Regular Member number20121 Posted November 15, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 15, 2010 I looked for salt today for the fish and the only one that didn't mention the bad stuff in it was Morton Pickling/Canning Salt. The thing with it is though it does not have ingredients listed AT ALL. It is the same brand as the others that had as ingredients listed "SALT / STUPID ANTI CAKING AGENT", so I SUPPOSE this one is just pure salt. Still, I want to make sure it is the right stuff before I accidentally poison my babies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cynders Posted November 16, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 (edited) I just looked on there website and it says it's pure salt with nothing added. No Iodine, No anti-caking agents either. So if you see it sticking together if it's humid that's a good thing. I would only add a little bit at first though just to be safe and incase they have a bad reaction. Looks like you got the right kind. Edited November 16, 2010 by Haruka 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member number20121 Posted November 16, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 Yay! I do not need it right at this moment, but I will be careful when using it. Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Sakura Posted November 16, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 (edited) That's what I used before and my fish Fuu had an immediate, horrible reaction to it! I would NOT use it if I were you. Nowadays the only salt I feel comfortable using is API aquarium salt. Edited November 16, 2010 by Sakura 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member seheap Posted November 16, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 That's the kind I use. I have used it for years now! I wonder if Fuu didn't have a salt intolerance, Sakura... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RanchuDressing Posted November 16, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 I use pickling salt, too, and haven't had any problems. It's so much less expensive than "aquarium" salt! Salt is salt, after all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Sakura Posted November 16, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 I don't think she had a salt intolerance because she did fine with API aquarium salt. What happened was almost immediately after I added the salt, her fins got super bloody red. Immediately after I took the salt out, they went back to normal. Perhaps there was an ingredient in the salt that most fish do fine with, but she was sensitive to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blackteles Posted November 16, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 Fang uniodized Kosher salt and uniodized Sea Salt are also two excellent choices of natural salt with zero additives and zero iodine. Your store should have both types available in your spice section and they're much less expensive than aquarium salt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member AMeyers Posted November 16, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 Kosher salt is what I buy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member seheap Posted November 16, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 Perhaps there was an ingredient in the salt that most fish do fine with, but she was sensitive to. Canning/pickling salt is pure NaCl. There are no other ingredients. Maybe there was something that accidentally got mixed in after you opened the box. I just don't want to scare people away from using this brand/type of salt because it is super inexpensive and pure NaCl -- so basically everything you are looking for in a medicinal salt! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Sakura Posted November 16, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 No, there's no way anything got mixed in after I opened it. It's not 100% pure, it says on the box 97% pure. It also doesn't say what the other 3% may contain. All I know is I had a bad experience with it, and I will not use it again. I guess others can use it at their own risk, and if they have no problems... great! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member seheap Posted November 16, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 We must be talking about a different type of salt then...My box says "Pure Salt, Nothing Added" on both front and back and one the side...... It looks like this: And I can certainly understand your reluctance to use something that gave you such bad results! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member amynmitchell Posted November 16, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 Yep...I've used that one and it was just fine. But one time I found another Morton pickling salt and it had yellow prussiate in it. So I skipped it that time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member spillie Posted November 16, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 Same with one of the Morton's Kosher salts--the fine print indicated an additive. I guess the point is that not all "kosher" or "pickling" salts are the same--always be sure there are no additives, because it seems that some do have them, and some do not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member number20121 Posted November 16, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 (edited) We must be talking about a different type of salt then...My box says "Pure Salt, Nothing Added" on both front and back and one the side...... It looks like this: And I can certainly understand your reluctance to use something that gave you such bad results! This is exactly what I got. DURRRHURRR for me not reading the PURE SALT NOTHING ADDED on the front I would prefer API aquarium salt too, but this Morton box cost me only 1.89 for 64oz, Pet$mart charges 4.49 for 33oz API. This sure are significant savings when having to bring 55 gallons to .3% salt when doing bi-weekly water changes... Edited November 16, 2010 by Oerba Yun Fang 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member redfish Posted November 16, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 I use pure pickling salt too. Nothing but salt in ingredient list. Works great. And saves a ton of money! Tiny box 15 oz of aquarium salt is $4 here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporter Helen Posted November 16, 2010 Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2010 i don't have that here.. so i had to use API salt.. it worked good.. but i guess that if the other one was available here at a much cheaper price, i would give it a go too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member AMeyers Posted November 16, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2010 YOu do have to watch. The Kosher salt I use is just salt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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