bought my first gar yesterday

[odalisay]

i bought my first gar yesterday.:grinyes::woot: do not know what kind it is. i havn't found any pics in this forum that match what he looks like. i will try my best to describe him. it is silver in color with faint spots throughtout the body. it has 2 stripes of silver/gray or light baby blue running down its back. what do you think? has this description clicked in anybodies head. i will try to get a digital camera and take some pics this week. hopefully i can keep it alive long enough since it is my first one. any tips would be appreciated. thanks.:D

[Lockness' Oscar]

It might be an alligater gar...I don't know too much, so good luck.

[Carl D]

Sounds like nothing i've ever seen...??

Carl.

[odalisay]

i just got a hold of a digi camera will take pics tonight. in the mean time i need info about husbandry on gars (temps, ph, etc.) thanks.

[fisher12889]

Kinda sounds like a needle nose gar to me. They are true gars though, they only get to about 12"

[EvilMonkey666]

:woot: Nice pick up!! Cant wait to see pics!

[Infblue]

Kinda sounds like a needle nose gar to me. They are true gars though, they only get to about 12"
i think he meant to say "they are NOT true gars"

[odalisay]

you can see some nice nice coloration on the top of the gar

[odalisay]

hope you like

[Mosdefenate]

nice loooking fish:)

[odalisay]

well what do you guys think?

[Loubard]

Nice gar! I think it's a florida gar.

[messiner]

Fl

[odalisay]

I went back to the lfs I bought the gar from and it is advertised as a spotted gar. It doesn't look one from comparing picks on this and other forums.

[fisher12889]

i think he meant to say "they are NOT true gars"
As long as you know what I meant lol