Bill
PozSouthAlabama_at_aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 6/5/2003 7:29:30 AM Central Daylight Time,
>bloomin_at_indy.net writes:
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>>Longnose gar fry are able to eat Mosquito larvae right after hatching,
>>they are also very cannabalistic. As they grew I kept feeding them
>>larger and larger fish from the creek. (They really like Gambusia) I
>>also found out no matter how much they have eaten, there is always room
>>for 1 more fish. Finally a gar can grow from an egg to a 24" tank buster
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>Thanks for the information Bill. This past week I collected more gar fry from
>another area and these appear to be different from the Longnose gar fry I
>collected
>previously. These appear stockier in body shape with a broader flatened head
>(looking more like a duck bill). They're doing great so far and eating
>greedily all the
>mosquito larvae I can provide. Could these be alligator gars I wonder?
>Guess I'll
>know shortly.
>
>Chuck
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