black aro/tropical gar

the lion who ate the sun

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Is this combo likely to work? Anyone successfully make this happen? I have a shot at getting a 12" black aro to go with my 2, 10-11" trops and 2 flg in my 300g once it is running. Not interested in losing my trops or sentencing the aro to death whatsoever.

 

ThomasL

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Seems like it would be fine


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HungDang

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never keep them, but thru what I've learned, the aro will be kill. Tropical gar are just as aggressive as young gator gar.

 

the lion who ate the sun

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Thanks for the info, hd. I prefer gars to aros, and wouldn't want to put mine at risk. Im going to add a large datnoid instead. I see this combo everywhere I look it seems. I can hold off on aros for a few years.

 

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the lion who ate the sun said:

Thanks for the info, hd. I prefer gars to aros, and wouldn't want to put mine at risk. Im going to add a large datnoid instead. I see this combo everywhere I look it seems. I can hold off on aros for a few years.

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Iv seen aros with gars a thousand times man


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I have a 14" "silver" morph FL gar with a 23" black aro and never had any issues. I see np in that combo as long as they have enough space to swim around.

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the lion who ate the sun

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Issue is that trips are more aggressive than flg's. I'm on the fence on this one. I can get a great deal at the moment locally. Bleh.

 

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Wouldn't get the aro, trops will probably at least nip at all the time, so it'll be freaked out in the tank. My RTG was like that with my trops.

 

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I kept 3 monster trops and two floridas with my aros with no problems. I still have one trop and 2 floridas with 2 big aros presently and still no problems

 

the lion who ate the sun

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Tough call. I think 4 gars, a large dat, and an aro might be a bit cramped in a 300. I might wait it out.