True Alligator gars (Atractosteus spatula)

[kirelem]

Can anyone here really house a 7 foot + giant??.... Maybe the tropical gars are the better choice

 

[wantingmore]

I know I can't but who doesn't wish they could.

 

[Polypterus]

Can anyone here really house a 7 foot + giant??.... Maybe the tropical gars are the better choice

I'm sure anyone dedicated enough could keep one to 7 foot, seeing as it takes 15 years..

Do those people exist on here in general? I'm not sure about that.. but I do know for a fact The author of this thread is one very dedicated gar keeper and one I do not question much when he says "I'm looking for real Atractosteus spatula"

 

[UnderwaterGirl]

I am currently keeping a 6-7 foot alligator gar. Along with one about 5 feet and a bunch more. Though I am cheating because I work at a public aquarium. Probably not the answer you were looking for.

 

[numbers]

The alligator gars definitely have a wider snout with more prominent teeth. I've had 5 gars in my time and the Alligator was definitely the coolest and they wreak the most havoc because of their unstoppable appetite.

The following are links to some gar videos of my old Alligator. Excuse the sound, I would turn it down a little. I had to get a new net when I got rid of him around 19" long. Couldn't put a bigger tank on the 2nd floor apt.

http://members.aol.com/jimmy45481/gattack.mov

http://members.aol.com/jimmy45481/gattack2.mov

http://www.putfile.com/numbers

 

[numbers]

I am currently keeping a 6-7 foot alligator gar. Along with one about 5 feet and a bunch more. Though I am cheating because I work at a public aquarium. Probably not the answer you were looking for.

Be prepared if that's a true alligator gar... mine was 6 inches when I got him. He grew over an inch per month.

 

[andrewthegiant]

im am very inerested in getting some species of gar for my home aquariums i am able to get most species except alligator gars by netting if u want to sell some i am willing to buy
my email is andrewthegiant@hotmail.com

 

[Tongue33]

Be prepared if that's a true alligator gar... mine was 6 inches when I got him. He grew over an inch per month.

 

[rtc]

actually the picture in the post above yours is indeed a true alligator gar--
--solomon

this one is true alligator gar?
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=70456&d=1171550341

i will post mine, just wait, please confirm then.

 

[ESJBond007]

yes thats a true gator gar