well i just couldnt watch this guy stuck in a 75 any longer so i traded some rbp for him and he is now in my 180 but will be in his 300 that should be here in a few weeks looks alot better in this tank than the 75 tho
well i measured him and he is between 27 28 in in length and looking alot more healthy already but alil underweight any help on feeding suggestions would be great thanks guys heres some pics

Nice! He looks better already! Have you noticed him scraping his nose on the stones at all? You may want to watch out for that. Either way...he looks great!

no but he has been surfacing with his mouth alil everynow and then is that normal? also whats the one food longnose in general just wont pass up ?

Gulping air is totally normal. They have a modified swim bladder that allows them to beathe atmospheric air.

As for food...that is going to be hit and miss. My 23 incher eats pellets, shrimp, scallops, silversides, smelt, fish fillet, FD Krill, etc...I havent found anything he wont eat yet. Longnose Gar can be one of the more difficult Gar species to get on a prepared diet. I would offer him some raw shrimp and see how that goes for him. If he continues to refuse all foods...you may have to resort to live feeders, just to fatten him up. Then I would recommend getting him on prepared foods (which I could help you with....should you need it).

HA! I see my old catfish in the last picture! How is he doing?

lol yea the lima is doin great he eats like theres no tomorrow tho lol
the only problem is i have the cichla in the tank and there on live feeders but there so fast with them theres no chance for any straglers for the gar hopefully he will start taking some shrimp tho thanks for the advice

Yeah, that's one of the reasons that us 'gar people' normally advise against keeping cichlids and other aggressive fish with gars. If the aggression doesn't become an issue...feeding time most likely will. Hopefully it all works out for you and let me know how the new gar adapts. Good luck!

yea hopefully itll work for a few weeks then when the 300 is here the stock list will be the gar the aro and 2 rays then my 180 will just be the 2 cats and the 3 p bass and a ven pike im growin out

That sounds like a much better setup. The gar should hold out fine until then (as far as food goes).

What fish do I see in the lower left hand corner of the last pic?

my 8 in tem is down there and the lima and one albino catfish i will tell you more about when we meet lol