Hi Wanted to know if anyone has any experience keeping different gars together in a big tank...6x2x2.
I would like to keep Alligator and Spotted gars in my collection and wanted to know if the can be keep them together.
to answer your question, a 6x2x2 is not a big tank for an alligator gar. It is merely a growout tank. Eventually, the gator will likely kill the spotted gar. If you want to mix gar, I have had success keeping a tropical and a shortnose gar with my florida/spotted gar. A 6x2x2 is sufficient for a spotted for a long time, if not life. If you want more than one gar, more than one spotted gar can be house together just fine. Alligator gar will need a much, much bigger tank, if not a pond.
it might work for about a year max. but it's still a flip of the coin as to whether the gator would decide to kill the spotted on any given day. after which(a year) the gator should out grow your tank. however in your case, i wouldn't leave the life of a $100++ fish up to chance.