Anyone seen one like this before

[mwkoi]

I posted some pictures of my reddish/rusty coloured gar several months ago.

Its colour still hasn't changed:

 

[twk1]

Oh.. wow, rare color! How much did you get it for?

 

[xander]

does the colour remain after a substrate colour change?

 

[mwkoi]

Xander

It was in a clear tank when I first got it and has been in the current tank with ADA amazonia substrate for the past 4 months. It looked exactly the same as when I first got it. No change at all.

 

[ausknife]

mad. thats awesome man he'd be worth a fortune here. whatd you pay and where in aus are you.

 

[xander]

hmm, if you're willing to experiment, you could try changing the substrate to a lighter colour to see if it's just a colour phase, or a genuine morphology. i'm pretty curious to find out, as it makes all the difference in the world.

 

[Saggitae]

That is one nice gar and unusual colouration. Well done.

 

[Weylin]

Can we have some more pics..?

 

[Polypterus]

hmm, if you're willing to experiment, you could try changing the substrate to a lighter colour to see if it's just a colour phase, or a genuine morphology. i'm pretty curious to find out, as it makes all the difference in the world.

IMO the coloration on this fish is physiologic and not Morphologic. It is not terribly uncommon for a gar to have this Red brown coloration to them. I have a Shortnosed that was much like this one when it was smaller. Not so much now that it has grown.

 

[Fly River]

Sweet color