go to the gar section, there will be some experts to help you. I think your gar still too small to get off feeders, if he's already accept other food he will be fine but if he don't then keep feed him feeder untill he pass 6-7''. BTW, this "needle nose gar" is a real long nose gar or just a fake gar? I heard that those fake gar will not eat some thing other than feeder!