I tried my btc addresses in the BTG explorer but the address came up as not there....do we have to add prefix or do a bit shift or something?
Your BTC address is invalid on BTC addresses start A or G
Once you import your key into a BTG wallet you will get a BTG address that will contain all your coins
Make sure to use a trusted wallet and even then make sure there are no BTC in the address first to be on the safe side