View Full Version : NEW PIX : Extra "Special" Tropical Gar
neoprodigy
11-04-2007, 6:54 PM
:)
hurricane_redbone
11-04-2007, 7:49 PM
wow u really like deformed fish huh?
when r we gonna see some in tank pics of those weird deformed cichlids?
That gar seems to have scoliosis....You're the freakmaster Li
Rare_Cichlids
11-04-2007, 7:54 PM
nice unusual gar.
Davey_8313
11-04-2007, 7:58 PM
Definitely unusal. What is wrong w/ him? Nice gar though...
AttackFish
11-04-2007, 8:02 PM
Did you name him Timmy?
"Dude, whats wrong with your gar?"
"Well, Timmy's just a little bit special"
ZOO YORK 207
11-04-2007, 8:16 PM
DoEs He WrIdE tHe ShOrT bUs LiKe U lI?:ROFL:
cichlaguapote
11-04-2007, 9:51 PM
Wow lots of brokeback gars around..
Bogwoodbruce
11-05-2007, 1:59 AM
You like your oddball Li.
neoprodigy
11-05-2007, 10:19 AM
Wow lots of brokeback gars around..
its a trend..... :(
You like your oddball Li.
a member of mfk gave him to me... ;)
Bogwoodbruce
11-05-2007, 10:35 AM
its a trend..... :(
a member of mfk gave him to me... ;)
Everybody loves to give on MFK.
ESJBond007
11-05-2007, 11:49 AM
thats the second tropical gar i seen with a broken back
Peanut_Power
11-05-2007, 1:48 PM
Completely off topic, but you remember those piebald/snow tropical gars ( I think they were tropical gars...hrmmm) that were being sold about a year to a year and a half ago? Did any one get any? I would LOVE to see some updated pictures of them! They looked crazy! Way too pricey though! OY!
Weylin
11-05-2007, 1:51 PM
Poor little fella..
Gr8KarmaSF
11-05-2007, 1:53 PM
Completely off topic, but you remember those piebald/snow tropical gars ( I think they were tropical gars...hrmmm) that were being sold about a year to a year and a half ago? Did any one get any? I would LOVE to see some updated pictures of them! They looked crazy! Way too pricey though! OY!
I always wondered who landed those suckers! That vendor was also selling golden gars too...
Somebody needs to post some pictures!!! :irked:
neoprodigy
11-05-2007, 2:02 PM
Completely off topic, but you remember those piebald/snow tropical gars ( I think they were tropical gars...hrmmm) that were being sold about a year to a year and a half ago? Did any one get any? I would LOVE to see some updated pictures of them! They looked crazy! Way too pricey though! OY!
I always wondered who landed those suckers! That vendor was also selling golden gars too...
Somebody needs to post some pictures!!! :irked:
let me call them up ;)
Peanut_Power
11-05-2007, 2:05 PM
let me call them up ;)
SHAWWEEEEETTT!!!!! :headbang2 Lemme know when they post the pictures and what not!! It wasn't Chad was it? I know he has the golden gar, but did he get the pie balds too? I'm seriously surprised that Phil doesn't have one or two of them...lol
E_americanus
11-05-2007, 5:43 PM
reGARding the fish in the images, it clearly has a broken back, and judging from the fin placement, lacks motor control of the unpaired fins posterior of the break.
it sucks that this happens to gars (and quite frequently...again, unfortunate), but fish like this need to be euthanized. they will only further propagate the injury as they try to swim, feed, and breach.
i'm all for taking on gars that can be saved, but in this case, the humane thing to do would be to put down the fish :( --
--solomon
DoEs He WrIdE tHe ShOrT bUs LiKe U lI?:ROFL:
Hey you know the great thing about riding the short bus?
Takes less time to get to the cool seats.... :thumbsup:
neoprodigy
11-05-2007, 5:55 PM
reGARding the fish in the images, it clearly has a broken back, and judging from the fin placement, lacks motor control of the unpaired fins posterior of the break.
it sucks that this happens to gars (and quite frequently...again, unfortunate), but fish like this need to be euthanized. they will only further propagate the injury as they try to swim, feed, and breach.
i'm all for taking on gars that can be saved, but in this case, the humane thing to do would be to put down the fish :( --
--solomon
i see your point... but he is in a tank by himself.. he eats well.. he dont swim much... tough decision thou...
E_americanus
11-05-2007, 6:45 PM
i see your point... but he is in a tank by himself.. he eats well.. he dont swim much... tough decision thou...
i can definitely sympathize with it being a tough decision, i've had to put down several gars in the same or similar circumstances. i've also experimented to an extent with seeing if they recover or how they do, even with isolated. in all cases in which the extent of damage is like it is in this case, the fish gets progressively worse and needs to be put down. i wouldn't do it if it weren't necessary, and unfortunately that has always been the case.--
--solomon
Polypterus
12-03-2007, 9:49 PM
So how is this fish?
Any updated photos?
neoprodigy
12-03-2007, 10:16 PM
i will take and updated pix soon... :)
Polypterus
12-03-2007, 10:37 PM
i will take and updated pix soon... :)
Cool ;)
look foreword to seeing them...I have interest in seeing how this fish is recovering and or altering it's behavior to adjust for a "handicap" and injury..
Tie a stick to that thing, maybe he'll straighten out. LOL