when feeding with garlic you should??........
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keith burn
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found this hope it will help
Medicinal Garlic
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Garlic is a plant with its primary ingredient, allicin, identified, at least anecdotally, as benefiting fish health and even combating certain fungal, viral, bacterial and parasitic pathogens, even serving as a type of homeopathic repellent. Saying that, the hobbyist can not make the mistake of identifying garlic as a cure-all for any fish disease. Rather, if used, it must be considered as a preventative measure, rather than a cure post-disease process; a supplement used to enhance fish health, or in addition to employing other established methods used to address fish diseases.
It is important not to use a processed product: bottled garlic. Instead, the hobbyist should use fresh garlic as identified below. [You need only buy a single garlic glove at a time, not bunches.]
Snap a single glove off of the bud. Peel off the skin. Using a non-porous container, such as a glass or Pyrex dish, and a sharp knife, mince and smash the glove, preserving the juice. Once finely minced and smashed, and the juices have been released from the garlic, quickly add meaty foods, such as fresh homemade fish food, or high-quality frozen fish foods. Lightly mix the food in with the garlic so that the food is saturated, but not swimming in garlic juice. Cover your container, and place the mixture in the refrigerator for 5 mins.
Feed your fish, preferably using a syringe or a turkey baster to ensure that fish receives the garlic supplemented food. You can add a small bit of sea water to this mixture to get the mixture into your delivery syringe.
This should be done 3x a day if you are using garlic medicinally.
Allicin is produced immediately upon mincing the garlic glove and quickly breaks down. That is why marketed bottled garlic is virtually useless and the hobbyist needs to use fresh garlic.
Medicinal Garlic
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Garlic is a plant with its primary ingredient, allicin, identified, at least anecdotally, as benefiting fish health and even combating certain fungal, viral, bacterial and parasitic pathogens, even serving as a type of homeopathic repellent. Saying that, the hobbyist can not make the mistake of identifying garlic as a cure-all for any fish disease. Rather, if used, it must be considered as a preventative measure, rather than a cure post-disease process; a supplement used to enhance fish health, or in addition to employing other established methods used to address fish diseases.
It is important not to use a processed product: bottled garlic. Instead, the hobbyist should use fresh garlic as identified below. [You need only buy a single garlic glove at a time, not bunches.]
Snap a single glove off of the bud. Peel off the skin. Using a non-porous container, such as a glass or Pyrex dish, and a sharp knife, mince and smash the glove, preserving the juice. Once finely minced and smashed, and the juices have been released from the garlic, quickly add meaty foods, such as fresh homemade fish food, or high-quality frozen fish foods. Lightly mix the food in with the garlic so that the food is saturated, but not swimming in garlic juice. Cover your container, and place the mixture in the refrigerator for 5 mins.
Feed your fish, preferably using a syringe or a turkey baster to ensure that fish receives the garlic supplemented food. You can add a small bit of sea water to this mixture to get the mixture into your delivery syringe.
This should be done 3x a day if you are using garlic medicinally.
Allicin is produced immediately upon mincing the garlic glove and quickly breaks down. That is why marketed bottled garlic is virtually useless and the hobbyist needs to use fresh garlic.
peckhead
Active Member
ok the way i did it was filled a cup of sea water then disolved my food in it then added half of a cap full of the garlic liquid i got from my pet store to the water mixed it and added to the tank... my understanding now is that i did it wrong. what is the correct way to feed with the premade stuff from the pet store.
and thanks alot for the reply!
and thanks alot for the reply!
hatessushi
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You don't need to add a capful to the food/tank water. Just add 2 drops since garlic is so strong.
What I do is put a few drops or paste from fresh garlic on the food and then drip the liquid vitamins or selcon. The selcon is a thinner liquid. I set it in the fridge for about 15 minutes which the liquid thaws it out. I then slice the food up and add to the tank.
There is a nice homemade food recipe with fresh grocery bought seafood that's way cheaper then the industry packaged (mostly water) fish foods. You can find that recipe in the same place Keith Burn got the post about garlic. In the Disease and Treatment forum the first post from Beth has the recipe and information about feeding.
What I do is put a few drops or paste from fresh garlic on the food and then drip the liquid vitamins or selcon. The selcon is a thinner liquid. I set it in the fridge for about 15 minutes which the liquid thaws it out. I then slice the food up and add to the tank.
There is a nice homemade food recipe with fresh grocery bought seafood that's way cheaper then the industry packaged (mostly water) fish foods. You can find that recipe in the same place Keith Burn got the post about garlic. In the Disease and Treatment forum the first post from Beth has the recipe and information about feeding.