Hi i had my first saltwater ich outbreak a few mnths ago and after googling on this site i kept finding people talking about soaking food in garlic. I picked up garlic gaurd from the lfs, was $12 for a bottle that will last me forever, its made by seachem and came in a white bottle with blue label that has fish and garlis on it. I soaked the food (frosen brine shrimp as well as flake food) and fed often and within two days the ich had fallen off the fish, whom i might add had it so bad his fins were shreading and looked near death. the trick to this i read is to continue doing this for awhile after the ich has fallen off for two reasons, one the ich isnt dead doing this, the ich i read doesnt like garlic so falls off after the fish has started eating it (took about 2 days) and the second reason i read is that ich hosts on already week or stressed out fish and the garlic will help to strengthen their immune system. So if you stop dipping the food right away the ich will re attach to the week fish. I soaked for about a week and a half and then just once a week for another 2 weeks and it hasnt been back since ps, i know this came out long but on the bottle it recomends buying two other things in the instuctions, you dont need to do this, just using food and the garlic guard will work on its own i found! and is cheap and reef safe for corals and such!!!
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