6 Species' down, 1 to go - New Shortnose gar!!

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xander

xander

Manjuari
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18" Shortnose gar:D now i'm just left with the "white elephant" (imo) of the gar family...True spotted gars (Lepisosteus oculatus)!!

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Very nice! I had a feeling that "Gar ID" was a Shortnose. :)
 
I just sold my 14 incher. :( Nice looking Gar Xander +1 on the in tank shot bro! It always blows my mind how wide they look from above, but how thin their profile is. I was wondering if that changes once they reach maturity. My Shorty had an amazing metabolism. I could stuff him till he looked like he'd bust, but by the next day he'd be thin again. He did almost seem to grow right before my eyes length wise though.
 
congrats man! always nice to move forward in the collection with a species you didn't previously have! at 18" the fish should work out quite nicely for you and you'll most likely be able to avoid the usual pitfalls with SNGs.

amusing comment about the SPGs...you do realize that "white elephant" is the term we use for something that no one really wants and is eager to give away, right?--
--solomon
 
koltsix said:
I just sold my 14 incher. :( Nice looking Gar Xander +1 on the in tank shot bro! It always blows my mind how wide they look from above, but how thin their profile is. I was wondering if that changes once they reach maturity. My Shorty had an amazing metabolism. I could stuff him till he looked like he'd bust, but by the next day he'd be thin again. He did almost seem to grow right before my eyes length wise though.
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thanks! yes it's amazing how thin it is! i was quite apprehensive of adding it into the big tank as it is really only as thick as a 14" trop/florida gar...maybe thinner if it's a thick trop.

E_americanus said:
congrats man! always nice to move forward in the collection with a species you didn't previously have! at 18" the fish should work out quite nicely for you and you'll most likely be able to avoid the usual pitfalls with SNGs.

amusing comment about the SPGs...you do realize that "white elephant" is the term we use for something that no one really wants and is eager to give away, right?--
--solomon
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hehe thanks! yeah you really need to free up some time (ie - stop watching so many damn movies!!:P) and send me those spotteds!

reGARding the white elephant comment, i should have made it clear. when i use the idiom, i'm using it in a local (Singapore) context - something valuable (to avid gar collectors), which cost is disproportionate to its function (would likely be paying $1-200 more for a fish that is extremely similar -in the eyes of the local market- for something that would cost ~$10 over here) and which would be impossible to get rid of for the same kind of value.

i guess not the perfect metaphor, but it was 5am, and i really can't think of a much better one now anyways:P

Pejelajarto said:
White elephant ??? Wait Sol covered that.....
Anyhow good find so keep'er good and healthy :)
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haha got it above. thanks!! wanted to ask, do you think it will grow any longer than this?
 
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