Gar too mellow?

[Galasca]

So, I'm new to Gars and I have a small spotted or Florida gar, it's about 2 inches. I saw him floating at the top, so I lightly touched him, he sink down a little and hanged out at the middle of the tank, Are hard afraid of being touched like cichlids, or do they not really care? Is he sick? He's swimming ever so often and his colors are looking good,

 

[predatorkeeper87]

gar, at least in my experience, were chill like that. mine would hand feed.

 

[Galasca]

gar, at least in my experience, were chill like that. mine would hand feed.

So there's nothing wrong with him?

 

[predatorkeeper87]

if hes eating, and not gasping for air then yes I'm sure hes ok.

 

[Galasca]

Yup he's eating fine, I've been doing one guppy a day for him, sloping a day every week, is that correct feeding?

 

[predatorkeeper87]

at his size you need to be feeding him as much as he'll take every day. when he hits a respectable 12-14" I'd say is when you can regiment a skip day or two a week.

 

[Galasca]

at his size you need to be feeding him as much as he'll take every day. when he hits a respectable 12-14" I'd say is when you can regiment a skip day or two a week.

So I can keep all the feeders with him? He won't over eat?

 

[predatorkeeper87]

So I can keep all the feeders with him? He won't over eat?

I'd start by keeping 10 or so guppies in with him. If he can clear ten out in a day or two then start keeping 10-15 in with him. Mine never overate and I kept guppies and rosies in with them as they grew up.

 

[Galasca]

Hmm alright I have eight guppies left, was hopefully going to breed them, but he's been eating them way too fast,

 

[verawrf]

Really you should keep as many feeder as you can with him, gar need constant supply of food in their first year of growth. You wont overfeed him. Just beware of the risk in the retail sources of your feeders(parasites) and also the size of the feeders.

Also check out the stickies on somatic growth and other growth information, there is gold in there i swear lol.