Good tank mates

andy1985;2837871; said:

I have a 5 x 2.5 x 2 wanting to keep 4 florida or spotted gars with some Polys already in there what fish would be good?

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how many polys are in the tank already?

less is more in terms of these primitive fishes combos, so i wouldn't push it too much. you could go with a SAmerican lungfish and/or an African Bonytongue...both get along well with gars for the most part, provided sizes are comparable.

keep in mind the gars and polys will get bigger...so believe it or not, you may just want to sit back with what you have, MAYBE add one or two more of the suggested fishes and let them grow. be sure to increase filtration/water changes as you increase number of tankmates--
--solomon

South American Lungfish can be kept with other fish.. I agree with Solomon..

UMMMM If you like silverdollars I suggest some Redhooks.

Big Severum Fan;2837986; said:

UMMMM If you like silverdollars I suggest some Redhooks.

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if you like fishes that will be bashed up and killed, i suggest silverdollars.

silvery fish will constantly be attacked by gars in the majority of cases, and are not suitable tankmates--
--solomon

Well here's what i would put with them..

Dats, African Aro, Bichirs, Bowfin...

Weylin;2841380; said:

Well here's what i would put with them..

Dats, African Aro, Bichirs, Bowfin...

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skip the bowfin, they generally won't get along with tankmates and should be kept alone--
--solomon