needlenose gar

[uhjkool]

HI everybody! I am so glad i found this site today, i cant believe there is so much info on all these fish! Anyways i have a needlenose gar and i was wondering what is the max length on these bad boys? :drool:

[DeLgAdO]

needle nose gar only grow alittle over a foot, sad to say really :(

unless you mean the long nose gar

then you get this :drool:

[beblondie]

needle nose gar are not true gars they are usually -Xenocara dolichopterus -Anne

[tdubblea]

I have 2 needlefish....do they only eat live fish and ghost shrimp? I hear bad things about putting feeders in a tank

[guppy]

Needle fish are often stubborn to the point of starving when it comes to eating nonliving food, if you use feeders try mollies and guppies, just keep a couple weeks worth in each of 2 storage tubs in water containing 2 teaspoons salt per gallon and a sponge filter or 2. Keep them that way for 2 weeks before using and feed them a good quality diet. This will prevent most feeder related problems. Needlefish will also eat moths, crickets, and even mealworms.

[paintboi101]

i was thinking of getting a niddle of my own lol

[paintboi101]

i just dont like the growth rate lol

[mauls]

I got two needles, there pretty cool, they just sit and chill. I dont feed mine live food, i feed them frozen krill and they dotn have a problem with that

[guppy]

I got two needles, there pretty cool, they just sit and chill. I dont feed mine live food, i feed them frozen krill and they dotn have a problem with that
Cool, I have heard of people that converted them with no problems but have also heard of them getting so close to starvation that they became vulnerable to infection and died. the couple I have kept got live food, mainly crickets and guppies. It was no special problem as I fed those to several other fish as well.

[zipperfish45]

I can get long nose gar babies out the Deep Fork River in the summer. I use a sane in the grassy small pools coming off the river.

[Polypterus]

It really is a necessity to clearly explain what fish is being talked about to avoid confusion by mistaking one animals care for anothers.

"Needle nose gar" is an incredably vague common name that has been applied to several species across many Genus in seperate families.

None are the same in husbandry and no one can truly say anything with accuracy unless the species is identified to this common name at least to Genus level.

[horndevl]

feeding needlenose crickets and moths ,,what do you do just drop them in water ,sorry if i sound stupid, ive just purchased 2 of them they are awsome

[DeLgAdO]

feeding needlenose crickets and moths ,,what do you do just drop them in water ,sorry if i sound stupid, ive just purchased 2 of them they are awsome

yea man dropping them in the water is just fine

you could also see if they will take it from your hand :naughty:

[horndevl]

ive read up some on these been feeding them guppies they eat happily. read about crickets and such but wasnt quite sure. thankyou..

[fishmatser]

Hi where do you buy thise nidele nose fish and how do they breed

[horndevl]

i live in Indiana on the ky border [Louisville] breeding not sure i just know they r awsome stalkers , and quite interesting fish. but i have a question anyone reads this should i put three in tank or 2 allright? according to what ive read i think they are both males..i think

[Colby]

The Meat from a needle nose is not that bad.

[OldSchool]

Nice fish, just be careful, mine were very very skittish. Calm at first, then became very skittish, every time the lights would go out, they'd bash into the top of the tank. I believe they're well known jumpers in their native waters.

[elykyelsna]

I left a lid up on my tank, walked into the room 5min later, and there was my 10.5" needlenose on the floor, the little bastard turned his head back and bit me when i picked him up to put him back in the tank, luckily he was fine.

[Unxpekted]

My needlenose will now take turtle food (the long stick like pellet food), as well as live feeders. It took a while to get him onto the pellets, but I think it was worth it, just to vary his diet a bit.

[crazystereo]

:ROFL: :hitting: I left a lid up on my tank, walked into the room 5min later, and there was my 10.5" needlenose on the floor, the little bastard turned his head back and bit me when i picked him up to put him back in the tank, luckily he was fine.
haha! You crazy bastard! " Luckily, he was fine" never mind the fact I had to get stitches and it got infected.