Marine Ich

[Newbie Fish]

I'm going to give this a go. I'm assuming this worked for you?

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Use fresh garlic. Extracts don't contain the allecin compound you're after (to any degree you need).
Crush the garlic and soak the food in the oil.

[reefgirl189]

I've used nothing but Kent marine garlic extreme and overfeeding (to ensure the fish get plenty of garlic), and it's worked great in my case.

I think the trick is to catch it and start treating with garlic before the ick gets too bad.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Newbie Fish

I'm going to give this a go. I'm assuming this worked for you?

Many times, yes

[Newbie Fish]

Should I give it to them every day? My other concern is how the garlic will affect everything else in the tank. Will my corals be okay if they eat it?

[Midway]

I just got the same problem myself here. Ick outbreak after introducing new fish without QT ( i know very DUMB from my part) from now I will QT everything. Do NOT wait like I did, hoping It was gonna go away on its own.... Very bad idea, after a week or so my fish were dropping like flies. I treated my tank with herbatana, i think it worked somehow but my fish kept on dying. I have a big tank, 240gals. As you can see not a easy job to tear down the tank to get all the fish out for treating. I read some people were having really good results with UV sterilizers. I had one rated for 500 gals, i just bought a new bulb to be for effective. I've been running the UV for something like a week now and the remaining fish look ok. I can say ick is retreating somehow.
I know it could come back with a vengence. If that happens i would have to other choice but to tear down the tank to get them out and treat them with hyposalinity. Oh and i have been feeding lots of garlic (fresh). That has definitely helped. Fingers CROSSED.