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RedDwarf

Gambusia
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These guys were sold to me as shortnose gar. Since I haven't ever seen juvenile ones and the pics I can find are of larger specimens I need a bit of help. I'm pretty sure they are shortnose but it never hurts to be sure.
PS I put them in my little make-shift photo tank for the pics, they are living in my pond.



 
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Lepisosteus platyrhincus

Polypterus
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i do believe they are. were did u get them? that would help
would be best to grow them out in a tank with alot of food before a pond. that way u can really power feed them
 
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RedDwarf

Gambusia
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I got them from TFD. My pond is mostly fancy goldfish and a ton of mosquito-fish (Gambusia affinis), I would guess about 3lbs worth of them and they are always breeding in there. And since it's breeding season for goldfish, they will have a field day when the goldfish fry hatch. I got three of them but could only catch the two for the pics.
And thanks again for the confirmation.
 
E_americanus

E_americanus

Penguin Lover
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please look at the pinned topics on gar ID, if you look at those links you will find pic IDs of fish the same size as yours (the juvenile/YOY ID key on Aquatic Predators.com). scroll down to the shortnose gar pics--
--solomon
 
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