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Garlic contains allicin, the active ingredient that boost immune system. It is present in a lot of applications in the medical field and is proven to strengthen the immune system. Even the popular product selcon contains allicin as the active ingredient and formula one contains allicin. It's not...

Try feeding garlic or garlic soaked food to your fish. This will boost their immune system and prevent ich. Better survival rate.

Garlic contain allicin which acts as an antibacterial agent. This boosts the immune system in fish as well as humans. Whilst it does not kill ich it does help fish fight it. Prevention is always better rather than curing it after the outbreak.

Try feeding it mashed up garlic or soaking your fish food with garlic. Worked a treat with my clowns.

Try garlic. Get a small small bit of garlic and mash it up then feed to fish. Or soak pellets in garlic water then feed. I have had success with this with freshwater and saltwater.

Ok it was sick. Not sure what it was but this morning it was away to fish heaven. :'(

Any ideas why this happens? Someone told me it is ready for mating. ????

My Picasso trigger glued himself to my rock when first introduced. Now he rules the tank! It'll be fine once he gets used to the new surroundings.

Not a good idea. That would basically be adding organic matter to your water, which will just pollute it. It's said aloe vera enhances a fish's slime coat, to help heal injuries etc, it's an ingredient of the popular medication, Melafix. However, there is some debate on its effectiveness and...

Stumped!! New heater I guess...sorry

Have you check that your thermometer isn't faulty?

Had no probs with mine. Only a little off but calibrated it with the red dial. Mine sits at a constant 78.

Have you tried calibrating it with the red dial?

Let's hope. :)

Big sigh of relief. Now just need it to eat other foods...training begins.

Any suggestions?

Finally, just seen my butterfly take krill shrimps. Sigh.

Moved my 2 smaller clowns into my other tank....looking a bit bare now.

FOWLR only. I've had no probs so far. Fingers crossed. Hmmmm...

4 clownfish 6 chromis 1 Picasso trigger 1 Auriga butterfly 2 turbo snails The clowns seem fine together. They all swim and play together. The larger 2 are a mated pair. The smaller 2 were just introduced about a month ago.

Just set up my new 100 gal tank. Cycle completed and now adding livestock. What you think?

Thing is I added a Picasso triggerfish at the same time and it's eating everything i put into my tank including my liverock. Lol. Can't figure out why my butterfly is not eating. :(

Tried nori but no luck. Here's a pic...

Just tried brine shrimp....still not eating. Will keep trying.

It's been in about a week now. It just picks at the live rock.