Soaking food in garlic?

[lastdrummist]

So I just got a canary blenny, and its not eating yet. This is his second day in the tank, so I'm not really worried yet, but I want to get him eating as soon as possible. I'm thinking about mysis soaked in garlic, like I always hear on the site, but I'm a bit confused by it all. Is there liquid garlic available that I can just let the mysis defrost in? Or is it a bit more time consuming, do i actually have to make my own garlic water?

 

Thanks a lot.

[TJ_Burton]

So I just got a canary blenny, and its not eating yet. This is his second day in the tank, so I'm not really worried yet, but I want to get him eating as soon as possible. I'm thinking about mysis soaked in garlic, like I always hear on the site, but I'm a bit confused by it all. Is there liquid garlic available that I can just let the mysis defrost in? Or is it a bit more time consuming, do i actually have to make my own garlic water?

 

Thanks a lot.

 

Seachem Garlic Gaurd is the product I generally use when I am too lazy to make my own... lol

[djchristone]

kent garlic extreme ftw

 

your lfs should have some version of garlic. if not...

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/

[lastdrummist]

Thanks a lot guys, coming through big. How much of it should I use?

[Sushi]

I use enough to soak the food (usually a frozen cube of mysis/brine/etc). You'll use at least a few drops per thawed cube; or just follow the directions on the bottle.

 

I use Seachem's Garlic Guard as well.

[lastdrummist]

Perfect. I'll pick some of that up today, see if I can coax the little guy out of hiding.