Do your gar eat alot?

M&M · 27-04-2012, 03:47 PM

Hi guys just want to check with all the gar owners here. 2 months ago, I got myself an alligator gar from Y618. When I bought it, it was around 6 inches. Now it is about 8-9 inches. Super big eater. Can finish 20 feeders(each abt 1.5inches in size) within an hr. Everyday I just throw in 20 feeders from my feeders tank and I will see it chasing after them. Currently inside my spare 4ft tank alone. After finishing the 20 feeders, its stomach is just abit rounder, thats all. Do your gars also eat alot? I am afraid of overfeeding it.

27-04-2012, 04:03 PM

My short bodied aligator gar eats alot too, I but him at 4 inchs long, within 2.5 months time, It out grew my arowanas to a length of 1.3' ! one unfortunate morning, I caught him trying to eat my super high backs

! Luckily they escaped his jaws.... He is now in a separated tank living alone. Wait for the rest to grow up first. Heh heh heh

27-04-2012, 04:05 PM

Oh yes, last time diet was, 9 - 11 whole mp with shell a day.

Oneiromancer · 27-04-2012, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by juliustaking

My short bodied aligator gar eats alot too, I but him at 4 inchs long, within 2.5 months time, It out grew my arowanas to a length of 1.3' ! one unfortunate morning, I caught him trying to eat my super high backs

! Luckily they escaped his jaws.... He is now in a separated tank living alone. Wait for the rest to grow up first. Heh heh heh

Careful. Used to keep one alligator gar. Voracious and vicious. Even if they are the same size also they will try to attack.

issacyeo · 27-04-2012, 05:53 PM

gars may look and behave demurely but dun forget they are predatory by nature. they eat damn alot for their size and grow very fast too.

mictok · 27-04-2012, 11:17 PM

My tropical gar is super big eater

27-04-2012, 11:20 PM

Alligator Gars tend to digest their food faster =D

vin13 · 02-05-2012, 12:07 AM

i find that alligator gar eat lotz n grew too fast. got mine around 9inch.only 3 month time, now 27inch le.....had eaten one of my endi(same lenght 18inch at that time),FF n many of my tin foil. somemore my gar like to eat sinking pellet, dunno y it grew so fast!!

Azroy · 02-05-2012, 01:03 AM

I believe all gars are huge eaters. Not only yours, not only mine..

02-05-2012, 01:17 AM

My 23' Florida gar eats like no tml.

Everytime after every meals he looks like a Dolphin to me. And a little clumsy

No worries bro. They know when to stop when they are full. Pump more and u get mass body gar.

27-04-2012, 03:47 PM	#1
M&M Arofanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 149	Do your gar eat alot? Hi guys just want to check with all the gar owners here. 2 months ago, I got myself an alligator gar from Y618. When I bought it, it was around 6 inches. Now it is about 8-9 inches. Super big eater. Can finish 20 feeders(each abt 1.5inches in size) within an hr. Everyday I just throw in 20 feeders from my feeders tank and I will see it chasing after them. Currently inside my spare 4ft tank alone. After finishing the 20 feeders, its stomach is just abit rounder, thats all. Do your gars also eat alot? I am afraid of overfeeding it.

27-04-2012, 04:03 PM	#2
juliustaking Guest Posts: n/a	My short bodied aligator gar eats alot too, I but him at 4 inchs long, within 2.5 months time, It out grew my arowanas to a length of 1.3' ! one unfortunate morning, I caught him trying to eat my super high backs ! Luckily they escaped his jaws.... He is now in a separated tank living alone. Wait for the rest to grow up first. Heh heh heh

27-04-2012, 04:05 PM	#3
juliustaking Guest Posts: n/a	Oh yes, last time diet was, 9 - 11 whole mp with shell a day.

27-04-2012, 05:53 PM	#5
issacyeo Endangered Dragon Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,188	gars may look and behave demurely but dun forget they are predatory by nature. they eat damn alot for their size and grow very fast too.

27-04-2012, 11:17 PM	#6
mictok Dragon Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,590	My tropical gar is super big eater

27-04-2012, 11:20 PM	#7
GarLover Guest Posts: n/a	Alligator Gars tend to digest their food faster =D

02-05-2012, 12:07 AM	#8
vin13 Arofanatic Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 147	i find that alligator gar eat lotz n grew too fast. got mine around 9inch.only 3 month time, now 27inch le.....had eaten one of my endi(same lenght 18inch at that time),FF n many of my tin foil. somemore my gar like to eat sinking pellet, dunno y it grew so fast!!

02-05-2012, 01:03 AM	#9
Azroy Endangered Dragon Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,168	I believe all gars are huge eaters. Not only yours, not only mine..

02-05-2012, 01:17 AM	#10
mtyw8888 Guest Posts: n/a	My 23' Florida gar eats like no tml. Everytime after every meals he looks like a Dolphin to me. And a little clumsy No worries bro. They know when to stop when they are full. Pump more and u get mass body gar.

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