Alligator Gar & Longnose Gar
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Naw, when the Gator Gar thinks something is food he does a lot more than what he did to the LNG tonight.xander;4154873; said:
If he thought it was food there would be no LNG as of right now.
I really think they are getting along pretty well. My main fish guy said they were showing signs of pre-mating rituals or "checking each other out" as he noticed the LNG is constantly sticking his beak down in the "lower" region of the Gator Gar. Maybe they will.... naw that's just silly talk right now
Sounds like dominance touching with the snouts. You really aren't going to keep telling yourself that things are going well as these little bites and snaps from the gator become more frequent, are you?Spatula;4154901; said:Naw, when the Gator Gar thinks something is food he does a lot more than what he did to the LNG tonight.
If he thought it was food there would be no LNG as of right now.
I really think they are getting along pretty well. My main fish guy said they were showing signs of pre-mating rituals or "checking each other out" as he noticed the LNG is constantly sticking his beak down in the "lower" region of the Gator Gar. Maybe they will.... naw that's just silly talk right now
It was literally the first and only snap ever, and it wasn't even a hard snap. Just more of a nip and it was because he had food hanging out of his mouth.Madding;4155182; said:
I'm serious when I say I think they're gonna be OK together.
your "main fish guy" doesn't know what he's talking about when it comes to gars. that behavior is definitely NOT pre-mating and it's doubtful the longnose is old enough to be mature and the gator definitely is not (and would therefore not be giving off appropriate pheromones). it's dominance behavior as Madding said.Spatula;4154901; said:Naw, when the Gator Gar thinks something is food he does a lot more than what he did to the LNG tonight.
If he thought it was food there would be no LNG as of right now.
I really think they are getting along pretty well. My main fish guy said they were showing signs of pre-mating rituals or "checking each other out" as he noticed the LNG is constantly sticking his beak down in the "lower" region of the Gator Gar. Maybe they will.... naw that's just silly talk right now
the nip is just a taste of what is to come...if the LNG ever has a piece of food hanging out of its mouth and the gator wants it, the gator could easily snap off the snout in the process of taking it.
once again bad idea. only going to get worst in all likelihood. good luck with the gars--
--solomon
and you can be "serious" when you say that, but it doesn't make it so. also, you have a sample of 1 in making your statement, against other data which suggests otherwise. really, since this isn't even a successful "experiment" yet, your basis for this is merely opinion based on a sample of zero.Spatula;4155464; said:
I thought that kinda behavior was cute too.. until I woke up from a loud splash and my Silver Arrowana partially skinned.. that nose bumping is bad new bears. Thankfully my Silver wasn't badly injured, and was immediately removed to a QT tank. I don't think your LNG will have the same luck I hate to say. Sadly I'de kill to get my hands on anything but a Florida or Gator. I hope you do the right thing and seperate those fish soon.
