Salt Bath Instructions?

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doomydarkdoom
 
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Salt Bath Instructions?

by doomydarkdoom

Hey guys, one of my goldfish is getting some redness around his mouth and on his fins. It may be the stupid red algae that is so annoyingly overtaking this tank (which I am attempting to control), but just in case it's not, what do you guys do when you want to give the two-minute salt bath? I don't trust the instructions on the salt cotainer.


a1k8t31524
 
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by a1k8t31524

i have never used a salt bath for fish, so i would say just follow the instructions on the box????
But i do know that gold fish do tend to have a problem with fungus more than other fish i have had this problem before and it sounds like that might be what you have.
i would treat with an anti- fungal
as far as the red hair alge i have a horrible problem with this a few months back i ended up pulling out all plants scraping off what i could then dipping them in a slight bleach solution..... sounds extream i know but it worked and if you do it right your plants will be fine, when i get home later i will post up the article.
Now to keep it under control, i keep a closer eye on my PH keep it sround 6.6-6.8 and that seems to keep it at bay


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