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[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Borderjumper

Ive heard a lot of Ick remedys but Ginger??? Hows that supposed to do anything? supossed to feed it or put it in the water?

I think it's meant as a condiment.....

[Borderjumper]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

I think it's meant as a condiment.....

[Salmon King]

I had a power outage and some how this thread turned to garlic(BRAD)I had a power outage and my ich dissapeared.I was wondering if anybody that had ich in there tank and there power went off for 6 to 8 hours .If not I will exsperiment if nobody else does and will post the results.Brad start your own thread obout your garlic or your ginger .

[Aquattro]

Well Rob, the only references I've heard re: power outages is that they sometimes induce ich from the stress of the drastic change in temp. Never heard of power outages curing ich. Now, if you want to cure ich, you might want to try garlic ......hehehe

[Salmon King]

The only garlic I use on fish is when I eat them.Actually it works great at getting rid of woman

[Borderjumper]

I read somewhere that ginger works

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Salmon King

The only garlic I use on fish is when I eat them.

Hmm, maybe that's why you've had ich 50 + times?? I'm just sayin'...

[mark]

I think Howdy's comment says alot about no power and ich.

[michika]

Originally Posted by Salmon King

If not I will exsperiment if nobody else does and will post the results.

I would strongly advise against this. Not only is this a hard experiment to run, but its also dangerous to the livestock. Running an experiment of this size requires quite a lot of controlled variables.

I also have to agree with Howdy, if a power outtage got rid of your ick, then no fish fish coming in to him, or other suppliers shouldn't have it either. I also agree with fkshiu, that during your outtage the life stage on the parasite changed.

[Salmon King]

I am not a rookie in this hobby and would not kill or torture a fish.One thing I know if fish and the diseases that come with them.I have been in the saltwater fish since 1994.I f I do a exsperiment I am not going to kill a fish or make one suffer.The ick on all the fish disappeared after this power outage.Mabe it was this maybe not and all i hear is people talking about there magic garlic . . Iam not going to torture a fish with garlic hoping this snake oil cures it.The only known cure for ick is copper.If you grill you local pet store they will admit this even if they sell you these other snake oils.