So, I have a very curious tank. The tank is comprised of one (almost positive) alligator gar that is about 10 inches or so long, one pleco that has never moved...ever. One feeder fish that has survived two months (I'm not kidding... they won't eat him. This thing is about the size of a nickel AT BEST and he just swims freely) and one RTC that is about 6 inches at best. Here's the thing... I once rescued a gar to whom I bestowed the name Bandit (thanks to Jerry Reed's song/Burt Reynolds movie; RIP Jerry) from a horrible dealer and attempted a recoup but the damage was too severe (missing fins, poor coloration, scarring, etc). However, my gar at the time would often help it out... like it would mother it in a manner of speaking. Even during feeding time it would chase big fish and then school the other fish towards Bandit, who's flipper loss made mobility very difficult. Now, he died. But, fast forward, yesterday I bought a beautiful Longnose gar about 4 in long and with the most beautiful coloring I've ever seen. last night I put him in my tank and he acclimated well but this morning he is completely gone. The thing is... no RTC could eat him without choking to death. Is it possible...was it a combined murder? There are no signs of him anywhere.... opinions...help? Sniff. Please keep lectures to a degree of informative and refrain from pointless condescending. I thought it was big enough to survive and learned. I have the financial loss and experiential gain. Just want to know who most likely murdered him and find ways to be able to have multiple gar at once.
