Do tropical gars get to be a few feet long too?? like everglades, alligators, etc!?

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Atractosteus tropicus- tropical gar 4' maximum wild size,in captivity figure around 3'-Anne

 

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That is Awesome. Alligator gars make me happy.

http://aquaticpredators.com/ has some good pics of them if you are interested

http://sitemaker.umich.edu/srdavid/files/juv8gator1.jpg are 2 juvi Gars.

 

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!!!!!!

 

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from shark aquarium..... i saw them yesterday ... congrads.. get us pics

 

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That will be awesome. be sure to take a close up of the mouth. They have some nasty jowels!

 

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Yeah from shark aquarium going to take the smallest one as a friend for my everglades, characin, and aros!? This isn't a bad idea is it!? I know fish will get big but within 6 mos tops(more likr christmas time) i'll have a monster tank for them all. Now he'll be in a 75 which is 3X what he is in now!!

 

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Just watch your pike characin as the gar grows.