I finally got around to taking some pics of the gars in the pond. There are 3 shortnose gars 13-19" each, and one spotted gar probably around 12-13". They are looking very good in my opinion, and their behavior has changed considerably from being in an aquarium.
They've basically stopped feeding at this point, as water temp is hovering between 60F and 65F. I am considering removing them from the pond in the next couple weeks to make moving them to a new house easier (assuming we end up moving in the next couple months).
It's about time to pull the pond plants out, as they're really starting to deteriorate with the cold weather. There are also about 75 or so feeder comets left from the last feeding that I did. Usually those guys wouldn't last 12 hours in the pond, they've been in there about 3 or 4 weeks now...
Anywho, hears what you guys really want, pics! (Sorry most of them aren't that great, its hard to photograph gars in a 3' deep pond under cover of plants and all that jazz...)
They've basically stopped feeding at this point, as water temp is hovering between 60F and 65F. I am considering removing them from the pond in the next couple weeks to make moving them to a new house easier (assuming we end up moving in the next couple months).
It's about time to pull the pond plants out, as they're really starting to deteriorate with the cold weather. There are also about 75 or so feeder comets left from the last feeding that I did. Usually those guys wouldn't last 12 hours in the pond, they've been in there about 3 or 4 weeks now...
Anywho, hears what you guys really want, pics! (Sorry most of them aren't that great, its hard to photograph gars in a 3' deep pond under cover of plants and all that jazz...)
