Blueiz
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I have never had good results using table salt, ask my betta that died of body fungus why. I don't know if you are using iodized or non-iodized, but I use iodized table salt as do most other ppl. Although you are right that medicating fish is stressful, and especially with catfish and even more so with pictus cat, it only takes a few days for the ich to become free swimming, and once they infect a fish, it is usually assumed that it is already free-swimming. And I never said to treat with 2 medications at once. Salt is not medicine, it is a water treatment designed to help aid in ridding fish of disease and building slime coat to help protect them. I also recommended doing a water change before switching medication, which is standard protocol when switching medicine.
Hmm, if your theory on salt not being a medicine, why do we use it as one, for fungus and as an antiparasitic. It is used in the place of adding those harsh chemicals to our tanks. I for one put the least amount of stuff in my tank that I have to. There are variants in the amount of time that it takes for ich to go through it's stages, as I already posted. You have posted some misguided information that I hope you take the time to learn from others on