I have read and heard some comments in my
LFS about increasing the immune systems of fish, and i wanted to run it by the peeps on TR to get a second, third,....fortieth oppinion. The two that i have heard of are the topics of this post: Garlic and spirinula. The former was recomended by my
LFS as "increasing the number of white blood cells in fish." Sounds like a treatment used in Boulder, some "holistic" fish remedy. I am skeptical. Besides, i am not too keen on the idea of my water smelling like garlic.
The other is spirinula. The packaging on some manifactures (Hakari) says it is supposed to help the immune system. Again, i am not sure if this is really true, or if it is a snake oil for fish. Unlike the garlic, this one i will feed to fish because it is nutritious and generally good for them. I typically mix it with frozen brine shrimp and the fish (
freshwater fish, don't forget!) seem to love it. I assume it would be good for marine fish as well.
