Notes on salt for koi:

Salt in English"SALT". The dictionary notes that salt is a white crystal with a salty flavor, with sodium chloride as the main ingredient, and is very important in food and industry, usually in the form of"edible salt"Call it.

Natural Sea Salt: This salt is made by boiling seawater in a pan using a method that has been passed down since ancient times, so that the water evaporates and the salt that remains contains20%The minerals. It is now made in a multi-stage pan. Rock salt is crystallized from the evaporation of seawater that has accumulated on the surface of the seabed over thousands of years as it rises, and the minerals are reduced as they crystallize.

If you look up a koi primer, you will find a variety of treatments for fish diseases, and it is said that a few percent of salt water can be used to administer medicinal baths, making salt a potent medicine. However, salt itself is only a kind of food, and there is no scientific proof that salt can be used as a substitute for medicine. The idea of using salt in the koi industry has not yet been finalized between koi lovers and koi operators.

The use of salt for fish disease control is only based on the experience of each individual and stops at the point of contact between medicine and food. Since salt is used a lot in koi at present, it is expected that the relationship between salt and fish diseases will be scientifically proven. In recent years, there has been a trend of using salt baths indiscriminately in the production stage of koi, and there have been some cases where the appearance of the fish is excellent, but in fact the internal organs have been destroyed. Some people are even worried about the adverse effects of salt baths on the growth of koi and on the genetics of the koi. In any case, whether it is humans or koi, too much of a particular substance will have an effect on their health. Too much salt can also be harmful and should not be used lightly as salt is not a medicine.

The main point of keeping koi is to create a living environment that is free from fish diseases. In case of fish disease, salt is not a medicine, but it should be used to a lesser extent. In order to raise healthy koi, salt should not be used lightly and should be used carefully. You should also be careful about the type of salt you use, because the amount of salt used by koi lovers is not much, and instead of using refined salt with sodium chloride, you should use natural sea salt that is rich in minerals.

Nowadays, everything is in pursuit of the real, the genuine article. Whether it's koi or their feed, everything is in pursuit of the real deal, and salt should be natural sea salt, which is the true"salt"The

Niigata Prefecture, the mecca of koi, has the highest death rate in Japan from high blood pressure due to excessive salt intake, and it is not good for koi to use too much salt. Both humans and koi should be careful not to consume too much salt.