pellet training

Hey guys, new to mfk. I've recently acquired 2 20cm + spotted gars. It's been 3 days and they're not interested in the food sticks pellets I have offered. What's the next step? Crickets? How can I get them to eat. They are just by themselves, so no competition with other fish. Any feedback or...

I read the article about breaking down Hydrocynus Goliath. I thought when feeding them pellets I could supplement with nutritional products to stimulate them to grow faster. I have 2 GATFs about 5.5 inches long, Before I started breaking them I have seen my GATFs bite into the pellets, it looks...

I have had my spotted gar for about 1 month. He lives in a 6 feet 200 gallon tank at ph 7.0 and 23 degrees C. He is currently 9 Inches long and on a strictly feeder fish diet. I am now trying to get him to onto pellets and prawn meat. Currently with no success. He has not eaten for 2 days and I...

Perhaps the trick is to start them out young, I don't know, but I'm happy to report my new 3" baby NTT is eating pellets after less than 2 days in his new home (8' Aro tank). At the LFS he had eaten blood worms only. I had first dropped some pellets (Hikari Sinking Carnivore) behind the sponge...