Alligator gar loosing colour

[barberking12]

gar are hardy water quality will not affect them to much

 

[rahel]

gar are hardy water quality will not affect them to much

I anyways do a 70% WC daily so water quality is not a issue for me


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[HungDang]

I anyways do a 70% WC daily so water quality is not a issue for me


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it is a bit overkill there with the WC, 30% is enough!

 

[sbuse]

it is a bit overkill there with the WC, 30% is enough!

not always the case. i do 75-80% on all my tanks. 30% isn't enough!

gars are still semsitive to wq like most fish. bad water and you'll see a difference all around. TEST your water then try to fix a problem otherwise you might as well just do nothing. if you can't eliminate possible common things like bad water how can you change anything to fix it?

your tank is bare bottom, your gar will be light from that. gars lighten in the dark, your gar will change from that. if it is eating well then you should be ok, still TEST the water regularly.

 

[Chub_by]

not always the case. i do 75-80% on all my tanks. 30% isn't enough!

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30% daily isn't enough? Lol.



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[HungDang]

not always the case. i do 75-80% on all my tanks. 30% isn't enough!

gars are still semsitive to wq like most fish. bad water and you'll see a difference all around. TEST your water then try to fix a problem otherwise you might as well just do nothing. if you can't eliminate possible common things like bad water how can you change anything to fix it?

your tank is bare bottom, your gar will be light from that. gars lighten in the dark, your gar will change from that. if it is eating well then you should be ok, still TEST the water regularly.

70% can be good, but not every day! that tank almost have no cycle with that kind of WC!

 

[Dovii_Dan]

Gars will often either darken or lighten depending on the tank colours. Dark tank results in a darker gar, light tank lighter gar. Is it's current tank very light?

Not true. i have a 26" in white sand and dark as can be..so i would not say the tank coloration is going to play part in what it will do.....It will do what it will do...

 

[Dovii_Dan]

30% weekly is fine! daily is not needed unless you are not running filtration ...lol

 

[HungDang]

Not true. i have a 26" in white sand and dark as can be..so i would not say the tank coloration is going to play part in what it will do.....It will do what it will do...

well, you have 1 and he have/had a lot of them! my gar get darker when keep in darker tank but he always look lighter at night!

 

[Dovii_Dan]

well, you have 1 and he have/had a lot of them! my gar get darker when keep in darker tank but he always look lighter at night!

This isnt my 1st rodeo with gators i have had many in my life and cubans as well