went out netting-baby gar-try 2!!

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Polypterus
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so my first gar i ever caught didnt make it
and a mod deleted my thread with pix of it
so hopefully this one doesnt get deleted also
so no starting crap lol
:irked:
anyways

caught my 2nd ever baby fl gar!!!!
hopefully this one will do better then the first
:irked:
this guy has been in the tank for 2 days now tho
:)

but there is very good news in post 2 of this thread,if i can post fast enough it will be post 2 LOL
:popcorn:

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so i went netting with a fine meshed net to catch the smallest minnows i could for the gar
it worked,i caught about a dozen baby fish
so i dropped about half of them in
turned off the light
nothing
was walking by the tank a bit later and seen him stalking a minnow
so i ran and got cam and well,here are the pix
:headbang2
i guess he is settling in good
:D

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That's freaking amazing. The gar looks sweet, I wish we were able to keep gars over here in California. :(
 
sweet
 
djdlemma;2138872; said:
Whoa!! That gar is tiny!! Good luck with him and keep us updated!!
ya the first one i caught was about the same size

ive been waiting for years to net a baby gar lol
i have caught and seen hundreds of big gar
but up till just a bit ago i never in my years of netting have caught or seen a baby gar

tydus;2138881; said:
That's freaking amazing. The gar looks sweet, I wish we were able to keep gars over here in California. :(
you guys cant do anything there lol :irked:

djdlemma;2138884; said:
He's eating!! Thats a very good sign!!
thats what i thought,2 days and already eating is good :)
he was hurt a bit by the net i think but this is a very good sign
:)
 
nice gar. reminds me of how small my juvi longnose was when we first caught him. theres a thread about him in the gar forum now.
 
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