biggest polypterus I have seen

[demjor19]

On the gar issue: very likely a big Tropicus...I still give at least a 10% chance on a Gator though...Hard to say as every photo is fragmented and it is hard to see the fish fully.

wow! that is a huge trop if it is in fact one. he looks to be over 3' to me.

could he have been wild caught at that size or do you think he was a captive bred/raised gar.

 

[demjor19]

btw i think those are tropical gars, not gators.

good call man! i was totally thinking gator gar!

 

[csx4236]

I hear they can get 4ft in the wild so most likely that guy was in a pond for awhile and put on some serious size. That is the biggest one i have ever seen

 

[Cohazard]

man that congi is sooo hardcore!

That picture is how I found MFK back in the day!

 

[Loubard]

If you like big polypterus check this out: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44354

 

[plausible]

any chance if that is a p.bichir bichir? its japanese and in another thread someone posted that more p.bichir bichir keepers are located in japan

 

[pirarucu319]

that was big and awesome..
which one i guess..
isn'it th yellow one
how old is he??

 

[Loubard]

Nope, that's def. P. e. c.

 

[beblondie]

how old is he??
Unless you get one very young its impossible to tell while its still alive.On some fish species you can count the rings on their scales (kinda like tree rings)this doesn't apply to most tropical fish.For tropicals you'd have to count
something in the innner ear -Anne

 

[Sabre_Tooth]

The Biggest one is a gator gar, the smaller one is a cuban gar.