View Full Version : True Alligator gars (Atractosteus spatula)
E_americanus
01-29-2007, 4:10 AM
hello, i noticed on your list you have alligator gars 'tank raised', are these in fact the true alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula)? please see comparison image for reference:
http://www.primitivefish.com/doublegatorjuveA.JPG
i wanted to make sure before placing an order as fish stores and suppliers have often sold Florida gars and other fishes as alligator gars. if you indeed have the alligator gar i would be interested in ordering a few. thanks for any info--
That is what we have in stock, only smaller in size right now.
We have florida gars also and they look nothing like the alligator in my opinion.
Thanks, Tfd.
jerppyjerp
01-30-2007, 2:17 PM
This is called alligator gar...no spots? What's the difference?
OddBaller
01-30-2007, 2:47 PM
This is called alligator gar...no spots? What's the difference?
About 7' 6".......;)
pho4life
01-31-2007, 5:01 AM
can we get some pix?
Peanut_Power
02-13-2007, 10:46 PM
awwww....sol. found his fishies!! What a happy endin!! :D
E_americanus
02-15-2007, 10:25 AM
awwww....sol. found his fishies!! What a happy endin!! :D
unfortunately no, no one has true alligator gars (juveniles) right now. all alligator gars that are posted on various sites in the US (in terms of young of the year fish) are in fact Florida gars. still looking--
--solomon
Sarcosuchus
02-15-2007, 10:39 AM
I baught one without knowing what I baught. After I realized it was an Alligator Gar I went back to the LFS to change with a Florida Gar. Below is the picture of that Alligator Gar which I named Sarcosuchus, awesome fish. Too bad I had to change since it would grow too big and I can't handle that right now.
Crash607
02-16-2007, 3:03 PM
that is a spotted gar, not alligator
E_americanus
02-16-2007, 3:09 PM
that is a spotted gar, not alligator
actually the picture in the post above yours is indeed a true alligator gar--
--solomon
OddBaller
02-16-2007, 5:41 PM
unfortunately no, no one has true alligator gars (juveniles) right now. all alligator gars that are posted on various sites in the US (in terms of young of the year fish) are in fact Florida gars. still looking--
--solomon
i think these were the ones you looking for...... sorry not available.......
E_americanus
02-16-2007, 7:45 PM
i think these were the ones you looking for...... sorry not available.......
yup, those would be alligator gars :) unfortunately they seem to be only seasonally available, even though they are farmed in Asia. hopefully the US stocks will be back up this year, so we'll have some available directly. until then i'll still be keeping an eye out for them--
--solomon
kirelem
02-20-2007, 5:32 AM
Can anyone here really house a 7 foot + giant??.... Maybe the tropical gars are the better choice
wantingmore
02-24-2007, 9:21 PM
I know I can't but who doesn't wish they could.
Polypterus
02-24-2007, 11:06 PM
Can anyone here really house a 7 foot + giant??.... Maybe the tropical gars are the better choice
I'm sure anyone dedicated enough could keep one to 7 foot, seeing as it takes 15 years..
Do those people exist on here in general? I'm not sure about that.. but I do know for a fact The author of this thread is one very dedicated gar keeper and one I do not question much when he says "I'm looking for real Atractosteus spatula"
UnderwaterGirl
02-25-2007, 12:09 AM
I am currently keeping a 6-7 foot alligator gar. Along with one about 5 feet and a bunch more. Though I am cheating because I work at a public aquarium. Probably not the answer you were looking for.
numbers
03-23-2007, 12:38 AM
The alligator gars definitely have a wider snout with more prominent teeth. I've had 5 gars in my time and the Alligator was definitely the coolest and they wreak the most havoc because of their unstoppable appetite.
The following are links to some gar videos of my old Alligator. Excuse the sound, I would turn it down a little. I had to get a new net when I got rid of him around 19" long. Couldn't put a bigger tank on the 2nd floor apt. :irked:
http://members.aol.com/jimmy45481/gattack.mov
http://members.aol.com/jimmy45481/gattack2.mov
http://www.putfile.com/numbers
numbers
03-23-2007, 12:39 AM
I am currently keeping a 6-7 foot alligator gar. Along with one about 5 feet and a bunch more. Though I am cheating because I work at a public aquarium. Probably not the answer you were looking for.
Be prepared if that's a true alligator gar... mine was 6 inches when I got him. He grew over an inch per month.
andrewthegiant
04-06-2007, 7:24 PM
im am very inerested in getting some species of gar for my home aquariums i am able to get most species except alligator gars by netting if u want to sell some i am willing to buy
my email is andrewthegiant@hotmail.com
Tongue33
04-09-2007, 1:49 AM
Be prepared if that's a true alligator gar... mine was 6 inches when I got him. He grew over an inch per month.
:ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL:
actually the picture in the post above yours is indeed a true alligator gar--
--solomon
this one is true alligator gar?
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=70456&d=1171550341
i will post mine, just wait, please confirm then.
ESJBond007
10-25-2007, 3:55 PM
yes thats a true gator gar
here's mine :
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd308/rtc_album/Spa1.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd308/rtc_album/Spa2.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd308/rtc_album/Spa3.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd308/rtc_album/Spa4.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd308/rtc_album/Spa5.jpg
is it a true gar? the real spatula?