can freshwater fish eat garlic?

[michele h]

I was told that once a week freshwater fish can eat garlic.Is that true?Any help will be appreciated.

 

[Ambhur Rhaen]

nooo well mine probably wou ldnt. i have tried peas for my oscars and paranas and they looove em

 

[procrastinopia]

I wouldn't advice it. It could give them bad breath : )

 

[wilkiesmooth6]

Garlic is much to high in acids... I wouldn't recommend it.

 

[Parachromis]

Garlic is fine for freshwater fish ... it builds the immune system,aides digestion and has anti-parasitic properties.Also a good appetite enhancer for finicky fish.
You just don't feed raw garlic to fish,or put it in the tank ... most fish won't touch it raw and it will really foul a tank and filter fast.

The usual method is to add garlic to "home-made" food recipes for fish or to soak food in either a pure garlic extract or garlic supplement like GarlicGard or Garlic Supreme. Most better quality prepared fish foods have garlic as an ingredient anyway.

Edit: forgot to mention you can also mince garlic and soak food in the juices ... also that garlic is often used in quarantine of "wild caught" fish for all the previously given reasons.

 

[Eddie C]

They cant eat it directly but it is ok to use it to flavor food you are feeding them. Garlic is used in a lot of commercial fish foods as an attractant.

 

[procrastinopia]

I wouldn't advice it. It could give them bad breath : )

 

[justin v-engine]

No it'll pollute the tank.