Time to show my spotted gar. Enjoy.

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Here's my beloved spotted gar. I got him a year ago at a 12" long, now he's at 17". I got him because I really liked his color pattern. Eats like a pig, loves FF shrimps. I hand feed him and sometimes get bitten when he's over excited and jumps out to get a piece of shrimp. He lets me hold him sometimes, never bites me when I do tank maintenance.
Heres some pics of gar and some of his neighbours.
Enjoy.

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Awesome! Gotta love ancients, gars are deff on my list of fish to keep specifically spotted

My red wolf did the same thing to me jumping for food lol still have a scar a year later

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Thanks guys. I hand feed all my fish, started doing so from day one. A few months into that I started petting fish, something like a clicker training for dogs: eats a piece out of my hand - gets a petting. At first they were scared and darted away but in time got used to it and now they don't mind a friendly touch.
 

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I used to do the same with my wolf, hand feeding a worm then petting then he started nipping at me, i think it was because my fingers vaguely resemble worms being white lol

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Even though I do pet them, I have to remember they are predators with instincts. If I put my hand in before the feeding there is a 90% chance I get nipped by one of the aros and by oscar pair. After or during feeding (after every one gets at least one piece) there's virtually no chance of a bite.
 

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I think that's a Flroida gar…

Overall, that is the most beautiful Florida gar I have ever seen.
 

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I think that's a Flroida gar…

Overall, that is the most beautiful Florida gar I have ever seen.
Thanks for the kind words. I got him as a Spotted gar, to my understanding Florida gars have a black line in the middle of their bodies. Maybe I'm wrong and gar experts will correct me but Spotted or Florida I will not like him less than before.
Behavior wise he likes to swim with the arowanas back and forth, most of the time only one way across the tank - it takes him awhile to turn around while aros just glide around effortlessly. It's hilarious watching him try to keep up with arowanas and watch him reverse out of a tight spot. Oh and he greets me as soon as I come up to the tank along with oscars.
 
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