Just a couple of questions about the Gar!

[JohnnyPhillips]

I just bought a 3.5 inc asian Gar from R.M.S. and i heard they grow too about 1 1/2 foot i got a 220 for it but i was wondering besides guppy and molly babies what i could feed him because i had to take him out of the breeding tank because my dad didnt like the fact that all his babbies were getting eaten so i had to put him in a 75 gallon tank with like 20+ medium sized angels and 1 5 in red zebra ciclid and i wonderd what i should feed him since he doesnt have the small babies to eat now?
I would like to know your input on what i should do with it because i do like the species and this is my first fish that could grow really big. All the tanks are at 79 F
normal nitrate and nitrite and amounia and i do 2 50% waterchanges since thier is so many fish in their.Any information is good information.
Thanks Johnny

[beblondie]

First realize its not a true gar.There are no true gars to be found outside the Americas.What you have is most likely Xenentodon cancila.
normal ammonia is 0 normal nitrIte is 0 in a cycled tank.As for food there are predators they eat fish you could try floating carnivore sticks.otherwise guppy fry and or guppies and as it grows molly fry and of course mollies-Anne

[JohnnyPhillips]

I have been looking at some posts and they said chuncks of earthworms might work any ideas ?

[Apocalypse]

I would assume any meaty substance will do. However, they may only want to feed on live food. This however can be remedied over time.

Good luck and congrats on your newest addition.

[JohnnyPhillips]

Thank you very much for your information i will give it a try

[JohnnyPhillips]

I have another ? should i go buy the other gar that was in the same tank with him for just another fish in the species or will he do better alone ? as the only one in of his species ior her not sure what sex it is

[ballsmcgee1234]

my everglades gars are much happier in a pair than alone

[rumblesushi]

it's not a gar :D

It's as much of a gar as the "rocket gar" or hujeta, which is actually a characin.

They are related to halfbeaks and are needlefish, not Asian gars.

I've never had one though, how is it so far? Active? Hungry?

[furious piranha]

i doubt its the same kind, but my friend once bouut an "asian" gar from the lfs n he had it for 8 onhts n its never grown over 6 inches. hopefully u didnt buy that