Suitable Tank Mate

[Samuel Koh]

What fish is suitable tank mate with Alligator Gar?

 

[predatorkeeper87]

none.

 

[moe214]

If you're tank is large enough, other large predatory fish, such as catfish, arapaima, arowana etc.

 

[pharmaecopia]

I used to keep same size niger cats with mine with good results. Just be aware gators are known to be aggressive and randomly kill things. I would not house a gator with anything I would hate to lose.

You might get better replies in the dedicated gar forum under ancient fish.

 

[Tig Phish]

get more response if this was moved to the gar section

 

[Samuel Koh]

Is it safe to put a red tailed catfish and Alligator Gar together? Just asking. Or is it safer to put with Bichir?

 

[Ihsnshaik]

Is it safe to put a red tailed catfish and Alligator Gar together? Just asking. Or is it safer to put with Bichir?

Do you have a pond?

 

[Samuel Koh]

Do you have a pond?

No. Only fish tank

 

[Ihsnshaik]

No. Only fish tank

Oh okay I ask this because RTC get very big and so do the gars. I had a RTC in a 500 gallon and he got 4 feet. How big is your tank. If I didn't feed the RTC everyday he would try to eat anything that swims next to him. I had him spit out a 12" Midas lol I saw him gulp it and right away spooked it and midas got some scales off and what not but made a recovery.

 

[Samuel Koh]

Oh okay I ask this because RTC get very big and so do the gars. I had a RTC in a 500 gallon and he got 4 feet. How big is your tank. If I didn't feed the RTC everyday he would try to eat anything that swims next to him. I had him spit out a 12" Midas lol I saw him gulp it and right away spooked it and midas got some scales off and what not but made a recovery.

So is it safe to put rtc and gar together?