Yah, so now I've got all 9 gars in the same tank... a 125g. I decided to move the smallest shortnose and the true spotted over so that they would start learning to take krill and pellets, as they were being really stubborn in only taking live in the other tank. Neither of them were very enthused about the move (the shortnose took a flying leap out of the net and met something new called the floor), but they seem very happy about the larger tank and all their new, big gar buddies.
Here's the stock list of my 125g tank now:
2x Florida Gars
6x Shortnose Gars
1x True Spotted Gar
1x Albino Channel Catfish
1x Parachromis friedrichsthalii
1x Indo Datnoid
1x Venezuelan Pike Cichlid
2x Climbing Perch
1x Bluegill
2x Procambarus clarkii (crayfish)
So it sounds like its a little crowded, but everyone seems to be doing ok so far. Water quality is great and everyone eats like pigs.
Photos (first couple will be the spotted gar, then rest of the gars/tank pics):
Here's the stock list of my 125g tank now:
2x Florida Gars
6x Shortnose Gars
1x True Spotted Gar
1x Albino Channel Catfish
1x Parachromis friedrichsthalii
1x Indo Datnoid
1x Venezuelan Pike Cichlid
2x Climbing Perch
1x Bluegill
2x Procambarus clarkii (crayfish)
So it sounds like its a little crowded, but everyone seems to be doing ok so far. Water quality is great and everyone eats like pigs.
Photos (first couple will be the spotted gar, then rest of the gars/tank pics):