I do have a pair of alligator fishes in my aquarium.can any one suggest the best and easily available food so as to rear them as healthily as possible, I would welcome suggestions of commonly available food and the impact of the same on the health of the alligator fishes.
2006-12-14 18:02:02 · 6 answers · asked by procecutor 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Are you sure this is what your fish is called? I can't even find info on an alligator fish other than the alligator gar and I doubt you have those since they live near the ocean floor and grow to be HUGE.
2006-12-14 18:34:10 · answer #1 · answered by MasLoozinIt76 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have alligator gars? I think you have to feed them live foods. You know these fish get huge right. I was going to get a pair until I found out how big they get. I use to feed my piranhas shrimp when I did not have feeders on hand. I would if I were you find out as much info as you can before buying novelty fish like this, because it never really turns out very good. But who knows they may be better of with you than some other person who will end up killing them. Good luck.
2006-12-15 03:09:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eating Habits
Alligators are nocturnal feeders and prefer fish, frogs, snakes, turtles, and birds, but will also eat carrion (dead carcasses). They will drag their prey underwater to drown it first. They have a special valve in their throats called a glottis that prevents them from drowning! They must come above water to swallow their prey though, which they will do whole. If the prey is too large to do that, they will twist and flip and squirm until a piece comes loose enough to swallow.
Alligators will also attack small animals such as dogs and pigs. Alligators that become familiar with humans become dangerous and will sometimes attack. That is why it is illegal in Florida to feed alligators in the wild. Sometimes alligators are blamed for the attacks by their more aggressive cousin, the crocodile.
2006-12-15 07:34:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any food meant for fish can be used for this fish too!
2006-12-15 09:30:01 · answer #4 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think if u cut of one finger each day, it would be sufficient. when u run out of appendages, sneak into ur neighbors house and borrow his.
2006-12-15 02:06:23 · answer #5 · answered by ▐▀▀▼▀▀▌ ► Pogo ◄ ▐▄▄▲▄▄▌ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
WTF!? Why the hell do you buy a pet you don't know how to take care of?!
2006-12-15 02:18:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋