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ivanfj
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Can anyone explain why you add garlic to the food. Is it the taste of garlic just to attract the fish to eat or what is it??? Thx.
clarkiiboi
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This is JUST what I know, read, and have noticed. The taste/smell of garlic can entice new fish to eat, or maybe even a fish that suddenly stops eating to eat. Besides that, there is a benefit to adding garlic to the food as to help with the prevention of ich--it boosts the immune system to help fight off the parasite. To clarify, its NOT a cure for ich, just a preventative measure. HTH
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ivanfj
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O My friend added garlic to the food and his fish go crazy swimming around the tank for like half an hour. BTW, is the disease called ICH (I-C-H) or ICK (I-C-K)??? Or they are two different diseases???
My friend added garlic to the food and his fish go crazy swimming around the tank for like half an hour. BTW, is the disease called ICH (I-C-H) or ICK (I-C-K)??? Or they are two different diseases???
krishj39
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lol ivanfj, they are both abbreviations for the same parasite. I use Ich because it is spelled ichthyophthirius (yes I did look that up). But i guess Ick is spelled like we pronounce it, so whatever.
As to the garlic, it is worth adding IMO if just to see the tank go in a frenzy for food. When I add garic soaked food in there, EVERYTHING comes out looking for it, shrimp, snails, crabs, worms, and, of course, fish.
As to the garlic, it is worth adding IMO if just to see the tank go in a frenzy for food. When I add garic soaked food in there, EVERYTHING comes out looking for it, shrimp, snails, crabs, worms, and, of course, fish.
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simm
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Garlic helps finiky eaters eat. They are attracted to the garlic smell. Also it helps build their immune system. Its in no way a cure but a preventative.
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simm
Guest
You can also buy garlic cloves at the store and chop them up and soak the food in that. Its a little more potent.
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angelofdeath132
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i crush garlic, soak it in a little water from my aquarium for 24hrs. in the fridge. after 24hrs, take out the chunks of garlic from the water, keep in fridge. works well that way! very potent!!
fshhub
Active Member
the best to use, IMO is kyolic extract
it is concentrated, odorless and inexpensive, not to mention not oily either, plus less work.
since you only need to dose it a couple of drops every 2 weeks a bottle lasts forever(so it seems)and it keeps very well. You can get it at gnc and some other health food stores. Or if you want to pay a little extra, some LFS's and online stores sell it as a fish supply.
it is concentrated, odorless and inexpensive, not to mention not oily either, plus less work.
since you only need to dose it a couple of drops every 2 weeks a bottle lasts forever(so it seems)and it keeps very well. You can get it at gnc and some other health food stores. Or if you want to pay a little extra, some LFS's and online stores sell it as a fish supply.
jlem
Active Member
I use the MCcormicks garlic juice. 1 bottle will last about six months I take equal amounts of frozen brine shrimp, emerald entree. Let it thaw and add one cap of garlic juice with 1.0 mil of selcon. I mix it all up and refreeze it. I then just break off a chunk once a day and feed the fish. The amount will last me a week and it is unbelievable how healthy the tank is. the garlic is definately worth the few bucks it cost.