spotted gar

[jsodwi]

How big does a spotted gar get? I thought he was a florida gar but he is about a foot long and doesn't seem to be growing that much. I've had him at least a couple years in a 150gal. :devil:

[marshy]

Largest I've seen in an aquarium is 1.5 feet.
Mine is alreay 1 feet and still growing. Guess it depends very much on your tank size and its diet.

[SKYLINE_WJ]

Largest I've seen in an aquarium is 1.5 feet.
Mine is alreay 1 feet and still growing. Guess it depends very much on your tank size and its diet.


i saw a 3feet,in a zoo tank

[BGG]

That's weird, my comp. must be acting up again, I could've sworn that I replied to this topic, ah well. :lol: Anyway, in the wild spotteds hit 44" and Floridas hit 52"... but, they usually stay small in aquariums, around 3'. :)

[cabouta1]

Mine is about 14", but only had him a couple of months. It came with a tank I bought at the time.

[RobertP]

I dont think I have ever seen them more than 2-3 ft in the wild.

[wenjun]

yup..in the zoo..and sentosa in sg.?
if i rember correctly.

[xrtg]

I have one that's about 6 inches and he's not eating much. How can i get it to eat more? Do they take bloodworms?

[cuban jey]

xrtg have you tried floating krill to him mine loves it

[xrtg]

xrtg have you tried floating krill to him mine loves it

i can try dried shrimps. do they take it? or do they prefer small feeders. i've never seen mine take anything since the day i got him which is about 3 weeks ago. tried market prawns and pallets.

[cuban jey]

i tried dried crickets with mine but he didnt like you could try it couldnt hurt ,they like small feeders too and its pretty cool how they hunt em down you should also get a pack of frozen krill from your petstore and try floating like i said above good luck bro

[xrtg]

Thanks. Will get something from the fish shop and try it out. :)

[xrtg]

:cry: :cry: :cry:

managed to get some small feeder guppies but found my gar on the floor dried up when i reach home.

so sad.

[wickedworm76]

so sorry to hear that bro...:(

[aquaholic]

i have 2 florida spotted about 18" for about 5 yrs said to get about 5' and they eat everything theyre not picky

[sohfatfish]

so sry to hear tt... may it rip..

[cuban jey]

xrtg sorry bout your loss bro hope you dont give up on gars though

[jsodwi]

mine only eats cut up fish and shrimp won't eat anything else maybe tahts why he doesn't grow. Is it possible to stunt their growth?

[explorer]

I have one about 1 ft long. Eats a lot. Got it about 4months back when it was 5inch. Diet mainly feeders.

[xrtg]

darn.....am trying to get another spotted gar and i can't find someone who i can buy it from. :swear:

wish me luck :naughty:

[kido]

i'm not sure if they get that big in captivity.. mines in only about 17" tip to tip and it been with me for 3 years now.. eat's pretty good too so i don't think that its underfed.. they probably stay below 2ft in the captivity..

[eye doctors]

i have a 14" spotted gar and she's feeding fine but is there a size rule in terms of what to feed her? just worried i might be feeding too big for her...

[E_americanus]

i have a 14" spotted gar and she's feeding fine but is there a size rule in terms of what to feed her? just worried i might be feeding too big for her...

as long as the fish can swallow the food item with minimal difficulty you should be ok. gars are generally gape-limited, so as long as they can get the food down, they should be fine. what kind of food are you feeding the fish?--
--solomon

[plasticknife]

just got myself 2 x 6" spotted gar. It suppose to be a longnose gar but i went to the owner's place it turn out to be a spotted well i got it 2 for SGD$10 good deal yeah. Not forgetting its pellet trained too. but they started eating my feeders once i put them in my tank

[Polypterus]

Well now is this not just a random thread of sorts or what....