**** MARBLE ALLIGATOR GAR***?

[Hoyo12]

Well, everyone posts about non-ancient gymnotiform knifefish in the ancient fish "knifefish" section, I can't see how posting about faux-gar in the Gar forum is any different.

x2, lol

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

everyone post about false gar here too. there is a forum for characins but if it says gar people post here. oh and bichir come up for air? when i had one he never did. hmmm odd

 

[Hoyo12]

everyone post about false gar here too. there is a forum for characins but if it says gar people post here. oh and bichir come up for air? when i had one he never did. hmmm odd

They normally do. Every now and again mine does.

 

[SimonL]

everyone post about false gar here too. there is a forum for characins but if it says gar people post here. oh and bichir come up for air? when i had one he never did. hmmm odd

You must have missed it lol. Polypterus have a pair of lungs running down both sides of the body cavity, rather like a human. They come up to gulp air frequently.

 

[revkkoolaid]

Well, everyone posts about non-ancient gymnotiform knifefish in the ancient fish "knifefish" section, I can't see how posting about faux-gar in the Gar forum is any different.

Touche'!

 

[revkkoolaid]

You must have missed it lol. Polypterus have a pair of lungs running down both sides of the body cavity, rather like a human. They come up to gulp air frequently.

Unless they're a giant 24''+ ornate. . . then they just sit there for weeks on end and you wonder if their still alive. . . .

 

[~ocean]

Bichirs do come up for air...

~ocean

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

cool. gotta get another and watch for that