Could I keep a Gar?
- Thread starter h0ckeyfreek20
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i would say yes and you shouldn't have any problems. I have a 14" florida spotted gar for over a year now and he lives with a FW eel, Jack Dempsey, Tinfoil barb, a Bichir, 2 Plecos and a baby turtle. The gar has not attacked, nudged or nipped at any of them. The only worry i have is any fish that you have nipping at the gars fins. Gar tend to sit motionless for hours and can be picked on. I had a bad experience with a cichlid that ate his pectoral fins off so i had to get rid of the cichlid. The gar is now healthy and made a full recovery. Long story short i think you should be fine. They are great fish to have and is a great addition to a tank. Plus they are awesome to watch feed and chase down feeders.
There is lots of potential for aggression from these tankmates.
Silver aros can be a problem and aggression can go either way. Could be the gar attacking the aro or the aro attacking the gar. Either way the results have the potential to end badly.
Clown knife can be aggressive, would really vary on the individual fishes temperaments.
Peacock bass are very aggressive feeders and could spook the gar at feeding time. This can result in a broken back or dead gar.
Pike cichlid can again be aggressive which could result in a broken back or a dead gar.
Plecos can potentially suck the slime coat of the gar. Only takes one time to potentially be fatal. And once they get the taste for slime coat they usually continue to try and eat the slime coat. Also this is a known problem with polys and plecos as well.
Personally I'd skip the gar.
Silver aros can be a problem and aggression can go either way. Could be the gar attacking the aro or the aro attacking the gar. Either way the results have the potential to end badly.
Clown knife can be aggressive, would really vary on the individual fishes temperaments.
Peacock bass are very aggressive feeders and could spook the gar at feeding time. This can result in a broken back or dead gar.
Pike cichlid can again be aggressive which could result in a broken back or a dead gar.
Plecos can potentially suck the slime coat of the gar. Only takes one time to potentially be fatal. And once they get the taste for slime coat they usually continue to try and eat the slime coat. Also this is a known problem with polys and plecos as well.
Personally I'd skip the gar.
i agree with depend on fish personality said.i have a FLG too,but still around 30 cm and i put him with a RTG aro which already over a foot,but there is no issue between them,except early time after i put the FLG into my tank.don't know about silver aro though,but i suppose it should be similar,since people usually said that RTG can be very aggresive sometimes compare to silver
