Are gar vegetarian?

[Xyra]

I have come to the conclusion that gar are just plain weird. But that's why we love them, right?

TBH, I feel that is the best explanation yet.

 

[srikamaraja]

No more need to gut load!

 

[luckydemonz3]

haha mines eats what ever you though in the tank from shrimp to pellets

 

[flamenco-t]

I give algae wafers to all my fish, my trop gar eat algae wafers and zuchini piece that I have in the tank for my fei feng.

I think it's important for ALL carnivorous species to get veggies on their diet. In the wild, they eat smaller herbivorous fish and that's how they get their share of veggies. I found that carnivourous fish with regular veggies diet are less likely to get sick.

stan

 

[Xyra]

I give algae wafers to all my fish, my trop gar eat algae wafers and zuchini piece that I have in the tank for my fei feng.

I think it's important for ALL carnivorous species to get veggies on their diet. In the wild, they eat smaller herbivorous fish and that's how they get their share of veggies. I found that carnivourous fish with regular veggies diet are less likely to get sick.

stan

Interesting, I will try and pursuade all mine to eat veg. They nearly all eat pellets which gives them somewhat a wider variety of foods than just frozen stuff.

The gar didn't finish his meal in the end (it was a bit big for him to swallow really) :/

 

[shintensei3]

cool. haha. my spatula wont eat anything unless its moving.
how can that gar eat that cucumber?? oh no.. he is been brainwashed. lol

 

[FSM]

Algae wafers, depending on the brand, often consist mostly of fish. Algae or whatever vegetable ingredient is included is usually the second ingredient. So I don't think it would be too difficult to get a gar that ate other pellets to eat the algae wafers.

The cucumber is surprising though. I had (have) a pike that ate spinach, I think he felt left out because all the other fish in the tank (silver dollars and a carpintis) loved spinach.

 

[shintensei3]

COOL!! never Thought of That. Really. iM newb About The Fish.
just know how to take care of it. (I mean, Give him food and wash the Tank Only)
Then I Decided To Join MFK. This WEb Is Like Accesable Discovery Channel man. lol

 

[Noddy]

the gar that thinks he's a pleco

I wouldn't worry, until he sucks himself to the windows!
let us know when he does that, you may have a special plecogar-crossbred

 

[phobull]

My arrow use to only eat algae wafers till oneday i fed him shrimp then all that changed LOL