armadillo

Hi guys/gals

I can't get a hold of garlic guard. Do you think it would be OK to just rub garlic on my betta's pellets or flakes, or is pure garlic far too acidic? Also, clove oil is a euthanazor, so do you think it could overdose on it?

Am thinking of maybe squeezing the garlic on top of a portion of flakes, or even of leaving a clove in the food pot for flavoring?

Dino

It should be ok.
I have fed straight minced garlic to fish and they gobble it up like candy.

I usually use the juice off a jar to minced garlic on flake, when I need to use garlic.

COBettaCouple

Yea.. what Dino said.

i'm not sure what you're asking about the clove oil. it will cause a fish to go to sleep and in an overdose will euthanise a fish.

armadillo

Great stuff!

armadillo

But, isn't clove oil = garlic oil? That's why I worried as am thinking of experimenting with garlic, but don't want to kill my fish.

Dino

Cloves and garlic are two different plants.

armadillo

ha haaaaaa! That's what confused me. Right, I'll look clove up. Good good. That means garlic = totally safe.

COBettaCouple

yea, you can have a clove of garlic, but it's nothing to do with clove oil. garlic is great for the fish.

Tazmiche

A question i have been meaning to ask but always forget, you've jogged my memory!

WHY do they have garlic guard? Why garlic? My horse has galic supplements in her feed, for general wellbeing but mainly because flies don't like the taste when they bite the horse, it really helps.

So is it for a general supplement?

Dino

Garlic has properties that fight infections.

Sabi

yes. and its good for humans and most animals too!

Tazmiche

So just rub a garlic clove over a pellet enough? or soak food in pressed garlic juice and if so how long?
Rosie pony always reaks of the stuff! and then she licks my face!! NICE

Dino

Just pouring the juice over flakes/pellets should do it.

Tazmiche

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COBettaCouple

soaking the food in the juice gives you the bonus of having them puff up before the fish eat them, but either way works.

armadillo

Tazmiche

They had garlic soaked bloodworms tonight, went down a treat!! Thanks guys!

armadillo

Coooool! I'll have to give it a go when I have a sec!