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Have heard a thing or two about them liking garlic and it being beneficial. Im talking freshwater fish here. Anyone that can back this up? Id like to feed them some chopped garlic if they enjoy it and it really helps them out as Ive heard.

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I think you will find it is Garlic enhanced foods not actual garlic its self. I have never used any of the Garlic enhanced foods therefore I cannot comment on using it.

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I know garlic and onions are toxic to many terrestrial household pets, so I would be hesitant to feed them to my fish. As Keith mentioned, garlic extract is sometimes used as an additive in food supposedly to stimulate the fishes' appetite.

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Garlic isnt toxic to fish, its used as a minor purgative against internal parasites because of its allicin content, but its not a miracle cure or anything, neither does it need to be part of a regular diet. Its primarily used as a mild constipation cure. Only use what they can eat in small amounts, because frankly it makes the water bloody stink. Contrary to many claims it does nothing for their immune system either, vitamin c is much better for that,its already added to most fishfoods. Well that and good clean water and oxygenation of course.

As with most commercially produced fruit and vegetables , its probably exposed to pyrethrin pesticides , so to avoid toxicity issues you should lightly blanche all commercial vegetables for use with fish, as heat deactivates the pesticide.

Its one of those things that comes round once in a while, its more a feeding fad than anything, it doesnt really do that much. When I see people trying to cure marine ich with garlic, I cringe frankly.

In addition to the uses git mentioned, I've also heard of it used to stimulate the appetites of fish that refuse to eat, added to the regular food. It probably won't hurt your fish, but it's not something I'd go around feeding frequently. You might mash some up with the regular food a couple times a year, but it's certainly not a miracle cure/preventative or anything.

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Cool, thanks, no garlic for my fish then. They're not sick, constipated or anything, I just thought they might like something else, I try to feed them different things so I thought Id give garlic a try but hey

Again, danke

yea, but think of their breath, wow!

sorry, had to...

Wouldnt want a betta who just had some garlic rolls to blow me a bubble nest! Lol!

Ive never heard of this ETT! I thought that garlic is like an antioxidant, but I also thought the oils will do something to the water. I will try this with my fish, if they ever got one of the symptoms.

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