Garlic

spotszilla · 01/23/2006, 09:10 PM

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 · 01/23/2006, 09:28 PM

What are you using the Garlic for?

spotszilla · 01/23/2006, 10:22 PM

mix With the food.

bertoni · 01/23/2006, 11:55 PM

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

old salty · 01/24/2006, 12:30 AM

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

fareforce · 01/24/2006, 01:13 AM

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Originally posted 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 · 01/24/2006, 01:16 AM

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 · 01/24/2006, 11:43 AM

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 · 01/24/2006, 01:05 PM

yeh u can use real garlic.

ledford1 · 01/24/2006, 01:42 PM

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 · 01/24/2006, 02:36 PM

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 · 01/24/2006, 04:25 PM

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

SeanySean · 01/24/2006, 04:46 PM

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 · 01/24/2006, 05:05 PM

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 · 01/24/2006, 06:17 PM

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

bertoni · 01/24/2006, 06:32 PM

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

Kazz · 01/24/2006, 06:33 PM

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 · 01/24/2006, 07:33 PM

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

Lakeside518 · 01/24/2006, 07:34 PM

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

Lakeside518 · 01/24/2006, 07:37 PM

sorry for the double post. froze up

spotszilla · 01/24/2006, 07:40 PM

Does it matter if small pieces of garlic go into the tank when you feed? I've been using a garlic press and add it to the food. When I feed the small bits float around for a while. The fish always taste it but don't appear to eat it

Holmie_D_Klown · 01/24/2006, 07:42 PM

I mash up 2 or 3 heads of garlic at a time, throw it in a ziplock and freeze it. Whenever I need garlic to add for fish food (or my food), I just break a piece off. Works great and it keeps indefinately.

bertoni · 01/24/2006, 07:46 PM

A few pieces of garlic in the tank probably won't hurt anything. I wouldn't worry about it.

01/23/2006, 09:10 PM	#1
spotszilla Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas Nevada Posts: 76	Garlic 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

01/23/2006, 11:55 PM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	You should be able to crush it and use it. People have done that to try to control intestinal parasites. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

01/24/2006, 12:30 AM	#5
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	Garlic gives me serious heartburn, but I can take Tums for that. What do you give your fish with the same issue? __________________ "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby

01/24/2006, 01:16 AM	#7
JR719 Tang Cop Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: OK Posts: 2,240	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. __________________ Can't sleep, clowns will eat me. America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it is not going to be a success. Sigmund Freud Current Tank Info: 300 reef, Aqua controller, Deltec calcium reactor, Reeflo 250 skimmer, Icecap bla bla bla

01/24/2006, 11:43 AM	#8
cgk29 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 74	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. __________________ 75 gal, T5 lighting 324WATT, 3 powerhead on wavemaker, 1 Wetdry/sump unit with 80 lbs sand, 80 lbs tonga and fiji liverock Current Tank Info: 30 gal cichlids tank,75gal reef

01/23/2006, 09:28 PM	#2
Kazz Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 133	What are you using the Garlic for?

01/23/2006, 10:22 PM	#3
spotszilla Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas Nevada Posts: 76	mix With the food.

01/24/2006, 01:05 PM	#9
Ti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 7,927	yeh u can use real garlic. __________________ Hair algae is my Macro algae.

01/24/2006, 01:42 PM	#10
ledford1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 2,241	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.

01/24/2006, 02:36 PM	#11
iflyprops Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 206	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

01/24/2006, 04:25 PM	#12
Loralie Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: minnesota Posts: 568	I press garlic and add if to the frozen mysis...the fish love it

01/24/2006, 04:46 PM	#13
SeanySean Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 885	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 __________________ _______________ You paid how much for moldy rock!!!! Current Tank Info: 130G http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1042110

01/24/2006, 05:05 PM	#14
Abysswater Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lewisville, TX Posts: 85	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. __________________ Too much! Too fast! Too soon! Will leave you nothing! Current Tank Info: 20 Gal tall 10 gal sump

01/24/2006, 06:17 PM	#15
atd949 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3	what is the garlic for what does it do for the fish an coarls

01/24/2006, 06:32 PM	#16
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Some fish seem to like the taste, and there is some evidence that garlic might help reduce parasites in the digestive tract. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

01/24/2006, 06:33 PM	#17
Kazz Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 133	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.

01/24/2006, 07:33 PM	#18
Lakeside518 Clownfish Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Clifton Park Posts: 1,362	I have soaked bits of fresh garlic and water. Added shrimp and clams in. Let sit for an hour and fed. __________________ Zim Current Tank Info: 65 gal, LED lighting, Reef octopus 2000 HOB skimmer, Eheim G160 canister,Tunze nano 6055 w/ controller

01/24/2006, 07:34 PM	#19
Lakeside518 Clownfish Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Clifton Park Posts: 1,362	I have soaked fresh garlic bits in freshwater. Added foods-shrimp and clams. Let sit for an hour and fed. Fish enjoyed __________________ Zim Current Tank Info: 65 gal, LED lighting, Reef octopus 2000 HOB skimmer, Eheim G160 canister,Tunze nano 6055 w/ controller

01/24/2006, 07:37 PM	#20
Lakeside518 Clownfish Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Clifton Park Posts: 1,362	sorry for the double post. froze up __________________ Zim Current Tank Info: 65 gal, LED lighting, Reef octopus 2000 HOB skimmer, Eheim G160 canister,Tunze nano 6055 w/ controller

01/24/2006, 07:40 PM	#21
spotszilla Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas Nevada Posts: 76	Does it matter if small pieces of garlic go into the tank when you feed? I've been using a garlic press and add it to the food. When I feed the small bits float around for a while. The fish always taste it but don't appear to eat it

01/24/2006, 07:42 PM	#22
Holmie_D_Klown Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Land O' Lakes, FL Posts: 247	I mash up 2 or 3 heads of garlic at a time, throw it in a ziplock and freeze it. Whenever I need garlic to add for fish food (or my food), I just break a piece off. Works great and it keeps indefinately.

01/24/2006, 07:46 PM	#23
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	A few pieces of garlic in the tank probably won't hurt anything. I wouldn't worry about it. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni