Baby Gar and food...

[Cyclop3000]

Ok this has probably been answered 50 times in this forum section, but after looking at 3 pages worth of threads i'm too lazy to continue...

I got a baby Gar, about 3-4" long. My first Gar, so not used to those. He's in with a jubenile Aro, and when I feed the Aro either pellets or bloodworms he couldn't care less. When I dump in a Danio, he goes for it and it's a goner in about 3 seconds.

I don't like feeding live, and I hear Gars can be turned away from feeders...but what would they eat then? Bloodworms? Shrimps? And do I dare...pellets?

Just want to have your input on possibilities...

 

[Polypterus]

I have never met a gar yet (over 100 specimens of six species and two hybrids) that would not take pellets or other prepared or frozen foods.

Just have patience and persistence and you can get them to feed on whatever you want.

 

[Kuda]

you can do it

 

[Oddball]

My 4 gars came in at the same size and all took AZOO floating arowana sticks from day 1.

 

[FlammingWoodChuck]

Well i gto mine from the lfs and i fed him live feeders. I didnt go to get more feeders for about a week and when i was gana go get sum i saw him eating pellets so i just said forget it and now he eats em when ever they are in a tank. Just takes time.

 

[Cyclop3000]

Great thanks for the reply guys...

 

[odalisay]

Try fasting them for a couple of days. It always worked for me. Be persistant, it will happen.