id gar fry....i found me some!

sbuse

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i need an id and some ideas cause they are small! i think they are longnose, but i have never seen them this small. the smallest is about .5" and the biggest maybe 2"-3". i found 9 in total. i was out cat fishing and was wading in about ankle deep water when i went to find a good spot to pee when i saw a small "minnow" jump away. so i turned on my head lamp to see what it was. i couldn't believe my eyes it was a gar. took a few seconds to fully hit me and that this wasn't a dream then i scooped it up with my hands. put it in a bag. i started to look around and bam another. after the fourth gar i found i did finally pee, but then the search was on again.

here are the pics what do you think they are and what should i feed them? i was thinking blood worms, black worms, brine shrimp or glass worms if i could find them. the close up pic in my hand was the biggest gar of all them and they all look the same.

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sbuse

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click on the pics you'll get a bigger clear pic.

i can personally guarantee these are 1,000,000% NOT floridas:popcorn:
 

Dubeckyj

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It might be easier to tell with a side-shot of them suspended in water. All their fins are hidden and the pattern is difficult to see with them in your hands. I want to say LNG or SNG, but it's a guess at this point.

Great find, though. And good thing you didn't pee on them.
 

Wiggles92

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It might be easier to tell with a side-shot of them suspended in water. All their fins are hidden and the pattern is difficult to see with them in your hands. I want to say LNG or SNG, but it's a guess at this point.

Great find, though. And good thing you didn't pee on them.
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Get the smallest ones separate from the larger ones so that they don't become food for the others; the larger ones can definitely take down small guppies at that size while the smaller ones will need baby guppies & smaller prey.

Regardless of what they are, I'll take two or four of them if you decide to sell any. :D
 

HungDang

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damn, I need to get out of my laziness and go catch me some babies gar! where did you find them?
 
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