I have had my spotted gar for about 1 month. He lives in a 6 feet 200 gallon tank at ph 7.0 and 23 degrees C. He is currently 9 Inches long and on a strictly feeder fish diet. I am now trying to get him to onto pellets and prawn meat. Currently with no success. He has not eaten for 2 days and I just keep dangling the prawn meat at the end of a fishing line. Anyone have any suggestions?
How do I get my gar to eat non live foods
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- feeding pellet training
I've learned here to drop food on top of snout of gar. That will trigger a feeding response.
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