Wild caught gar?

[Tetraline]

I have a permit to catch and keep wild gar species here in Missouri, i’ve seen plenty of gar around the lakes and ponds here and would like to bring one home and see how it adapts to home aquaria (500 gal with one occupant (silver aro 30”)

My first thoughts on quarantining would be either a few days in its own rubbermaid strictly on untreated tapwater (heard the chloramines kill off parasites and gar are resilient), or use meds like prazipro.

Would like others’ opinions

 

[kno4te]

I have a permit to catch and keep wild gar species here in Missouri, i’ve seen plenty of gar around the lakes and ponds here and would like to bring one home and see how it adapts to home aquaria (500 gal with one occupant (silver aro 30”)

My first thoughts on quarantining would be either a few days in its own rubbermaid strictly on untreated tapwater (heard the chloramines kill off parasites and gar are resilient), or use meds like prazipro.

Would like others’ opinions

Id suggest quarantine without meds and monitor. Hold off on meds till something shows. Just imo.

 

[Tetraline]

Id suggest quarantine without meds and monitor. Hold off on meds till something shows. Just imo.

A good idea, then what signs would you look for if something was to be wrong with the fish? And what’s the likelyhood of an adult gar to adapt and survive into home aquaria?

 

[tlindsey]

A good idea, then what signs would you look for if something was to be wrong with the fish? And what’s the likelyhood of an adult gar to adapt and survive into home aquaria?

Lack of appetite, labored breathing, parasites attached to the Gar. Hopefully your not plan on keeping Gator Gar you will need a pond for them. Also Gars are pretty hardy.

 

[Tetraline]

Lack of appetite, labored breathing, parasites attached to the Gar. Hopefully your not plan on keeping Gator Gar you will need a pond for them. Also Gars are pretty hardy.

All of the above could easily be from stress no? Apart from external signs.
No gators, strictly Longnose / Spotteds maybe a shortnose

 

[aroijuana]

just be careful, they will try & bite you for a good while until they've settled in. You could prazipro them if you don't see any external parasites & want to be safe. I'd look into getting a small stock tank for quarantine tho.

 

[Tetraline]

just be careful, they will try & bite you for a good while until they've settled in. You could prazipro them if you don't see any external parasites & want to be safe. I'd look into getting a small stock tank for quarantine tho.

Noted . Any ideas on how they would react to coexisting with a fish from amazon? (silver aro)

 

[kno4te]

Noted . Any ideas on how they would react to coexisting with a fish from amazon? (silver aro)

Similar sized should be fine.

 

[kno4te]

All of the above could easily be from stress no? Apart from external signs.
No gators, strictly Longnose / Spotteds maybe a shortnose

Could be from stress or parasite/infection.

 

[kno4te]

Lack of appetite, labored breathing, parasites attached to the Gar. Hopefully your not plan on keeping Gator Gar you will need a pond for them. Also Gars are pretty hardy.

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