ur video later and I already add 1 tablespoon in his aquarium
Dose it matter ehat type of fish?? My partner says no keep doing aquarium salt bath but I do not see anything changeing..can you please let me know i believe that my fish is a gold fish.
sir i have found a epsom salt used for plants in my nearby nursery
it is magnesium sulfate with 9.5 percent magnesium and 12.5 percent sulfur and it is of ACI company
now my query is can i use this epsom salt for my sick betta fish with dropsy?
will it be safe?
So just to be clear, if I have a 75 gallon fish tank and I wanted to do the passive treatment I should do 37.5 grams of Epsom salt? and it should be good to leave in there?
I tried this technique for my platy, she still is nose down tail up, do I give her a salt bath every day? also is it best to miss out a days feed?
I have a green spotted puffer, i beleive hes swallowed a peice of a shell or a rock, he still eats, not as much and swims around. would this help him releive what ever is stuck inside of him.
some thing not mentioned when adding epsom salts to the tank it will raise the gh so be carefull if your keeping soft water fish
Yes fish like catfish cannot have epsom salts
Hi! I’m trying to figure out if my fish has dropsy or is just bloated. I’ve given him two epsom salt baths once a week for the last two weeks. How long should I keep giving him epsom salt baths till I’m supposed to see a difference? Trying to figure out how long I should go before I move onto medicine.
Would be good to mention that there is epsom salt and epsom salt, one is food grade and the one which should be used, the other is for bath only and should not be taken as the fish tKes it inside the body with the water through the gills.
I use half a cup of Epsom Salts in the fish tank. (6ft tank 570 litres)
For a individual fish bath. (30 litre bucket) a third of a cup, aerator in the water and heater. And 30 minutes. On a count down timer.
Doesn't really help the fish in any way. The fish without swim bladder problems poop easily (within 2 to 5 minutes)
Not sure if you were videoing with a mobile phone but if so that will be what's causing your scales to waver. Keep the phone further away and use zoom or use another form of device for videoing when using scales, they are sensitive to the signals the phone gives out evenwiththe phone not on a call. Put your phone near the scales with them switched on, go to make a call and see what happens!
1/8 of a teaspoon per 5gallons
So 1/4 of a teaspoon per 10gallons
For long term passive treatment
1 tablespoon per gallon (in a separate tank) for 10 minutes for aggressive treatment.
for a passive treatment how often do I put the salt in. I have 2 tetras that's have dropsy for sure and 3 others that might be in early stages. 😢
@@jasminebegay2380 long term passive is 1/4 tsp every 10 gals. I did mine with water changes as salt doesn’t evaporate, the only way to get rid of it is to do a water change. So you don’t want to add more until you do at-least a 25% water change. (I did water changes weekly but mine wasn’t for dropsy it was for constipation and ich treatment and it worked great)
Ty
Does anyone know HOW MUCH to put in water for a separate bath soak for my fish its a large fish ..
So if they dont have it they wont be affected?
Oh god I am really scared my fish stopped eating two days ago and his chest is inflated I don't know how much longer he will survive
Tacomaster2006 did it die?
1 tablespoon is defined as 3 teaspoons. So your plastic measures might be slightly off, but not so much that it is a major impact. For myself, I just assume 1tsp = 5g and 1tbsp = 15g.
What should I do?
I can’t believe how many channels pull out a soup spoon and use it as a measuring device. … 🤬drives me CrAzY! So glad you know the difference!
Great video. I have a question though. My neon green glo fish all of the sudden started swimming oddly, then doing almost constant somersaults by the next morning. My husband thought he saw it laying eggs? i dont know, as i did not see this, and see nothing in the tank. I tried the bath soak with her alone, for 10 minutes. i returned her, she appeared that she may be better for a minute, but doing constant somersaults again. Any advice anyone?
Did your fish survived?
How often do you treat the whole tank?
would it not be better to convert to litres than us gals
I put half a teaspoon of Epsom salt in my 20 gal tank, how long should it take to fix the bladder disease?