Ok, cool. Should I keep them inside for a bit to grow them out so they don't get eaten by the smallmouth bass, walleye, and catfish? I don't think the catfish will be a problem, but the bass and walleye are pretty big (18" average).
Keeping Gar in a Pond?
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That might be a good idea, you want them to be at least a foot or so before you put them in with anything that could eat them. I would wait for a second opinion on this, but also remember it won't take them too long to get that big. Especially the Alligator Gars 
wiggles, i did not know that gar were found in our state, thank you!!!
Ok now for some help for you, go with longnose, they stay little smaller than gators. plus they are found here in the state currently. keep trying to get a bunch for whole sale price. you drop in 6 or 12 in a year there might be none. I have helped stock 2 man-made ponds before and you got to realise that alot of the fish you add will not survive. Or they will survive to well and out compete everything for food. Fortunatly that does not often happen. Are the fish you listed the only fish in there? if so you need some minnows(local only, no aquarium fish) or any other smaler fish. Do not grow out your fish in an aquarium before adding them. You may spread a sickness or fungus to the rest of your pond. when I think of more help, or you think of questions let me know. Again I have helped build and stock 2 seprate ponds
Ok now for some help for you, go with longnose, they stay little smaller than gators. plus they are found here in the state currently. keep trying to get a bunch for whole sale price. you drop in 6 or 12 in a year there might be none. I have helped stock 2 man-made ponds before and you got to realise that alot of the fish you add will not survive. Or they will survive to well and out compete everything for food. Fortunatly that does not often happen. Are the fish you listed the only fish in there? if so you need some minnows(local only, no aquarium fish) or any other smaler fish. Do not grow out your fish in an aquarium before adding them. You may spread a sickness or fungus to the rest of your pond. when I think of more help, or you think of questions let me know. Again I have helped build and stock 2 seprate ponds
phobull;3094783; said:When your fishes are big im sure you can throw a cow or a sheep in to feed them
Dude this isn't "Lake Placid" , but the thought of that puts a smile on my face.
Sheep/cow are a bit too big but I would throw some chickens,ducks,cats and dogs out there for my boys to snack on
couple Gator Gar would be AWESOME
Til they get this big and start cleaning out the pond of all fish...
"Mommy can I swim in the big pool...?"
GULP
Til they get this big and start cleaning out the pond of all fish...
"Mommy can I swim in the big pool...?"
GULP
There's no swimming in there except for deer and my neighbor's dog (which I dislike greatly), so no one should get eaten lol. I have a bunch of breeder size minnows in there, and I add various sized minnows from the same creek weekly in the summer to keep the numbers up for the eatable ones. There are 4 walleye (18" average), 8 smallmouth (24" average), 1 flathead catfish (3'), 100s of minnows, and a yearly supply of bass fry. There were a few small bluegill, but I think they got eaten. There must be a good supply of other food since some of the bass born last year are in the 6-8" range this year. I have yet to lose any of the fish that I have put in that are 8" or up (except for some trout I put in but those died because the water got too hot that summer). Could I grow them in a separate pond and add them later?
that would work.
and thanks for the info. I looked it up and gars can be found in pa and md. I have been thinking about doing the same thing so now i might!
and thanks for the info. I looked it up and gars can be found in pa and md. I have been thinking about doing the same thing so now i might!
K, cool. I think I'll try longnose gar to start, then maybe get an alligator gar or two if that works out.
