I picked up this juvie specimen today, and I'm not sure what he is... my best guess is some sort of Crocodile Gar Hybrid? I've never seen a Tropical Gar in the flesh though either. I've kept Longnose, Alligator, and Florida Gar and have a Shortnose right now, and he doesn't seem to fit neatly in with what I'm familiar with... Plus, the store I bought him usually labels Florida Gar as such, but labeled this one as an "alligator gar" which it is not in a thoroughbred sense. He seems to lack the duskiness of them and seems considerably more vibrant (forgive the ****ty mobile phone picture quality) and the snout does seem more broad for a florida; possibly two rows of teeth it looks like, but too small to tell for sure.... and while the pictures don't really give you a clear idea, but the caudal fin seems exceptionally elongated for a florida gar.
Then again I haven't seen as many juvie floridas as the average gar aquarist probably has though... so I don't know.
Opinions?
Then again I haven't seen as many juvie floridas as the average gar aquarist probably has though... so I don't know.
Opinions?
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