Allagator gar feeding

[AepNV187]

I have a very picky A-gar and i could use some tips in feeding
tryed worms
bloodworms
feeder fish
small pellet food
flake
hand feeding


if someone has any other idea's would be appreciated

[eternity302]

Maybe it's a little too intimadating for him to eat? as there are two much larger and much more aggressive eaters in the tank : Oscars!

[gmachine19]

100 minnows always worked for me.

[snow]

Is that really an A gar? Looks like a florida gar or something else. Where did you get him?
BTW you should try shrimp or basa or some kind of other fish, gars don't always except fish store food, best to go to TNT.

[eternity302]

Is that really an A gar? Looks like a florida gar or something else. Where did you get him?

I didn't catch that neither! O.o i don't think it's an alligator gar now~ or I could be wrong!

[snow]

Yes, they are not to common in B.C. which is why I want to know where he got it. 80% of the time LFS mis-label gars. BTW those fish including the oscar will be dead soon b/c the gar will kill them if it's a true A gar. If the fish is growing several inches a month then it might really be an A gar, best to wait for king-el to chime in, he will know the type of gar and help out with the feeding....

[eternity302]

Or he can post a better picture up on MFK, hundred percent someone can identify it for him!
And there are also great stickies there that you can read upon and check if it's a true gar, they are hard to differ in my opinion!

Anyways, where's King-EL when you need him? =)

[jamez&becca]

it is a flordia gar i have a wc flordia gar but putting mine up for sale maybe pm me if anyone is interested

[King-eL]

Anyways, where's King-EL when you need him? =)

Sorry I'm late.

Yes it's a captive breed Florida Gar. Most common gar you'll see in many LFS and they are most of the time labeled as spotted gar or alligator gar as you often find at King Ed.

As for feeding. Best to separate it for now and fatten it up with live feeders. I know many will go against it but it just for starter. Once it get settle in more and nice and thick, starve it for 2 weeks and drop some pellets or drop some cut up shrimp or fish fillet in front of it. If it goes skinny again and won't eat, keep doing the same method as it will eventually learn. Once it start eating it will grow fast in just a few months to 16" and will always beg for food. You can also hand feed it.

[AepNV187]

his nose is completly flat with a ball snout i was wondering that my self because when they are juvanials they are hard to tell i thought at first it was a spotted gar

my white oscar is a pig that could be the reason