Will a 12" florida gar eat a 5" aligator gar

[wilkinson]

Hello

So i just rescued a florida gar its 1 foot long.

I want to house it in a 220g that i have running.
the only problem is that i have a Aligator gar in there at the moment

So do you think the 12" florida gar will the eat the 5" aligator gar.

Thank you for your time and input

 

[Polypterus]

yeah it might....

 

[dyson]

hell yeah! dats a snack..

 

[brich999]

You will be surprised what they will eat. I threw a small4" koi in for my big bass once and a 10" gar ate it and spent the next hour swallowing it, I was kinda horrified by that

 

[tellemuno]

hell yeah! dats a snack..

2x

 

[bobtan]

Might Eat it , depending on the size of tha mouth

 

[pharmaecopia]

Can go either way. I have had even larger size differences with some of my gars without any problems. 12-15" gars with a couple 5-6" floridas. I would not suggest mixing them.

I would suggest getting a 15 or 20 gallon and putting the gator in there for a couple weeks. Given how fast gators grow it will be a safe size with the florida in no time.

 

[wilkinson]

So i got a plexiglass to split the tank until they are more equal

 

[csquare]

Ill keep the gator out for a few weeks to a month before putting them together. That will be safer..