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Yo-Zuri
10-20-2005, 5:04 AM
got a pair of them lately, very cool fishes. Havent seen them eat live feeders yet as they were pellet trained.
RockyGoldy
10-20-2005, 5:08 AM
This is an awesome pic!
Its good that they are pellet trained...easy on the pocket as well...but lack the killing aggression...
:grinyes:
Yo-Zuri
10-20-2005, 5:09 AM
will try live ones next time :)
RockyGoldy
10-20-2005, 5:14 AM
will try live ones next time :)
Letting them eat live...might make them wean off pellets...
unknownuza13
10-20-2005, 10:06 AM
Nice gars man. how big are they? I would definately stick to the pellets if you already have them on it. I wish my gar ate pellets, and the dats, and the pbass, even my pike cichlid won't eat pellets anymore. Spoiled them on MP.
Is that a Dovii I see in the background..?
zennzzo
10-20-2005, 11:08 AM
very cool pic...How big are the gars?
Yo-Zuri
10-20-2005, 12:02 PM
12-15" i guess
thats a peacock in the background
nice nice... i gotta get one soon!!! :grinyes: :grinyes: :grinyes:
By the way, is it possible to get them hooked on both pellets and live feed at the same time???
peanut
10-20-2005, 1:28 PM
great fish
Yo-Zuri
10-20-2005, 1:30 PM
let me try out and let you know :)
haha... i'll be getting mine in a few days time.... haha....
just wondering to get a pair or just one???
Yo-Zuri
10-20-2005, 1:33 PM
haha... i'll be getting mine in a few days time.... haha....
just wondering to get a pair or just one???
if your pocket and tank space allows, why not? :)
RockyGoldy
10-20-2005, 2:12 PM
nice nice... i gotta get one soon!!! :grinyes: :grinyes: :grinyes:
By the way, is it possible to get them hooked on both pellets and live feed at the same time???
In my books...a good heathy gar eats just about anything man.. :thumbsup:
aquaholic
10-22-2005, 9:53 AM
try freeze dried krill also, all of mine love it
Lspooky4
10-22-2005, 11:57 AM
ive got my gar eating live feeders and dried krill, i only put the feeders in once a week, and last week i underestimated how many they would go thorugh, so they were gone by the next day. about 3 days later the gar would hit the krill as i threw it into the tank
peanut
10-28-2005, 2:23 PM
great looking fish
PhullTank57
10-28-2005, 4:25 PM
Very nice gar, Yo-zuri! :) Do the pair hang out together in your tank? More pics please!!
In my books...a good heathy gar eats just about anything man..
Have to agree w/ Rocky. My gar used to take everything... shrimp, krill, earthworms, pellets, algea wafers, even flakes!! :D
xxxdrewww
10-28-2005, 4:28 PM
gar on pellets dont ruin a good thing
i have a marble gar he is very cool and calm but when i tried a cichlid tank he killed everything in sight but that fish in joke
my spotted would eat anything too even pellets but i mainly fed it whitebait.
it used to feed from my hand.
dixon
i have marble gar i wonder does this fish need a mate
RockyGoldy
10-29-2005, 1:07 PM
Very nice gar, Yo-zuri! :) Do the pair hang out together in your tank? More pics please!!
Have to agree w/ Rocky. My gar used to take everything... shrimp, krill, earthworms, pellets, algea wafers, even flakes!! :D
Awesome pic there...man look at those teeths!!!
mkpeters6
10-29-2005, 6:53 PM
my spotted gar doesnt eat pellets but just about any type of frozen food (krill, silversides, bloodworms, etc) and he love feeders as well
although gars usually dont swim around alot in the aquarium, they are some of the most interesting predators to watch eat - i love watching the stealth approach of my gar when going after feeders, he is completely motionless while the fish just swim around hi mouth and then...SNAP... he grabs one, flips head first and chomps it down.. really remind of the fish version of a gator the way they eat
feeding a variety of foods to your fish is always important, and althoug some argue against feeders, pellets and frozen food just is not the same with some fish!
gatorgar
10-29-2005, 7:35 PM
I would suggest if it must have a mate, it should be about the same size
gatorgar
10-29-2005, 8:20 PM
Awesome pic there...man look at those teeths!!!
Wish I saw the pic, Gar wil l eat anythig, watch your fingers when maintaing your tank
lizardfishman
10-29-2005, 8:31 PM
nice gars. you should try feeders atleast once if you have never seen gars eat live foods before
Steve_89
10-30-2005, 12:45 AM
Great fish!! :)
PhullTank57
10-30-2005, 6:51 AM
Awesome pic there...man look at those teeths!!!
Thanks bro! This gar has actually already bitten a family member while feeding... drew blood and everything?!! :uhoh:
PhullTank57
10-30-2005, 6:58 AM
Wish I saw the pic, Gar wil l eat anythig, watch your fingers when maintaing your tank
I know exactly what you mean there, gatorgar! :headbang2
venwu225
11-01-2005, 4:01 PM
my old spotted gar really enjoyed large earth worms, it mixed pretty well with the other fish.
ballsmcgee1234
11-04-2005, 12:12 AM
nice gars, have two just like them:)
Pleco-nation
03-28-2006, 10:41 PM
Fantastic looking gars look very healthy!!!
thornton_851
03-31-2006, 9:51 PM
nice man im thinkin bout gettin some myself