I'll never use GARLIC again

azonic

azonic

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I've never used garlic in my fish food's at all, ever, never! I figured I'd soak some of the frozen food in a couple cloves of garlic for a day or so just as a preventative measure...other people do it and have no problems so i figured what the hell...anyway i fed the tank for 2 days with garlic....on the THIRD day in the morning when i woke up....porcupine puffer, COVERED in ich....i stopped using garlic...3 days later, only a couple of spots on his fins which are going away more and more each day...
Now..while I don't know if the garlic was the cause...I dont know what else to assume. NOTHING else changed in the tank at all....All the fish have been living together for a couple months with no problems...
just thought i'd share.
 
memnoch

memnoch

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Well, sorry to hear about your experience....glad the puffer survived. I use Kent Garlic Xtreme with 4 drops every feeding, the fish really tear it up and all have been healthy going on 4 months now.
 
ryebread

ryebread

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Maybe there was a problem with soaking food in a couple of cloves of garlic for a whole day! When I dose garlic it is like three drops of liquid that soaks for maybe 30 min. Or your fish may not be italians.
 
buzz

buzz

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You said you soaked it with "cloves" of garlic....maybe it has something to do with the concentration. I hear most saying they use garlic supplements, or concentrated liquids. Perhaps it has something to do with that? Long shot, but maybe?
 
herkemer

herkemer

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I tried garlic and the fish spit the food back out and wouldn't eat any of it accept for our Green Clown Goby but he eats anything.
 
blondenaso1

blondenaso1

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I use olive oil instead of garlic. It prevents all sorts of things like indigestion, high cholesterol, and stomach ulcers And the fish look very vibrant.
By the way I am only kidding for those who couldn't tell :)
 
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