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gibbonz
08-01-2007, 11:27 AM
need a little help here...im kinda new to big fishes but i really enjoy learning more about them so i bought few big fishes n keep them in one pond. my problem is that i have three giants that is kinda territorial (2 micropeltes and one gator gar) ,,will it work if i put them together..coz i just did a week ago..so far none of them shows signs of aggressiveness...but as for long term im afraid one of them will get a bit more territorial than the others and bad things might happen..
here's a video of them in my pond..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=095Ey8sEfnE
cheers.
GigMan
08-01-2007, 12:47 PM
give them plants and decoration to hide... please :(
unknownuza13
08-01-2007, 1:59 PM
It's trial and error. That is a sweet pond you've got.
Bsixxx
08-01-2007, 2:11 PM
thats a very nice pond mate
:D
good luck when those gator gars get bigger
:D
DownUnder
08-01-2007, 2:31 PM
lovely set-up nice and spacious but i'd suggest mebbe some potted water plants or stack some rocks up and make places for them 2 hide in... i'm not really worried but the micro more for the other species... micros haf been known 2 be VERY TERRITORIAL and they are definitely not known 2 be mild tempered... i wuz fishing once and it tore my bait catfish in half without even getting hooked...
anyway from wad i know, i mebbe wrong... gars are bottom feeders... so if u haf a few holes for them 2 hide or stay in it should work out fine... cheers on uR pond mate... it's lovely...
mercury904
08-01-2007, 7:36 PM
basing on that video,it will have no problem,just break their vision's point of tangency to be sure,but im sure that micro can harm some of your fish but not that gar.
gibbonz
08-02-2007, 12:30 AM
thanks all for the replies..the gar seems to be the big boss of the pond n i can see that its pretty intimidating for the other fish to swim around the gar including the snakeheads..last week i bought 2 small giant snakeheads around 10" and the 2 big giants ate both of them..i saw it but i couldnt do anything..this is why it gets me to think about what's gonna happen to other fish in the long term..but thanks i'll do what you guys suggested..put some water plants..if i were to add more monster fish..what will be your suggestion?
cheers
stotty
08-02-2007, 6:45 AM
need a little help here...im kinda new to big fishes but i really enjoy learning more about them so i bought few big fishes n keep them in one pond. my problem is that i have three giants that is kinda territorial (2 micropeltes and one gator gar) ,,will it work if i put them together..coz i just did a week ago..so far none of them shows signs of aggressiveness...but as for long term im afraid one of them will get a bit more territorial than the others and bad things might happen.. But looking at the video i say looks good to me.
here's a video of them in my pond..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=095Ey8sEfnE
cheers.
A friend of mine had one red he was over 2 ft and a gator gar just short of 3ft they were fine together but they had grown up in the same tank over the years from 6” but when you put another fish in there the red would smash it to bits. As said before it’s a trial and error thing and it could work out expensive. You need to do it when you have time to keep an eye on them.
Very Nice pond;)
nice, whats that fish with the eye spot ??
gibbonz
08-03-2007, 3:32 AM
hmm...i guess u're talking about the peacock bass??
hmm..my brother just added a new shovelnose yesterday.it's about 19" or so...they didnt do nothing to it,,not even a sign....well i guess if i want to add more big fishes i have to at them at this point...
gibbonz
08-03-2007, 11:24 PM
R.I.P to my shovelnose...this morning what i can found is only it's head...dammit..i donnno which one of the giants ate it..
i would say its the one with the big bulge in its stomach
jordanlewis100
08-04-2007, 2:52 PM
your gator gars are lovely but grow massive like over 4 feet in captivity and apparently 10 feet in the wild good luck when they grow! Just keep a watch on the micros and all should be fine
gibbonz
08-04-2007, 8:23 PM
its really weird coz it didnt touch my 14" red devil...its funny coz the micros and gar only attack the "new kid"..maybe that's why they call them "territorial"
i have prepared myself if it really goes above 4 ft...and i think my pond is not too small for a four feeter..
btw, i think i found which one's eating..its the smaller micro..