should I get a gar?

short answer: no.

somewhat short answer, but longer than the previous short answer: go ahead and do your research and you'll find out more.

reGARdless, i commend you for asking first as opposed to purchasing first. ...and i'm quite jealous that you have a mata-mata!--
--solomon

E_americanus;3822728; said:

short answer: no.

somewhat short answer, but longer than the previous short answer: go ahead and do your research and you'll find out more.

reGARdless, i commend you for asking first as opposed to purchasing first. ...and i'm quite jealous that you have a mata-mata!--
--solomon

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i agree no its not compatible

sorry buddy research is #1 thing you should do

if you were to decided to get a Gar. Certain tank sizes and mates are not compatible with them and at worse case you end up loosing some/all fish or the gar. IMO i dont think gars make great community candidates. though some of our members have had "success" in that area.

if you want a Gar: research is a must, get another tank and find suitable tankmates for the Gar. Good luck buddy.

Garmama;3825440; said:

sorry buddy research is #1 thing you should do

if you were to decided to get a Gar. Certain tank sizes and mates are not compatible with them and at worse case you end up loosing some/all fish or the gar. IMO i dont think gars make great community candidates. though some of our members have had "success" in that area.

if you want a Gar: research is a must, get another tank and find suitable tankmates for the Gar. Good luck buddy.

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among the other sensible things in the above post, this is one of the keys. gars really do best either with other gars or on their own (i prefer the former); there are actually not a ton of fishes that work really well with them, and those that do are generally bottom-dwelling fishes that stay out of the way (bichirs, SAL/AUL, etc).--
--solomon