Fresh Garlic - Whats the deal?

[LateStageReefer]

Hey guys,

I have had a problem with ICH in my main display and needed some help. I live in Canada so all medications that I could use to treat this problem are banned. I need to find as close to a natural solution as I can. I wanted to start first with the diet of the fish.

I have purchased Garlic extract from my LFS but after seeing no effects and some research later I find its the compounds in fresh garlic that hold all the nutritional value.

So my questions are These: Is fresh made garlic extract THAT more effective in increasing nutritional value to the fish and helping defeat ICH attacks? and if so what is the best way of going about making the food for my fish?

I understand many things outside of food are available and I do have a quarantine system but would like to focus on what I can feed my little friends as a new hobbyist.

Any help and experience is appreciated.

 

[brandon429]

None of that will work, so sorry

no bottled preps or garlic works, consider this proof here:

Treating ICH in a display (reef tank)?

4 years into the hobby and I'm unfortunately faced with my first ever Ich outbreak. I have a large tank (220g) with large fish. SPS dominant. I noticed a few days ago that the two Clarkii clowns were starting to become elusive and stick to the rear of the rocks, which was abnormal. Yesterday...

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pull fish, fallow tank, add treated fish. If the meds aren’t available for treating then that means all Canadian fish purchases need to be online and from sites that quarantine and pre treat.

 

[dedragon]

do they ban copper treatments up there like copperpower? Tank transfer method could also work, what size tank and how many fish are currently in the dt?

 

[LateStageReefer]

do they ban copper treatments up there like copperpower? Tank transfer method could also work, what size tank and how many fish are currently in the dt?

I have 15 fish and I have lost count of my CUC, 2 cleaner shrimps, a peppermint shrimp and a pistol shrimp. My DT is 90g but my QT system is only 20g long I cant fit them all in there and I don't have enough tanks to try the transfer method.

I wanted to see if I could just feed healthier food to the fish before having to go through the trouble of QT'ing everything.

 

[dedragon]

A better diet will help them fight it off so they dont really become "sick" but without medication or transfering tanks, the ich will always be in there