Seachem Garlic Guard

Seachem Garlic Guard

Seachem Garlic Guard is an all-natural garlic-scented odour and flavour enhancer for freshwater and saltwater fish food. It is designed for aquarium keepers looking to make food more appealing to finicky eaters, including discus and marine angelfish.

Key Benefits

• Adds a natural garlic scent and flavour to fish food.
• Helps attract the interest of selective or reluctant feeders.
• Can be mixed with any food item, including flake foods such as Seachem NutriDiet® Flakes.
• Safe for reef and planted aquariums.
• Suitable for use with medicated foods to help encourage finicky fish to eat.

How to Use

• Shake well before use.
• Soak the chosen food in GarlicGuard™ before feeding.

Dosage

When preparing medicated food, add 1 measure of MetroPlex™ to 1 measure of Focus™ per tablespoon of food. Completely soak the food mixture in GarlicGuard™, refrigerate, and feed once or twice daily for 1–2 weeks.

Suitable For

• Freshwater fish, including discus.
• Marine fish, including marine angelfish.
• Reef and planted aquarium systems.
• Fish that are reluctant or selective feeders.

Compatibility

Seachem Garlic Guard can be used with any fish food and is suitable for use alongside medicated foods. For the stated medicated-food preparation method, it is used with Seachem Focus™ and MetroPlex™.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Seachem Garlic Guard be used in both freshwater and marine aquariums?
Yes. It is a garlic-scented food enhancer for both freshwater and saltwater fish.

Is Garlic Guard suitable for a reef tank or planted aquarium?
Yes. Seachem Garlic Guard is safe for reef and planted aquariums.

How do I feed Garlic Guard to finicky fish?
Shake well, then soak the fish food in GarlicGuard™ before feeding it to your fish.

Can I use Seachem Garlic Guard with flakes?
Yes. It can be mixed with any food item, including flake foods such as Seachem NutriDiet® Flakes.

Can Garlic Guard be used with medicated food?
Yes. It can be used with medicated foods to help attract the interest of finicky eaters.

How should prepared medicated food be stored?
After completely soaking the food mixture in GarlicGuard™, refrigerate it and feed once or twice daily for 1–2 weeks.

When can I expect delivery?

• Gauteng (Jhb/Pta) - 1-3 working days
• Nationwide (Cpt/Dbn+) - 2-5 working days
• Outlying Areas - 3-7 working days

All orders are sent via Economy Road, typically through Fastway or Internet Express Couriers*. Estimated timeframes are not guaranteed. Once the order is collected by the courier, we have no control over third-party logistics and cannot make any time promises.

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