Pls help my gar...

[crowxviii]

I recently bought a new spotted gar. he's around 4 inches. my problem is that he's so motionless. Just lies above. rarely moves his tail to swim. and sometimes he gets carried away by the current of the powerhead. I believe he was not cared for very well at the lfs. he's so thin and looks like he's been starved too much.
I kept him alone in a 30g tank and left some small feeders. last night though i saw that he managed to catch one and eat it.
I hope he will be alright.
My question is that - will his body be affected if he was starved to much?
I need your suggestions on how to make sure i will be able to catch up for the loss. This is my first gar and i wanna make sure he lives... if you know what i mean. I will post his pic this afternoon. thanks!
more power mkf!

 

[frogman5]

he should be fine just give him some time

 

[ViperCLKGTR]

Just provide food and watch...

At 4 inches Gar look skinny fresh from a LFS cause for them to feed them properly it cost money. Mine was skinny when I got him all of my Gars were but for the power of the filter to move him around I've never seen that

 

[crowxviii]

Here's the pic. image is poor due to my camera fone. sorry for that. but i hope you can tell me what you see and how do i act for now. thank you! he's still weak.

 

[ViperCLKGTR]

Looks good, just feed him... check for parasites

 

[kjdboi858]

if i were you ill feed him blood worms to pump him up, i bought a batch of spotted gars last year and thats all i feed them before they went on pellets.

 

[mrhayeshimself]

probably just has been through a lot, I wouldnt be very happy at a pet store.
and I dont think anything would really starve itself to death, except models, but they're already dead on the inside.

 

[channarox]

as long as food is available to it,it wont starve itself.
if its healthy enough.

 

[CDickes1988]

probably just has been through a lot, I wouldnt be very happy at a pet store.
and I dont think anything would really starve itself to death, except models, but they're already dead on the inside.

Haha

 

[Polypterus]

There is nothing wrong with the fish...
From the pic and everything you said it is just a small gar acting like a small gar. They don't move around much and generally do not use the caudal fin but rather the pectoral fins to move about. They also generally just lay around a lot. It really does not seem to show the typical signs of being underfed. It just looks like a typical small Lepisosteus at 4 inches.

Keep it in the 30 gallon till it gets some more size on it and it will be fine.