Does anyone else's Florida Gar do this??

[Full Metal Gundam]

thinks it's another gar in the reflection and is trying to bite it

 

[Crazy Taco]

odd behaviour I would think it is just stress for now. but you said he was doing this in other tanks in other situations. Possibly getting more O2 though the gills. try adding a bubbler and see if it helps

 

[Bsixxx]

try adding a bubbler and see if it helps

ya i think that will calm him down


ahaha

 

[foodandfish]

i think he wants to go home

 

[HiGhTiMeZ]

can u guys check out his gar again...
am i the only one that believes thats a spotted gar?

 

[demjor19]

can u guys check out his gar again...
am i the only one that believes thats a spotted gar?

no offense, but i am not looking for an id on this fish. i am only concerned about how to get him acting normal again.

 

[flagtail]

just throwing this out there

but perhaps mating behavior?

because of his reflection

and your basing this on your personal experience when standing by a mirror?

The gar is stressed...do some water tests, turn off light, and let him settle in.

 

[demjor19]

and your basing this on your personal experience when standing by a mirror?

The gar is stressed...do some water tests, turn off light, and let him settle in.

you dont think i've already tried the obvious???
i am buying a new test kit after work and retesting all the parameters. maybe the kit i tested w/ wasnt working right.

 

[nishant_datta]

mine used to behave like this.....so i would just turn off the light and back away from the tank........

 

[flagtail]

you dont think i've already tried the obvious???
i am buying a new test kit after work and retesting all the parameters. maybe the kit i tested w/ wasnt working right.

Not sure what you tried, but 100% that there's an irritant bothering him.