feeding garlic to fish?

[PurpleTang]

hey i have read that feeding garlic to your fish helps with their immune system and helps to prevent ich? i dont understand how to feed them garlic tho? and what type of garlic?

 

[seascape]

its called garlic extreme you can get it at LFS you mix it so many drops to size of your tank instructions are on it with the food you feed your fish i use it.

 

[NYPDFrogman]

you can make your own if you want clean garlic put in blender with RO water and liquefy works for me

 

[TOTAL AQUARIUMS]

There are several companies that sell a garlic food soak. It acts as a food attractant and helps to prevent ich. Although, healthy happy fish are less likely to catch it in the first place so diet in general plays a role. I wouldn't rely on it as the be all end all ich prevention but it can help.

 

[Tangs Rule]

Does garlic have any effect on corals?? good or bad??

 

[MARCOANTONIOJR]

so far so good i have been using garlic , someone here gave me a tang without telling me it had ich and it spread throughtout my tank, even though it was my fault i should of put it in a separate tank to check it out,kindda hard though since it was a big Fish and keeping it in a 10 gallon would be mean. i use formula 2 marine pellets small or med with frozen food mysis etc, melt the frozen food first in a strainer then add it in a cup with the pellets and add garlic in it and stir it and let it soak for a couple hours make a whole bunch refridge it and use it again. so far all my fish love the stuff even my lionfish he eats pellets too, they have no sign of it. it took less than a month but they were all healthy to start out with. i also have a yellow tang that caught it and tangs i guess are always getting ich and so far she has none on her anymore,i'm not saying its gone but keeping em well fed helps.

 

[CHEMCHEF]

+1 Dont waste your money on extreme. DIY is much better and no citric acid

you can make your own if you want clean garlic put in blender with RO water and liquefy works for me

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

put some garlic in a cuisinart and mince.....add a little r/o and you have a potent garlic elixer.....:splitspin...i put garlic in my fish food at least once a week...i alternate between garlic and selcon.

 

[Jdubbs]

thats awesome! how many cloves parts of ro water?

put some garlic in a cuisinart and mince.....add a little r/o and you have a potent garlic elixer.....:splitspin...i put garlic in my fish food at least once a week...i alternate between garlic and selcon.

 

[CHEMCHEF]

If you strain the blender liquid through some cheesecloth or just wring it out through a towel into a bowl. You will get pure garlic juice and the garlic meat will be left behind.
About 25-30 large cloves to 1/2-3/4 cup of water

 

[e.muehlbauer]

What about the supermarket minced garlic that comes in a jar with water?

 

[straightjiggy10]

That stuffs good!

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

thats awesome! how many cloves parts of ro water?

10 cloves 1/4 cup of R/O water......this is the real deal....No vampire is coming close.....lol......

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

What about the supermarket minced garlic that comes in a jar with water?

this stuff works great too.....but fresh is always more potent...:splitspin...

 

[e.muehlbauer]

I haven't seen any ich in my tank in over 10 years, even when adding hippo tangs. Any reason for using it if my fish are healthy overall? I know their flake food says it contains garlic......

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

It is supposed to boost their immune system...