What sort of water temps can they tolerate thanks.
Sent from my iPhone using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
Sent from my iPhone using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
to the OP: best answers are always from these guys so when they give you advice, try to take it!Lower temp tolerance of Gators will depend on the condition of the Gator.. You can not expect every single one to respond well in every case. If the fish is not properly prepared for a winter slow down it will not survive or do well. It is a false idea to think just because an animal survives at a certain temp in the wild that it will do OK at that temp in captivity. when you have a cold blooded animal such as a gar, conditioning for that temp reduction means much when you do lower that temp. Do not ask me how.. We are honestly still working on how to do that. I have at this point had very good success in conditioning and lowering gators to 60 F or even below but this is not a perfected science that will work in any and all cases. Special care needs to be exercised when doing these things.