Show your Gar pictures here !!

[redtailfool]

Hey guys, i really havent seen a collection of gar pics here or anywhere for that matter. So you gar fanatics, post an awesome gar pic .. it doesnt have to be yours but its better if its part of your collection.

[redtailfool]

Bunch Of tropical Gars from the SA trip




http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=624/medium/P9290016.JPG (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=624/medium/P9290016.JPG)

[redtailfool]

Nice Cuban Gars

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/P9290047.JPG (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/P9290047.JPG)

[DJ BIG T]

very nice gar guyz... ;)

[cuban jey]

my fl/spotted gar

[rayman45]

i dono what this is... dont really care eather\
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=21405&stc=1

[Killergar]

both my gars

[michael]

two tropical gars, probably two from the first pic, and a spotted

[sharklurking]

imagoo13

[dodgefreak8]

my florida gar

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/dodgefreak8/100_2115.jpg

[ewurm]

Those are some awesome gars.

[bentank1]

Hey guys, i really havent seen a collection of gar pics here or anywhere for that matter. So you gar fanatics, post an awesome gar pic .. it doesnt have to be yours but its better if its part of your collection.


Sweeet gars guys. good job and good luck

[drdpc]

nice ones!!!

[Pleco-nation]

Truly some wonderful gars guys!!! I will post my baby gars soon only about 3 inches and devouring roseys as I am wrighting this!!! :naughty:

[Tongue33]

I will be posting mine in a week he or she is at my buddies in his 160 til i get moved into my house and get my 150 set up...

[Tongue33]

I will be posting mine in a week he or she is at my buddies in his 160 til i get moved into my house and get my 150 set up...

[fatsolomon]

i hope my fl gar gets that spotted:drool:

[Steve_89]

Very nice gars.

I need a cuban :(

[rocsorcs]

Nice looking fish, guys:clap

[Pleco-nation]

Head shot!!
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/j116/pleco-nation/DSC07854_edited.jpg
Both together!!
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/j116/pleco-nation/DSC07849_edited.jpg
thanks T.R

[worrut]

nice gar guy

[aqua-man]

sweet gars. How big of tank do you need to keep one?

[Thomascl]

hey great looking gars every one

[Tongue33]

sweet gars. How big of tank do you need to keep one?
Mine is currently in a 150..

[Bichirs man]

my florida gar

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/dodgefreak8/100_2115.jpg


dude, you could win a show with that gar. it's beautiful!

[PhullTank57]

My Florida spotted gar. :)

[PhullTank57]

Growing out a pair of Florida Spotted gars now in a pond... pics coming soon. :)

Would like to add a Tropical or Cuban gar to the collection... any available?? Lmk. :idea:

[Bichirs man]

My Florida spotted gar. :)

that gar is nice! and I love the colors on that snakehead!

[PhullTank57]

that gar is nice! and I love the colors on that snakehead!
Say what??... :uhoh: I was told by the worker at the LFS that it was a new undiscovered poly. bichir sp.?? :eek:

Here's another old shot of my ex gar, with endli and ray. :)

[Beansray]

no dude, def. a snakehead

[danny]

no dude, def. a snakehead
looks like a amia calva to me (mud fish/dog fish)???????

[Bichirs man]

Say what??... :uhoh: I was told by the worker at the LFS that it was a new undiscovered poly. bichir sp.?? :eek:

Here's another old shot of my ex gar, with endli and ray. :)

You have a gorgous bichir!

[Soba]

I wouldn't put my hand inside those tanks...

[X3R0X]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=22196&size=1 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=22196&size=1)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=22199&size=1 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=22199&size=1)

[Loubard]

Very nice X3R0X!!

Here are my 2 new florida's, pic was taken 15 min after they where in the tank.

[ZOO YORK 207]

here is my florida and hujeta gar

[FlammingWoodChuck]

Here is my spotted gar :)

[Steve_89]

Very nice guys :)

[ZOO YORK 207]

Here is my spotted gar :)

the oscar looks like it is going to eat him

[FlammingWoodChuck]

Nah. Just nudging him out of his pit. He better be careful tho that gar gana get big sumday and then we will see who is doing the nudging:naughty:

[Opiate]

awesome gars ppl!!

[filiportela]

i'd love to have one but its preatty hard here in portugal...

[AlliGartor]

:WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA:

[Lockness' Oscar]

I love your gars!!!!

Phulltank- That IS a snakehead.

Just saying.

I want a gar!!!

[Kuda]

Say what??... :uhoh: I was told by the worker at the LFS that it was a new undiscovered poly. bichir sp.?? :eek:

Here's another old shot of my ex gar, with endli and ray. :)

jesus thatsa nice bicher how big is it, any more pics of em? sry im off topic could u send me sum pics??

[ZOO YORK 207]

jesus thatsa nice bicher how big is it, any more pics of em? sry im off topic could u send me sum pics??
its no bichir it is a snakehead
EDIT*****
nevermind wrong pic

[Kuda]

no dude, def. a snakehead

looks like a amia calva to me (mud fish/dog fish)???????

sry guys in Phulltank57's picture thats a bicher, theres no snakehead in that pic, just a ray, a gar, and a bicher

[ZOO YORK 207]

sry guys in Phulltank57's picture thats a bicher, theres no snakehead in that pic, just a ray, a gar, and a bicher
nah the first pic was def. a snakehead

[PhullTank57]

sry guys in Phulltank57's picture thats a bicher, in that pic, just a ray, a gar, and a bicher
Yes, that was my old 17"+ P. endlicheri endlicheri bichir.

Kuda, here's a couple more pics of my old bichir and spotted gar. :) enjoy!

[rkc772]

nice gars!!! wish these fish could stay around 8-12" only.. want them small and nice. but since they go longer than what i want.. can't have them.:(

[wingbak48]

beautiful gars guys:D :D :D

[Drizzt]

Does anybody know what kind of Gar www.aquascapeonline.com is selling? They say it's an Alligator Gar, but I'm not sure.Aquascape Alligator Gar (http://www.aquascapeonline.com/store/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=275)

[Justice]

very nice gars

[hydrocynus7]

Yeah , Aquascape's gar is alligator, no doubt , I've seen too many.:thumbsup:

[AlliGartor]

be late !


http://photo.thaiupload.com/img/a3703a8bcd639a722992f8ca30b5c4b7/Platinum_Gar.jpg (http://photo.thaiupload.com)

[ZOO YORK 207]

if you dont mind me asking how much did that bad boy cost?


if you want to get ride of him i will take him off your hands for you:naughty:

[black_monster]

very nice guys. i need one.

[Redtail_Watcher]

while we on the subject these are, just found browseing the net.....
43113
43114
43115
43116
43117

[Malcus]

Real predators!!!! looks great!

[Psycho]

That thing is HUGE!!!!!!!!

[reddragon343]

what my gar did to koi

[Redtail_Watcher]

your koi was hangin around with the worng school of fishes....lol

[Malcus]

what my gar did to koi

Wow... :eek: Is it a indoor or outdoor pond?
Looks very good.

[redtailfool]

what my gar did to koi


Monster !

I have to pick up my camera and show my little gar here.

[sww007]

What do I have to do to see all the pictures in this thread? I already have +5 posts and I want to see the gars!!

[Malcus]

I bought my first hujeta gar today :D
I hade a longnose before but it died :/ was sick.

[ethnics]

I bought my first hujeta gar today :D
I hade a longnose before but it died :/ was sick.


i jus picked up a hujeta as well. im sure u kno he isnt a true gar and wont get anywhere near as big as them. still cool to own and watch eat. mine eats pellets and looks funny doing it

[Polypterus]

What do I have to do to see all the pictures in this thread? I already have +5 posts and I want to see the gars!!

Hope that in some 6 pages or so a pic will show inbetween the pages of Nonsense..
IMHO Your better off Doing a Google image seach for Lepisosteus or Atractosteus.

[rumblesushi]

Hope that in some 6 pages or so a pic will show inbetween the pages of Nonsense..
IMHO Your better off Doing a Google image seach for Lepisosteus or Atractosteus.

Life getting you down a bit polypterus? :D

[Pleco-nation]

:WHOA: WOW:WHOA: Awsome awsome alligator gar!!!! Truly amazing!!!! I wish I could pick up a few!!! not very common in these parts!!:screwy:

[Malcus]

I'll pick up my first spotted gar 2morrow! :D

ethnics, i know :) but i've seen ppl who says "hujeta gar" so i said that too... lol
My hujeta eats peletts, shrimps, fish and much more.... like to watch him eat, so cool.

[Malcus]

Yay!
I picked up my spotted gar to day

[AlliGartor]

Yay!
I picked up my spotted gar to day


Can U show pic. ?

[Malcus]

i gatta load the camera first :)

[srad_arizona]

awesome gars ......

[accr]

Hi, first 2 pic are the alligator gar I currently have. He's about 8" or so.
The last pic is a florida gar that I had, pic taken when he's having a crayfish as snacks.

Enjoy ! :)

[Malcus]

That was some awesome pics! Do u use flash on the camera when u take pictures?
How big is the spotted?

[skillzdatkillz]

OK these pics have pushed me over the edge...I need a gar.

[johnnylaw1984]

Those are a bunch of nice looking gars, i sold all mine, my tank was way to small for them all

[Plowed]

Can't wait until my 240 is cycled :drool:


skillzdatkillz.....Dodgerball reference? lol

[redtailfool]

Here are some pics of my spotted gar, formerly deathcurl's

[Deathcurl]

That's an ugly gar :P...It's looking good Wes...the other may be coming to you soon, LOL.

[redtailfool]

i am willing to sacrifice and take care of that gar for you. :D

[Deathcurl]

haha....reunite the two of them again....we'll make it so.

[vicedretard]

damn this thread with all these pics makes me really wish we could get gars in hawaii...them spotted ones look pretty sick...gimme more pics

[Malcus]

my 4" spotted :)

[cane]

great looking gars everyone:headbang2 heres mine

[rumblesushi]

Damn cane, you've got a gator gar. Where did you get that in London?

[redtailfool]

Great gars everyone.. keep them coming !

Deathcurl - Please do ! :D

[cane]

i thought i had a florida gar:eek:

[Malcus]

i thought i had a florida gar:eek:

Nah, i think it is a alligator gar :ROFL:

[rumblesushi]

cane that's not a florida gar, it's a gator for sure.

You have a future 10 foot monster :D

Where did you buy it?

[cane]

i came across it in a crappy little lfs by heathrow airport for £30

[stotty]

i came across it in a crappy little lfs by heathrow airport for £30



He he I had an Alligator gar a few years back it got so big it could not turn in the tank in the end I was feeding him Roach and smelt Dead baits from the tackle shop. Thing was ravenous really cool fish my one got to about 20“.They are one of the monsters of fresh waters. They can reach lengths of up to 10 feet and weights of more than 200 pounds. I have been told Females grow faster, bigger, and live longer than males. You have got a few years with him before the London Aquarium ends up with him. As it happens I think my one is up for sale again he is about 2.5 ft now could be bigger.:D

[joeytoe]

All these pics make me miss my old Alligator gar

[cane]

how about making it a outside pond in the uk?i suppose its to cold right?i have read that they are quite tolerant of low temperatures

[TapYouOut96744]

how big do gars get

[redtailfool]

Spotted Gars and a Tropical Gar. Size from 15-17

[Loubard]

Very nice RTF!

Here are "some" pics of mine:

[STATIC X]

nice gar:popcorn:

_____________-
how many species of gar there are in the world

soon i post:D

[danny]

cane that's not a florida gar, it's a gator for sure.

You have a future 10 foot monster :D

Where did you buy it?

i thought aligaters were all one colour on top . and florida spotted ' so to me it looks like a florida. i am a newbe so thanks for puting me right as i am looking for a florida. would i be right in saying a aligater gar has two rows of teeth

[stotty]

This was my old Aligater gar the only pic i have.


(Cuban gar and tropical gar are similar to alligator gar—i.e. two rows of teeth—but they occur in Cuba and South America) by the presence of two rows of large teeth on either side of the upper jaw in large young and adults. Coloration is generally brown or olive on the upper body and may have a spotted pattern. Their bellies and undersides are lighter colored.

[danny]

This was my old Aligater gar the only pic i have.


(Cuban gar and tropical gar are similar to alligator gar—i.e. two rows of teeth—but they occur in Cuba and South America) by the presence of two rows of large teeth on either side of the upper jaw in large young and adults. Coloration is generally brown or olive on the upper body and may have a spotted pattern. Their bellies and undersides are lighter colored.

i can see why cane thought he had a florida . i cant tell the difference from canes pic and pics ive seen on this site posted as florida gars

[rumblesushi]

Gators are a totally different colour, they have smaller spots, and MUCH wider snouts. Floridas and spotted have very slender snouts, a gator's snout is almost as wide as it's body, and it's snout is slightly shorter.

And yup, 2 rows of teeth.

[danny]

thanks rumblesushi thats some good info

[Malcus]

OMG!! nice gars everyone!
Have to take some new pic of my spotted... almost 5" hehe

[Malcus]

Here is 2 picks of the litle guy!

[Malcus]

heyyy!!!? y didnt that work?!

[OH10fiero]

heres one of the three.

[ghost]

My Gator ........

MadMaxx 20 "


http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c77/colwolf/IMG0120A.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c77/colwolf/IMG0119A.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c77/colwolf/IMG0118A.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c77/colwolf/IMG0117A.jpg

[Bullterrier]

Hey guys, i really havent seen a collection of gar pics here or anywhere for that matter. So you gar fanatics, post an awesome gar pic .. it doesnt have to be yours but its better if its part of your collection.

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/5269/gars001nr0.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1808/gars003xz9.jpg

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6060/img0639xl0.jpg

[Malcus]

OMG... thoose gar was very nice Bullterier!!
What kind of gars is it!

Pic of mine (oculatus)

[ethnics]

here's a few shots of mine.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/kirkandkathy/DSCF0556.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/kirkandkathy/DSCF0553.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/kirkandkathy/DSCF0552.jpg

[redtailfool]

Nice collection of gars there ethnics ! Ive got 3 as well.. 2 spotted and one tropical gar. :)

[ethnics]

Nice collection of gars there ethnics ! Ive got 3 as well.. 2 spotted and one tropical gar. :)

thanks, i love my gars. we almost have the same collection. my shortnose gar is growing the fastest and the most. spotted gars are jus gettin fat haha.

[Bullterrier]

OMG... thoose gar was very nice Bullterier!!
What kind of gars is it!

Pic of mine (oculatus)

oh thank u :) they are spotted gars

[Bullterrier]

My new longnose gar

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/1325/img0682fe1.jpg

[Loubard]

Nice!

[fishingaddict]

heres my gar. what kind is it?

51995

51996

[Malcus]

My new longnose gar

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/1325/img0682fe1.jpg

awwww... i had a longnose but he died young........:(
Its impossible to find other gar spices than spotted here in sweden! Makes me angry, cause i whant a shortnose, tropical or a new longnose.

[OH10fiero]

Can't believe I was lucky enough to get this shot.

[OH10fiero]

Same shot but from the side.

[redtailfool]

fat gars ! thanks for posting pics. :)

[Malcus]

I agree... those gars was very fat!
Redtailfool, can you post a pic of your tropical gar? that would be nice!

[redtailfool]

I agree... those gars was very fat!
Redtailfool, can you post a pic of your tropical gar? that would be nice!

Its somewhere on this thread.. ill post more pics of it whenever i get the chance.

[OH10fiero]

Yes, they are very well feed.
They were a lot larger when first put into the tank but have slimmed down extensivly since then. The smallest of the three is by far the fattest since he is still adjusting to haveing a constant food source in the tank with him at all times. I have droped the temp a few degrees in the tank and limited the amount of food for the winter so by summer they will half the size you see here. This has worked very well for me in the past and when spring hits they grow like crazy especialy once the summer months roll around. Aslo just measured the fish, the largest is 3/4 longer, and the samallest Gar is an inch longer from last months measurements. Have not gotten a measurement on the middle sized Gar as he hangs out in the back of the tank as of late.

[aromaster]

Here is my gar
i was told it was a spotted but i'm not sure
Somebody need to confirm

[BIGGIE525]

:headbang2 very nice gars all!!! thanks for sharing. love it very much!:headbang2

[stotty]

The new boy sporting a niped tail ;)

[ESJBond007]

nice looking pictures..

[gibbonz]

http://aycu40.webshots.com/image/34679/2005087401525525359_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005087401525525359)

my alligator and my unknown gar..

any of u can identify?

[E_americanus]

i thought we had seen this specimen before, but i may be wrong. the second gar is a shortnose gar--
--solomon

[xander]

yeah it was on some vid on youtube. and damn those are nice gars

[ESJBond007]

i agree with solomon... nice looking short nose gar.

[gibbonz]

thx guys..i've heard from this forum someone said that its a shortnose,,probabbly u Solomon. i was always not sure about it and its always better to have more input coz in my head short nose has spots and sharper nose. but this one has a nose like a gator and apparently spotles. could it be a hybrid???i'll get a better n closer pict when i got the time..thanks a lot for the comments..

[E_americanus]

thx guys..i've heard from this forum someone said that its a shortnose,,probabbly u Solomon. i was always not sure about it and its always better to have more input coz in my head short nose has spots and sharper nose. but this one has a nose like a gator and apparently spotles. could it be a hybrid???i'll get a better n closer pict when i got the time..thanks a lot for the comments..

understandable to get some more opinions...

...however, i have seen dozens and dozens of shortnoses in the wild AND in captivity and i assure you this is a shortnose gar. they can be highly variable, moreso when they are smaller juveniles, but at the size you have, this is what a typical shortnose looks like, especially compared to wild counterparts. the nose broadens out, and generally they will lose their spots--
--solomon

[D.Pulcher]

Yea no pics but here is a vid of "Thor"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur5WUcRTRdc

[ESJBond007]

how big is your short nose gar?