just wanted to add to this thread reGARding feeding and pellets...
in an ongoing experiment to add more pellet food to the gars' diets AND further increase the whole fish content, i went to the local Asian food market today and bought a pound of wild-caught frozen anchovies. i know these fish are pretty fatty, but i wanted something that the gars could eat whole (not gutted, filleted, etc).
after thawing i pried open the anchovies' mouths and crammed down several NLS medium fish pellets (they are pretty tiny, but it's a start). it was tedious, and i wasn't even sure the gars would make the double change-up of the new type of whole fish food AND pellets (not that they would detect the pellets).
anyway, upon introduction to GDII, the Cubans took the fish right away, and the croc II followed closely mowing down anything it could get a hold of. needless to say, the Cubans got their first pellets in quite some time, and are hopefully on their way to regularly getting some additional nutrition in their diet. at the very least the whole fish should be better than the tilapia fillets, although i plan on going back to tilapia and seeing if it is easier to load it with pellets (but cutting a space in the chunks).
just thought i'd report back on that...i'll be feeding the t-gars in the round tank (pictured in the media lounge) using the same method, only they are getting larger whole fish so hopefully i can pack them with several more pellets.
...now to order a pizza with anchovies
--solomon
