New Shortnose and Florida pics
- Thread starter Conner
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I'm liking these guys more every day. It's gonna be sad when I have to get rid of some of them 
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xander;3268435; said:looking good man, that florida is a beast!!
got rid of some tankmates??
I got rid of the 2 peacock bass (which I traded for the second, lighter colored Florida gar). They were starting to get too big for the tank, and hogged most of the food. The nearly black Florida gar, which was my first, has put on a lot more weight since I got rid of them. The other one is quickly catching up.
It's possible I'm feeding too much, or just too often. I feed every day, either feeders, tilapia fillet, market shrimp, and/or freeze dried krill and pellets (only the new Florida is eating pellets at the moment though).
King-eL;3268472; said:
You should check with Journeykc. He's who I got mine from, and he's getting all set up for proper shipping, with Oxygen, styrofoam, and everything. I'm most likely going to try to trade mine locally, rather than selling and shipping (don't want to steal his business).
Eric A;3274708; said:
That gar is the smallest one I have, yet he routinely grabs the largest feeder I toss in
Twice now he's had to spit them out because they were too big for him to swallow. But it usually takes him about 30 minutes of trying before he figures it out. It's pretty funny to watch him try to eat a feeder that is actually wider in diameter than he is. Sometimes I use a pair of feeding tong's to target feed him a couple of smaller feeders, just to make sure he does get some.
