It has been discussed many times that Tilapia fillet chunks make excellent feed for Gars. It has also been discussed as to how organ meat from fish contain far more nutrients then musscle meat from the same fish. With that said, would live Oreochromis niloticus (Nile Tilapia) make good feeders for Gars?
I am very near a spawn of these fish and am curious as to what the Gar experts think about them as feeders. They are astoundingly fast growers, unlike most other fish bred as feeder fish. One major concern is that the adult Niles have dorsal fins that are extremely hard, sharp and pointy like daggers and I am not sure if this would pose a threat to the Gars internals.
I am very near a spawn of these fish and am curious as to what the Gar experts think about them as feeders. They are astoundingly fast growers, unlike most other fish bred as feeder fish. One major concern is that the adult Niles have dorsal fins that are extremely hard, sharp and pointy like daggers and I am not sure if this would pose a threat to the Gars internals.
