F@$kin Ich

[scubasteve]

Yup, we cook a lot with garlic at home yum yum yum

oh ya garlic in everything and lots of it.... no wonder i rarely get sick lol

where do you find this size of package Steve?

only place i know of is living aquariums in cambridge only used about 1/4 in 3 months with 2 very hungry tangs

 

[heath]

I agree with the garlic added to their food, I started making my own fish food..
here goes if anyone is interested;
~ frozen Pacific shrimp, I put it through a food processor. rough chop for the bigger fish (30 count bag, peeled)
~ Mysis shrimp
~ brine shrimp
and 3 gloves of garlic.. my fish love it and I have not had any other issues with ich
I also add about 1 cup of vitamin enriched flakes..
It can be a bit of a pain to make, takes me about an hour and the yield is enough for a month
p.s. don't tell anyone but I tend to be a heavier feeder..
brittle star fish and the corals love it too.
I also believe to that sometimes the equipment/utensils that we use could cause cross contamination especially if they are used for other kitchen chores..
just my 2cents..

 

[heath]

another thought, there was a lot of talk about the slime coat, now that being said, should we or can we be adding this to our water as a preventive?

 

[scubasteve]

another thought, there was a lot of talk about the slime coat, now that being said, should we or can we be adding this to our water as a preventive?

Yep I use stress coat marine a week before and a month after new introductions and add a bit. Every six months seems to help a lot i never have ich issues

 

[heath]

glad to hear that my thinking isn't out in left field, only made sense to me
stress= breaks down of the slime coat = opens the door for ich= dead fish and a lot of work..never mind the $$$$$$
will be doing more research on the pros of cons..

 

[scubasteve]

glad to hear that my thinking isn't out in left field, only made sense to me
stress= breaks down of the slime coat = opens the door for ich= dead fish and a lot of work..never mind the $$$$$$
will be doing more research on the pros of cons..

for the $12 it costs it sure does something lol

 

[heath]

glad to hear that my thinking isn't out in left field, great minds think alike..