I just have to share the funniest Bowfin experience I have had to date. Me and my best buddy were pounding a few brew and shooting the breeze by my indoor Bowfin aquarium. The mini-monster kept banging the glass all excited (Like he was asking for a beer) and opening his mouth wide for show. A few minutes ago as my buddy was leaving, he stopped at the outdoor deck pond (My Gar-den). He was remarking how much my longnose Gar has grown... I pointed out the smaller of the two Bowfin (~9" - 10"). He was uber-impressed, and decided to stick his finger through the netting cover to let the Bowfin smell him. In less then a second, his finger was down the Bowfins throat to the first knuckle. He screamed as he removed his finger from the pond. I almost pee'd myself laughing. I have heard that Bowfin do NOT have teeth like the Snakehead, but it was able to draw blood from a finger of a construction worker like it was a bloodworm.
He said that petting my Gars is now a thing of the past since these two monsters are in there.
He said that petting my Gars is now a thing of the past since these two monsters are in there.
