Re: NANFA-- Want Alligator Gar?

jake levi (jlevi_us_at_yahoo.com)
Thu, 14 Dec 2000 09:23:53 -0800 (PST)

Ty
I think this one was in a growth stage in which it was
'always hungry' and learned fast that when something
dropped in the tank that it was food , I think they
are easily as intelligent as cichlids, dont know how
'tame' they would get but I think they are 'trainable'
to respond to food for sure.
jake
--- Ty_Hall_at_eFunds.Com wrote:
>
> That's what I am looking to do eventually. I have
> not had any luck getting
> mine to eat anything but live fish. I try from time
> to time, but so far no
> luck. I also netted mine in a nearby stream. You
> have to be careful even
> when mixing them with other Pickerel's. They will
> eat each other. I would
> only recommend keeping them with fish of the same or
> larger size. Mine is
> mixed in with Yellow Perch and Bluegills and they
> seem to all get along.
>
> Ty
>
>
>
>
> I dont know about all of them but did have a grass
> pikeral a short while that ate beef pcs, along with
> worms etc, in a very short time it would snap up
> anything dropped into the tank.It adapted extremely
> well.
>
> I received it from a neighbor kids mother who was
> horrifed when it ate the neon tetras, livebearers
> etc
> in their community tank. They had brought it home
> from
> a nearby lake after netting it in the grass along
> the
> shore.
>
> It was just about 7-8" but quite prettily marked and
> for sure active. I held it for almost a month before
> returning it to the same lake.
>
> I'd keep a small group of them in a 55 or 75 in a
> heartbeat. Lots of val, maybe a rock or two and
> you'd
> have an attractive tank.
> jake
> --- Gary Rollwage <greensunfish_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Aren't pickerels alot harder to take care of?
> > I was of the impression they only ate moving
> > fish.
> >
> >
> > >From: jake levi <jlevi_us_at_yahoo.com>
> > >Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> > >To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> > >Subject: Re: NANFA-- Want Alligator Gar?
> > >Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 06:19:31 -0800 (PST)
> > >
> > >Different strokes for different folks,
> > >
> > >I think I would prefer one or more of the small
> > >pikeral.
> > >jake
> > >
> > >--- Ty_Hall_at_eFunds.Com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Peterson's shows that the smallest Gar is the
> > > > Shortnose which they list at
> > > > up to 33 inches.
> > > >
> > > > Ty
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Do any gar stay small enough to live in a 125
> > gal?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
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