Shortnose gar update

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demjor19

demjor19

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Last night I was finally able to get the shortnose to take a few chunks of shrimp. Tonight he ate a whole one....I'm going to let this settle in him and feed again this weekend. He has actually started to contend with the other gar for pieces of food. I've noticed a big difference in his energy level as well which is a good sign. We'll have him healthy in no time and he is going to be fitting in well with the rest of the collection:)
 
demjor19;2158998; said:
Last night I was finally able to get the shortnose to take a few chunks of shrimp. Tonight he ate a whole one....I'm going to let this settle in him and feed again this weekend. He has actually started to contend with the other gar for pieces of food. I've noticed a big difference in his energy level as well which is a good sign. We'll have him healthy in no time and he is going to be fitting in well with the rest of the collection:)
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Awesome Jordan!!!
I was really hoping that fish would turn around for you.. This is very good news...
 
Polypterus;2159018; said:
Awesome Jordan!!!
I was really hoping that fish would turn around for you.. This is very good news...
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Thanks Richard! You know this has been one of my most wanted gar species for quite sometime now, so i really would have hated losing him...

It has actually been over 3 months since this fish has eaten, so this is a huge victory for me! I'll post some updated pics as the fish progresses.
 
awesome!! props man. why was it so hard for him to eat? was it a wild caught specimen?
 
xander13;2159154; said:
awesome!! props man. why was it so hard for him to eat? was it a wild caught specimen?
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thanks!

This fish was supposedly 3-4 inches long when first bought from the fish store (probably a wild caught specimen) and was roughly 3 years old when i aquired him. The tank he was raised in was quite disgusting and he was very emaciated from the time i aquired him. I have no idea why this fish was so difficult to get to feed...other than the fact it is a shortnose gar...i hear they are quite psychotic though...
 
Davey_8313;2159290; said:
Congrats Jordan, that's good news. Glad to hear that. Keep us updated on him.
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Thanks man! Ive been nothing but smiles since this has happened.
 
good to hear that the Platostomus is doing ok. how are the others from the pacu attack?
 
city_of_evil6661;2159611; said:
good to hear that the Platostomus is doing ok. how are the others from the pacu attack?
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Thanks! All fish are 100% from the Pacu incident.
 
hey demjor where are the pics
 
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