New Florida Gar

[richard4878]

This is how he acted since he has been in this tank, but different then they way he was acting at the LFS. I have never had a fish take more than a week to acclimate to a tank so I think I am just overreacting a bit.

Thanks I do appreciate the replies. I think he is ok as well, was just looking for a little reassurance. The last thing I want to do is to make one of these beautiful creatures suffer.

 

[vinson lim]

hi richard, did u say yr gar breath once every 90 minutes in average ?

 

[demjor19]

hi richard, did u say yr gar breath once every 90 minutes in average ?

if it is just laying around it wouldnt breath as often as a gar that is cruising the surface.

 

[DownUnder]

i might not haf any expert opinions on gars but i hope adding tis might help... i'd say mebbe uR fella's adjusting 2 the change of water? mebbe... i've had flower horns in the past tat took bout 2 months 2 adjust to the water when i 1st brought it back b4 it started feeding normally... at the beginning it only ate when hungry and tat'd be like once a week or something... but after acclimating 2 the water her aggression starting rising and tat's when i had 2 provide more food... LoL... so yea mebbe it's the change of environment... but keep a close eye on him at the same time though... btw nice set-up u haf there... cheers...

 

[ESJBond007]

richard where did u find that sweet skull at? how much did it cost?

 

[E_americanus]

unfortunately gars that have this upwards pointing snout disorder (seen a lot in the trade these days) don't last very long. there is something about it that causes problems, whether its internal and mechanical, or if it's some sort of reaction to an infection they develop or are more susceptible to. i would say keep the gar in usual high water quality, feed it sparingly only what it will eat, and raise up the temp to around 82F if it isn't already there...at least that should get him more active.

keep us posted and best of luck--
--solomon