Young Gar and Young Peacock Bass?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
I

Idealconcepts

Feeder Fish
MFK Member
Mar 8, 2006
650
0
0
Moved
Please move this if its in the wrong area.

Ok, I have two 3-4in Gars, and they have been identified as possibly Florida Gars by several Aquarium fish boards. One has a missing front fin and possibly had a broken back (about a 3-4 weeks ago), now he looks very healthy and I was told he was eating guppy feeders at the LFS. They are both eating frozen blood worms, and I have a 3-4in Peacock Bass who is also eating frozen blood worms in a different tank. Can I house these three together in a 20gal shared by a 3-4inch Flowerhorn (there is a divider separating the FH and the Gars)? I want to do this for about 3-4 weeks so I can convert the three from frozen blood worms to freeze dried foods or prepared (pellets) food, as well as I will have another tank open at about this same time. The Gars are a lot harder to come by around my area than the Peacock Bass. Am I taking too much of a risk with the Gars and the Peacock Bass together? Whatcha guys think?
 
adamstv;658342; said:
as long as its 100 percent temporary. Those fish all get relatively large.
Click to expand...

hes right you could do it but you would want to upgrade the tank by alot in a few months. maybe even less. its very uncommon for a florida gar to reach a foot in its first year.
 
I just took home a 14" gar, and a baby pbass about 4" and he disapeared after two days!!
Gar also seem to have a nice fat stomach... I should have known better since this gar was grown on feeder from previous owner...
Im highly against feeding gold fish and live food, even though thats why I raise convicts.
but please, someone, recommend some food for me to try..
I have tons o silversides, havent offered any yet to him. Tried fish sticks, he grabbed a few but probably thought it was my finger instead..
:-)
 
demjor19;658351; said:
hes right you could do it but you would want to upgrade the tank by alot in a few months. maybe even less. its very uncommon for a florida gar to reach a foot in its first year.
Click to expand...

actually MOST Florida gars SHOULD reach 12" in their first year...pretty much every individual L. platyrhincus i have taken care of has reached that size in its first year, if not larger than that.
although fish vary from individual to individual, if they don't reach this in their first year, its probably due to lack of enough food, poor water conditions, inadequate space in the tank, stress by tankmates, etc.

pretty much all healthy gar individuals should reach 12" in a year if cared for properly--
--solomon
 
E_americanus;658744; said:
actually MOST Florida gars SHOULD reach 12" in their first year...pretty much every individual L. platyrhincus i have taken care of has reached that size in its first year, if not larger than that.
although fish vary from individual to individual, if they don't reach this in their first year, its probably due to lack of enough food, poor water conditions, inadequate space in the tank, stress by tankmates, etc.

pretty much all healthy gar individuals should reach 12" in a year if cared for properly--
--solomon
Click to expand...

mine is around a year and 14.5" but my point was he will outgrow that tank very quickly. and it will def. become over crowded w/ all the tank mates even faster. but i think it will work for a few months w/ frequent water changes.
 
With the info from E_americanus and others this will only be a temporarly tank. (Forgot to take pics last night)

Since the Gars are eating Hikari Sticks now I've kept the fish separate so I can focus on getting the P-Bass on prepared food as well. No worries on the tank since I have a 40gal, and 80gal, the fish can be moved too, and eventually a 180gal or 300gal they can call home for a few years. After that, I will either upgrade or rehome the fish to someone with a larger tank. My plan was to keep the young fish in a smaller tank to get them on the diet I feed other fish and once that happens and they are large enough they move to their new home. :)
 
Idealconcepts;658794; said:
With the info from E_americanus and others this will only be a temporarly tank. (Forgot to take pics last night)

Since the Gars are eating Hikari Sticks now I've kept the fish separate so I can focus on getting the P-Bass on prepared food as well. No worries on the tank since I have a 40gal, and 80gal, the fish can be moved too, and eventually a 180gal or 300gal they can call home for a few years. After that, I will either upgrade or rehome the fish to someone with a larger tank. My plan was to keep the young fish in a smaller tank to get them on the diet I feed other fish and once that happens and they are large enough they move to their new home. :)
Click to expand...

sounds like a good game plan to me!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
MonsterFishKeepers.com
Top Bottom