Gar just took shrimp!

MonsterMinis

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technically needle nose are "other characins" not true gars :) But Gratz OP non the less those guys ime are even harder then true gar to get offa live foods.
 

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Thank you. Yea I wasn't sure where to post so I just tried general discussion. I have Hujeta gars too. I think they are some type of pike? I love them. They stay the size I need. Too bad they don't come with the markings like true gars have. Id pay good price for a gar that stayed 8" with good markings.
 

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Hmm, I figured he was talking about osseus. Either way, good job getting him to eat dead. The false gars are probably harder to break than the real ones!
 

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needle nose here is hujeta pike or longnose gar?
 

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needle nose here is hujeta pike or longnose gar?
Since he says that he's keeping the fish in question with hujetas, I'm going to assume that if he's not talking about L. osseus then he's talking about Xenentodon cancila.
 

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Yup not a real gar. It's a characin. Don't know species name but they are labeled as needle nose gars.

Nonetheless good job! Now just wait till he takes one of the bottom of the tank. One my Florida did that I was so excited


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Nice and healthy looking! mine got about 12" before I tried putting a FLG with it ( HUGE mistake) my FLG shred it overnight, thankfully I found the needle a good home very fast. Really cool fish though despite the food bill mine racked up before finally taking pellets. those things can eat!
 
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