Shortnose vs Gator

[demjor19]

fatter and a little more spotted than the one labled platostomus....

could it be a florida/spotted? kinda sounds that way to me. do you have any even "crappy pics" to post? you will more than likely need some type of pic to id him.

 

[Polypterus]

Post a crappy pic it is better than nothing and without any idea it is not really useful to guess.

 

[Rbacchiega]

will do guys. I don't think it's a florida/spotted. I've got two of those and the proportions on this little guys "nose" is way different. Shorter and wider at the base. Will get pics up asap

 

[Rbacchiega]

Jordan...whatever that last gar pic you posted in the "show your gars" thread looks exactly like a bigger version of mine from above.

EXACTLY

 

[demjor19]

Jordan...whatever that last gar pic you posted in the "show your gars" thread looks exactly like a bigger version of mine from above.

EXACTLY

(the same one in my avatar?) that is a tropical gar? maybe you do have a gator gar? shortnose have a wide snout, but not quite that wide.

 

[Rbacchiega]

before poly beats me to it:

Self, quit lollygagging around and get the f'in pics up or quit waisting our time.

Right-o poly

after googling tropical gar and coming across primitivefishes.com....it looks like I have a tropical! It looks like a 4 inch version of the juvis that soloman has posted there

 

[demjor19]

before poly beats me to it:

Self, quit lollygagging around and get the f'in pics up or quit waisting our time.

Right-o poly

after googling tropical gar and coming across primitivefishes.com....it looks like I have a tropical! It looks like a 4 inch version of the juvis that soloman has posted there

seeing that you are in canada it very well may be a trop. here is a pic of mine when it was 5".

 

[Rbacchiega]

that's it! that's it!
now...tropicals...can they go well with florida/spotteds in a 8x3x2 tank? Because if so I'm on my way to pick up 4 more of these babies (15 a piece, who can go wrong?)

 

[yohan]

you can distinguish it by looking at the snout if the snout is as wide as its head its definitely an alligator gar if not its a short nose

 

[demjor19]

that's it! that's it!
now...tropicals...can they go well with florida/spotteds in a 8x3x2 tank? Because if so I'm on my way to pick up 4 more of these babies (15 a piece, who can go wrong?)

tropicals go very well with florida/spotteds...although they are a little more aggressive (you may notice a few more ripped fins) but they are a joy to keep! great price too! i hope they are indeed tropicals! pics!!!