Please can I ask?

[Flatcoatluver]

This is a painful thread for me to write. But Salt's health took a turn for the bad. I came home and he was hardly breathing and laying on the rocks.I gave him some conditioner and other stuff I read about. For more information about him click
here.
I am just so shocked. He had such a bad life and he is pretty much gone. Can I please ask some prayer request.

[IRescue452]

Do you have a water test kit? You should do a large water change and see if that helps.

[king2005]

add some table salt to his water.. add 5 table spoons ASAP (you said he was in a 50gal right? its 1 table spoon/10 gallons of water.

Turn the tank heater up to 82F & get rid of any bright lights. Just make him relaxed. Leave him alone & hope for the best.. I'd remove the goldfish for now, as he needs to be alone & not picked on.

[IRescue452]

Do not add table salt unless the ingredients are listed! Most tables salts contain a form of prussic acid or yellow prussate which is toxic to fish. Adding salt helps the fish through the symptoms of water toxins (which could be the problem) but a water change will actually get rid of the toxins.

[My Peanuts]

No table salt! It has to be Fresh water aquarium salt found at petco and most pet stores.

Prayers are on the way for Salt.

[Flatcoatluver]

ok I seperated him from the goldfish, but when I get home I will put him in the 55 and take the 3 goldfish out. I did a water change last night and I guess i will just hope for the best, right?

[king2005]

Regular table salt has worked for years & it was reccomended to me by fish experts. I've had 7yr old goldfish (their death was an accident caused by a neighbour), I have a 5 & 4yr old fish & they are just fine.. I add salt to the water every week with a water change.

When I moved to my new apt. Jack had bruses up & down his poor body. I added my regular table salt & he was feeling much better the next day.