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  1. bioreefdude

    bioreefdude Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    ive heard about ppl using garlic for a lot of things , i just wanted to know what are all the uses?
     
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  2. irr0001

    irr0001 Purple Tang

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    it is used a lot of the time because it supposedly wards off ich..i have used it for this reason..but now i usually soak my food in garlic every other feeding just to keep their immune system up
     
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  3. Bogie

    Bogie Snowflake Eel

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    garlic keeps my fish safe from vampires
     
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  4. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    I use kent garlic extreme (i think its called that). My clown had ich and the day after treatment it was gone. Garlic is a wonder drug!
     
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  5. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    It stimulates their appetite. Just like us, when we are feeling sick, we don't want to eat. It helps them eat in the early stages of ich.
     
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  6. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Ich goes through a life cycle where they are sometimes on the fish and sometimes are not. While I like Garlic Extreme, that did not make your ich go away.
     
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  7. bioreefdude

    bioreefdude Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    lol i was about to go sleep in front of lfs
     
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  8. james37128

    james37128 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I use garlic with my homemade food. I use a lot of fresh seafood, also some freezedried cyclopese and soak it in garlic/selcon for a day before mixing the food. I also add some more to the food processor when I am chopping up everything else, fish go nuts for it and I think it helps ward off infection.
     
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  9. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    I'm a firm believer in garlic for sick fish for the simple appetite reason
     
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  10. TinFury

    TinFury Fire Shrimp

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    I love ich. :) When my fish get it my cleaner shrimp and gobies take care of the problem. it's sooooooo nice.....

    Setup shop... you won't regret it.
     
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