Garlic kills invertebrates?

mitchelljared · #1 10-18-2009, 03:53 AM

So I've been soaking my fish's food in garlic and other additives for a while now, but have started noticing other "coincidences" that maybe someone can shed light on. So I use about a mL or two or garlic in with the food, let it soak for an hour or so, then wash it all out with freshwater, over and over till it barely smells of garlic. Then I use that food. We have had a peppermint shrimp and a cleaner shrimp both appear fine one minute, then about 10 mins after the feeding...they ended up dead. Maybe it's coincidence, and maybe they get a good whiff of the garlic and croak. Also some of the corals (bubble, xenia, etc) retract after the feeding, but always recover. Normal?
Thanks in advance.

banditpowdercoat · #2 10-18-2009, 04:39 AM

I feed garlic directly to my tanks. No ill effects. I don't rinse it after soaking either. Defronst food, soak Selcon and Garlic, then fed the works.

Coleus · #3 10-18-2009, 05:46 AM

i also don't have any problem with my invertables that taking food soak in garlic
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#4 10-18-2009, 07:10 AM

I have an angel that will not eat anything with garlic well I read the instructions on the extreem garlic. You can add it right to your water 1 drop per 10 gallons they all get garlic now, It's in the water. I have not lost anything from it yet but the sea hair dose not like it.

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fishytime · #5 10-18-2009, 03:41 PM

Ok ....this is probably gonna cause a stir but....I cant remember where I heard or read it, but they think that prolonged feeding of garlic soaked foods may cause liver damage in fish....I only feed with garlic soaked foods a couple time a week...more when I introduce a fish or if there is something wrong with one of my fishies.....as for it harming inverts...Ive never seen a connection between feeding garlic and invert problems

chris121277 · #6 10-18-2009, 04:29 PM

I have been feeding garlic soaked food every other day for a year now with no ill effects.......in fact that's the only way I can get my CCB and Mandarin to eat frozen food.

fishytime · #7 10-18-2009, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by chris121277

I have been feeding garlic soaked food every other day for a year now with no ill effects.......in fact that's the only way I can get my CCB and Mandarin to eat frozen food.

Not to be a jerk but, you can see if your fish have liver damage?

chris121277 · #8 10-18-2009, 04:41 PM

Well no.....but if you are feeding garlic a couple times a week then thats about the same as me...lol (I was just implying "so far so good")

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Originally Posted by fishytime

Not to be a jerk but, you can see if your fish have liver damage?

Marlin65 · #9 10-18-2009, 05:38 PM

Thats interesting.
Maybe I better cut back a bit then I add probably more than I should.
I never had a problem with any of my inverts or corals.
Rinsing under tap water might be a problem. Or maybe you have a bad batch?

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Originally Posted by fishytime

Ok ....this is probably gonna cause a stir but....I cant remember where I heard or read it, but they think that prolonged feeding of garlic soaked foods may cause liver damage in fish....I only feed with garlic soaked foods a couple time a week...more when I introduce a fish or if there is something wrong with one of my fishies.....as for it harming inverts...Ive never seen a connection between feeding garlic and invert problems

Leah · #10 10-18-2009, 05:50 PM

Interesting I use garlic extreme often as well and as a result I don't have a problem with ich or losing any inverts. I must say garlic isn't exactly natural to or for fish. I guess there is always a down side to things! I have also wondered how good it was for my fish.
Think I may use a little less often.