my gator gar only eats about once a month sometimes less he is about 18in long and ive had him for years he used to eat more often but not for the last year or so water temp is at 71, 7.4ph o amonia,0 nitrite,and the nitrates get to about 20 or 30 before a wc
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Severely stunted gator if its only 18" long and a few years old. I'm afraid to ask, but what size tank is it in?
if he is in a big enough tank, try to up the temperature a little and add some aquarium salt. Does he stay at the bottom of the tank? What color is he?
yeah i've had mine for like 4 weeks and its grown like 4 inches already. are sure your's is a true gator gar?
Warmer water = more active feeder, but 71 is warm enough that he should eat a lot more than that. It might not hurt to up the temp. I'm like the others, though...are you sure it's Atractosteus spatula?
Cheers,
Don
Cheers,
Don
i got one and it grown from 3 inches to six in a month. another thing you could do is when it opens up its mouth to eat it should have two rows of teeth in the roof of its jaw.