[reefburnaby]

Hi,

No offense taken.

There are studies that have shown how it works...it is not hear say. Trust me...I thought the same way until somebody showed me a paper on it. Maybe you have a garlic resistant strain of ick !

During the initial introduction of fish, they tend not to eat anything for a couple of days and tend to lose their protective slim. So, your PBT may not have gotten its ick rejection slim before its gills were impaired...everything is history after that.

IMHO, I think ick is in all of our tanks. It just takes a small little mistake for the ick to take off and do some damage.

- Victor.