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    Hey guys,
    Recently in my surfing on the net i found a forum (not simply discus) where someone mentioned they use nature remedies eg garlic, Indian Almond leaf. Before any medicen, most of the time they claimed they work however the disease will not actually be completely killed of just put into a state much like ick, not affecting anyone till they are stressed.
    So my question is: What are these natural remedies? How well would they work with medicine to completely kill off the trouble maker? Advantages and disadvantages?

    Thanks in advance!
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    I've never used anything like this but woukd be interested to hear feedback.

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    I'll do some more digging if i find out anything will post
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    Hi Austin, I would not call either garlic or IALs a natural remedy as in a substitute for meds. Garlic is used to help encourage appetite. IALs are used to help soften water, release tannins in the water which can help wild fish feel more comfortable and act as a breeding aid. Rooibos tea is also used to add tannins to the water, help calm shy fish and act is a health aid. IALs and rooibos tea are used with fish who live in soft, acidic water.
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    What Pat said...

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    I have used Indian Almond leaf to help drop the ph, after I first dropped the TDS with a lot of RO.
    Without the RO, there is too much buffering in my water to have an effect on the ph with the Almond Leaves.

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    Hi Austin,
    When you read things like this its important to question exactly what the problem was, how it was identified, and how specifically it was treated. Often times things coincidentally may seem to work but really it was something else like improving your water quality that made the difference. . Thats not to say that there not natural remedies out there..there probably are. Aspirin was initially isolated from willow trees, identified from folklore as useful for pain and fever.


    Why not natural remedies for fish ailments? Provided the right observations,questions and answers preceed it.

    However, there is one very good natural remedy we can rely on to help fish deal with health issues, keep parasites and pathogenic bacteria in check, and boost the fishes immune system. ...Lots of good clean Water and food.

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    In my opinion, garlic is really good and you should have daily. It support your digestive system, flatulence disappears right away if you have a piece of raw garlic and digest it. That's is one good point of garlic.

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    Clean water is my natural remedy than anything else

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    Heat and salt is a great remedy for ich or heat alone.Salt can be used as dips,altho I have never used salt for such.Some things like Melifix and Pimafix are made from plant extracts,but I have never used those either.I think garlic is said to keep parasites at bay.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danial View Post
    In my opinion, garlic is really good and you should have daily. It support your digestive system, flatulence disappears right away if you have a piece of raw garlic and digest it. That's is one good point of garlic.
    let me eat some garlic and lock you in the room with me.......you'll come off this statement "flatulence disappears right away if you have a piece of raw garlic" and BEG to be let free in clean air

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    )) sure you can )) in my country this is traditional treatment for flatulence and halitosis. you see ))

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danial View Post
    )) sure you can )) in my country this is traditional treatment for flatulence and halitosis. you see ))
    Are you from Planet Uranus perhaps?
    Last edited by atlantadiscus; 12-01-2016 at 12:37 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pitdogg2 View Post
    let me eat some garlic and lock you in the room with me.......you'll come off this statement "flatulence disappears right away if you have a piece of raw garlic" and BEG to be let free in clean air
    +1

    Make those claims to my wife and see if she agrees!

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    Quote Originally Posted by atlantadiscus View Post
    Are you from Planet Uranus perhaps?
    His profile says USA.

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