alligator gar question!

[dodo16465]

how many year can alligator gar stay alive? 3 years or more?

 

[SimonL]

About 20 years if I remember correctly.

 

[phantoms]

i thought they could live way older. i read a couple sites that said they grow about 20-24 inches the first yr then only like an inch a yr after that. for them to get 8-10 feet long that would put them at 72+ yrs! but it is the internet so its not always 100 percent accurate soooooooo......... im sure they grow faster in captivity

 

[channarox]

im pretty sure they only live for about 20 to 40 yrs.

 

[Zoodiver]

Well over one hundred years is recorded on a regular basis. These guys will outlive there keepers. The big one I have is over 60 already and still going strong.

 

[minizookeeper]

zoodiver you are my new hero. i thought i was crazy

 

[Polypterus]

Well over one hundred years is recorded on a regular basis.

Where is this recorded?

 

[Death Pony]

That's incredible Matt!!!! The info that you drop on this site is amazing. Wonder how old those 10 foot monsters are.

 

[Polypterus]

I ask again Where is this recorded???? and how was the age determined?

 

[kakojones]

zoodiver's has probably been at his job for that long. I'm sure he has a good idea how old his is. I know they can make 30 years easy, at least once they get past that 4-5' range and not much else will eat them.