Would one 4-6 inch long nose gar be okay in my koi pond? The water has warmed to 60 degrees and rising. It will be fed daily and monitered
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Uhh i knew I'd end up typing a lot. It's a predator pond with a small rocked-in cove. Or I can do a mesh livewell. Right now it contains a shoal of bluegill and green sunfish fingerlings that live in a bunch of rocks and looking and acting like afican cichlids 
. Also there is a 13 inch lmb which will not be allowed anywhere near the longnose, demensoins- 12x7x2.5 deep and 3ft deep at the lowest point with a stream style bog filter and small shallow 2.5x2.5, 6 inch deep shelf. comes out at around 1700 gallons
. Also there is a 13 inch lmb which will not be allowed anywhere near the longnose, demensoins- 12x7x2.5 deep and 3ft deep at the lowest point with a stream style bog filter and small shallow 2.5x2.5, 6 inch deep shelf. comes out at around 1700 gallons
no. keep it in a 10g or 20g and grow it out a bit first. those temps aren't good for feeding for a gar that small. just have some patience and grow the fish to 8-10" before putting it in the pond.
i've spent at least 500 dollars on it to build, i use all me-power with no rentals or bobcats, I don't know about the electric bill, i never check
E_americanus;5033049; said:
x2.
What sizes of aquariums do you have?
I had my two longnose gars in a 10 gallon until they hit 8" or so then I bumped them up to a 29 gallon. In both setups, the water temperature was set to 78°F, and they always had appropriate-sized feeders (guppies then rosy reds then small goldfish) available. Under these conditions, they went from a bit over 1" to 14" in a bit under two months.
I think that you will find following a similar approach much more rewarding for getting your gar up to a good size so that it will stand a much better chance in the pond.