Garlic

[spotszilla]

I've always used garlic extreme. Can I use fresh garlic? If so do you just crush it? I have a garlic press I could use. Does it make a difference if small pieces get in the tank? Thanks

 

[Kazz]

What are you using the Garlic for?

 

[spotszilla]

mix With the food.

 

[bertoni]

You should be able to crush it and use it. People have done that to try to control intestinal parasites.

 

[old salty]

Garlic gives me serious heartburn, but I can take Tums for that. What do you give your fish with the same issue?

 

[fareforce]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6572371#post6572371 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by old salty
Garlic gives me serious heartburn, but I can take Tums for that. What do you give your fish with the same issue?

Pepto fishmal? Have fun dosing it though!!

 

[JR719]

Pepto fishmal, I like that.
I buy the big container of garlic at wal mart, crushed, for cooking and the fish. The stuff for the fish, I have mashed and sometimes just used the juice from the jar mixed with the food. Have not done it in awhile, but the fish loved it.

 

[cgk29]

When I am cooking I just mince up some extra garlic and throw it in there. The fish love it. They all get very excited. Especially the tangs and my blenny.

 

[Ti]

yeh u can use real garlic.

 

[ledford1]

Garlic Extreme and other garlic products from the LFS are a bit expensive, especially for the small amounts you get. I just get mine from Wal-Mart.

 

[iflyprops]

I actually read somewhere, and I believe it, that it is better to use fresh garlic vs. garlic extreme. I have been only feeding the clown in my qt tank mysis shrimp soaked in zoe and garlic guard and she absolutely loves it and has noticably improved over a week and half.

-Adam

 

[Loralie]

I press garlic and add if to the frozen mysis...the fish love it

 

[SeanySean]

I have used garlic (fresh pressed and soaked), did not really notice any difference in the fish (wrong problem) but they do love it.

Sean

 

[Abysswater]

you can also get pre-minced garlic in a jar from grocery store. Works good! I have been seeing more and more dry products having garlic in it too.

 

[atd949]

what is the garlic for what does it do for the fish an coarls

 

[bertoni]

Some fish seem to like the taste, and there is some evidence that garlic might help reduce parasites in the digestive tract.

 

[Kazz]

It was my understanding that the benfits of garlic have not yet been conclusively proved. But it is used in the food of fish to boost the resitance of the fish to certain parasites.

 

[Lakeside518]

I have soaked bits of fresh garlic and water. Added shrimp and clams in. Let sit for an hour and fed.

 

[Lakeside518]

I have soaked fresh garlic bits in freshwater. Added foods-shrimp and clams. Let sit for an hour and fed. Fish enjoyed

 

[Lakeside518]

sorry for the double post. froze up