Anyone has gar tanks like this?
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definitely an impressive tank to say the least. most dedicated gar keepers, however, don't mess with CO2 systems as they tend to throw off air-breathing fishes somehow...no major details as to why, but it seems to be the case. that and a tank like that could only house smaller species, and even then for a limited time.
quite aesthetically pleasing though--
--solomon
quite aesthetically pleasing though--
--solomon
well I would assume that the CO2 would take the place of Oxygen in the water...
So most people who have these amazing planted tanks DONT use CO2?
So most people who have these amazing planted tanks DONT use CO2?
Fish Eat Fish;1551283; said:
yes, i would assume that is pretty obvious...but why that would really affect fish adapted to hypoxic environments doesn't really make much sense...
Fish Eat Fish;1551283; said:
i think most people who do have these amazing planted tanks DO use CO2--
--solomon
xander13;1551327; said:
it's hard to judge the exact size of the tank, but look at the photo carefully. there are some large pieces of driftwood that would be somewhat obtrusive to large gars. the tank may be 2' wide, but it's hard to tell with the plants...maybe it's wider.
look carefully at those gars...they are small Florida/spotted gars, not very big even in the photo. given what we now know about gar growth with different species, Florida/spotted are very likely the smallest captive gars for the home aquaria (this can vary with genetics/locality of stock as well)...a longnose/Cuban/gator would still grow too large for the tank...and we haven't really seen how shortnoses would react to this high degree of vegetation (it's not really their natural habitat, and they are quite skittish as is). tropical may be ok.
...those are a few reasons. overhead plants are decent for gars, as are plants on the substrate to an extent, but if you're looking at a gar-specific tank, keeping it as open as possible (likely with low-light) is the best bet.
this tank is definitely impressive, but generally suited for other kinds of fishes--
--solomon
I have a few tanks with a good amount of twig / stick debris and some Java moss, Java fern in the tank. I would however not really expect a tank like that to last long with a fish like a gar. These fish would rip it to pieces in a matter of hours...
Amano type tanks are beautiful and impressive but they are really not suitable to Gars or other big primitive fish.
Amano type tanks are beautiful and impressive but they are really not suitable to Gars or other big primitive fish.
that is a sweet set up though