Garlic

Garlic in most animals and in Humans is a blood thiner. This can be dangerous in small animals as it can cause anemia

J

 

I smell a debate coming on

 

I'm just listening to you guys and wondering? Who the hell was the first person to think of this garlic thing? Was he sitting there and thinking... "Hmmmm I wonder if my fish are tired of these plain old flakes twice a day? BAM!!!!! I think I'll step it up a notch!"

 

I disagree with you. Although in your experience Garlic has undoubtebly not worked well for you, it has made wonder for me. It is so tasty to them that fish are willing to switch foods just to get it. I feed algae pellets with added Garlic and my flame hawk adores them. If it can change a carnivores taste in food, it must be doing something right.

 

What's the word that Emerial uses when he adds garlic to his food....
BAM

 

I used garlic when i had a large ich out break, ich was gone in a few days.

 

I don't know about the rest of you but I tend to avoid comparing human biology to fish biology. What's good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander.

 

You're assuming that fish have the same olfactory senses as a human because they seem to prefer the food with garlic in it. If I was to feed flakes or pellets soaked in garlic along with pieces of raw shrimp or other meaty food that hasn't been soaked in garlic, I can guaranty you that my fish would eat both foods just as greedily. Fish attack movement more than they attack flavor. Ask any fisherman that uses a plastic lure and they'll tell you the same.