Fresh Garlic

simion3 · 05/14/2006, 07:02 PM

Is it better to feed fish fresh chopped garlic rather than soaking their food in something like Garlic Xtreme by Kent? Thanks.

WarEagle79 · 05/14/2006, 07:42 PM

Id stick with the Garlic Xtreme.

IPowderBlueTang · 05/14/2006, 07:45 PM

Lot cheaper to buy the bottle than buying garlic cloves and trying get the juice from the garlic.

cw3561 · 05/14/2006, 08:24 PM

just get garlic juice from the grocery store. It's a lot cheaper

marie · 05/14/2006, 08:43 PM

I have always been told that garlic, like onions,quickly loses a lot of it's goodness after it's been crushed, so I like to use fresh stuff

Johnsteph10 · 05/14/2006, 09:00 PM

..or you could not worry about it at all.

Garlic has not been proven to really do much at all other than possibly stimulate appetite.

andiruleu · 05/14/2006, 09:10 PM

ive been told that garlic helps get rid of ich..

marie · 05/14/2006, 09:16 PM

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Originally posted by andiruleu
ive been told that garlic helps get rid of ich..

Chicken soup is supposed to cure colds too, but there is no proof that it actually works. It tastes pretty good though

Sk8r · 05/14/2006, 09:19 PM

It couldn't hurt. Even my corals like it. Personally I find a bowl of really, really hot chili will cure the common cold, or at least leave you much happier about it.

omni2226 · 05/14/2006, 09:25 PM

Actualy the theory is an ingredient in garlic extract, Allicin (Diallyl thiosulphate) not the garlic itself, inhibits the chemical "sensor" of the free floating stage of the ich parasite preventing it from finding a host.

No scientific studies have been done yet to prove it one way or the other.

reefguard · 05/14/2006, 09:29 PM

I know that there is no proof that garlic gets rid of ICH but I am a believer. I use finely chopped fresh and let the food soak in it over night.

Noel

omni2226 · 05/14/2006, 09:30 PM

In other words getting the fish to eat garlic is not the theropy to pursue, add garlic extract directly to the water in small doses.

IPowderBlueTang · 05/14/2006, 09:50 PM

I know when I add garlic to the fish food the fish go nuts over it and my close brain tenticles will come out when the light are on. Usually the tenticles only come out when the lights are off!

omni2226 · 05/14/2006, 09:56 PM

Ya garlic seems to cause feeding responses in animals. The extract to the water theropy is for fighting ich.

I add cloves of whole garlic to my home made mush. Garlic has a lot of vitamins in it and many health benifits for humans, so I dont see why it cant help aquatic life. I also add fresh whole garbonzos for greens.

amazingbobby · 05/15/2006, 09:03 PM

I use fresh garlic to soak my food in. When a piece of garlic makes its way in to the tank(not intentionally) my skunk shrimp devours it immediately. You won't see him, add some garlic food, and he sprints out to find it. The fish love it, not harm to anything else.

05/14/2006, 07:02 PM	#1
simion3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 238	Fresh Garlic Is it better to feed fish fresh chopped garlic rather than soaking their food in something like Garlic Xtreme by Kent? Thanks.

05/14/2006, 08:24 PM	#4
cw3561 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: California Posts: 98	just get garlic juice from the grocery store. It's a lot cheaper __________________ Remember , figures don't lie, but liars figure, so go figure.

05/14/2006, 08:43 PM	#5
marie Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: powell river/Can Posts: 638	I have always been told that garlic, like onions,quickly loses a lot of it's goodness after it's been crushed, so I like to use fresh stuff __________________ Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have! ~Marie~ Current Tank Info: 175g bowfront, 55g softie tanks

05/14/2006, 09:00 PM	#6
Johnsteph10 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The South Posts: 2,537	..or you could not worry about it at all. Garlic has not been proven to really do much at all other than possibly stimulate appetite. __________________ John Current Tank Info: None

05/14/2006, 09:19 PM	#9
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	It couldn't hurt. Even my corals like it. Personally I find a bowl of really, really hot chili will cure the common cold, or at least leave you much happier about it. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

05/14/2006, 07:42 PM	#2
WarEagle79 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 68	Id stick with the Garlic Xtreme.

05/14/2006, 07:45 PM	#3
IPowderBlueTang Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Canada Posts: 769	Lot cheaper to buy the bottle than buying garlic cloves and trying get the juice from the garlic.

05/14/2006, 09:10 PM	#7
andiruleu Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 631	ive been told that garlic helps get rid of ich..

05/14/2006, 09:25 PM	#10
omni2226 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Middle Florida Posts: 774	Actualy the theory is an ingredient in garlic extract, Allicin (Diallyl thiosulphate) not the garlic itself, inhibits the chemical "sensor" of the free floating stage of the ich parasite preventing it from finding a host. No scientific studies have been done yet to prove it one way or the other. __________________ I know enough to know I know nothing. Current Tank Info: 55 Marine. 29 Freshwater planted.

05/14/2006, 09:29 PM	#11
reefguard Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fairfield California Posts: 240	I know that there is no proof that garlic gets rid of ICH but I am a believer. I use finely chopped fresh and let the food soak in it over night. Noel

05/14/2006, 09:30 PM	#12
omni2226 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Middle Florida Posts: 774	In other words getting the fish to eat garlic is not the theropy to pursue, add garlic extract directly to the water in small doses. __________________ I know enough to know I know nothing. Current Tank Info: 55 Marine. 29 Freshwater planted.

05/14/2006, 09:50 PM	#13
IPowderBlueTang Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Canada Posts: 769	I know when I add garlic to the fish food the fish go nuts over it and my close brain tenticles will come out when the light are on. Usually the tenticles only come out when the lights are off!

05/14/2006, 09:56 PM	#14
omni2226 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Middle Florida Posts: 774	Ya garlic seems to cause feeding responses in animals. The extract to the water theropy is for fighting ich. I add cloves of whole garlic to my home made mush. Garlic has a lot of vitamins in it and many health benifits for humans, so I dont see why it cant help aquatic life. I also add fresh whole garbonzos for greens. __________________ I know enough to know I know nothing. Current Tank Info: 55 Marine. 29 Freshwater planted.

05/15/2006, 09:03 PM	#15
amazingbobby Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: N.California Posts: 227	I use fresh garlic to soak my food in. When a piece of garlic makes its way in to the tank(not intentionally) my skunk shrimp devours it immediately. You won't see him, add some garlic food, and he sprints out to find it. The fish love it, not harm to anything else. __________________ Control for smilers can't be bought Current Tank Info: 29 gal Reef, 30"Coralife Deluxe Aqualight, Aqua C Remora Skimmer, 24 gal Cube w/ 150w Sunpod. LPS, softies, bristleworms x 7.34 million, and other weird creatures.