Homemade garlic supplement?

[sean48183]

Does anyone have a recipe for homemade garlic supplement. I bought minced garlic in a jar added 8 oz's of water and put it in the blender. Stuff still has too big of particles that won't strain thru my net. Stays with the food. Any ideas on how to make this stuff at home for cheap instead of paying $15 for this stuffat lfs?

[sean48183]

Ideas anyone?

[Snausages01]

I use fresh garlic and mince it, or cut it up into big pieces and soak the food with in and just pull them out when it is time to feed.

[crystalnurse]

I buy a big jar of minced. I put some mysis shrimp in a paper dixie cup with a tiny amount of tank salt water. I put a teaspoon of the minced garlic in my garlic press while holding it over the food and squeeze out all the juice onto the food. Let it set for a couple minutes and then feed to the fish.

I have tried the garlic extract, but not sure that it works as well.
The extract has alcohol in it and just not sure that I want that in my tank. HTH.

[rich99rich]

I use garlic powder and just mix it in with the food. This has worked great for me. Just make sure you use garlic powder and not garlic salt! The powder is made up of garlic only, while the salt has some other additives in it.

[crystalnurse]

Hey, will try that. Sounds much simpler. Do you mix it with the flakes too?

[rich99rich]

I haven't tried on flake food, but I would imagine the powder would have a tough time "sticking" to the flakes. I've only tried it on mysis.

[PDA]

I've done a little research on this, because I'm like you guys and hate paying that much at an LFS when you can get it cheap at the grocery store. I use fresh garlic cloves and press the juice and chunks into a cup and soak my food in that for 5 mins or so, then I strain the water off and pick the garlic chunks out. It's kinda a pain but it's best for the fish
Allicin is the main ingredient that you want out of garlic. It provides the beneficial results. However, it breaks down rapidly after the garlic is damaged. Therefore commercial or previously prepared "mush" is not as benefecial as freshly squeezed garlic.

Paul

[leebca]

PDA has it right! :thumbsup:

[wahshk]

Alcohol isn't bad for tanks. It is food for bacteria. Just my $0.02 cents.