Cuban gar (Atractosteus tristoechus) progression pics

[xander]

Got a more accurate measurement this morn n found that the fish is actually 7"!

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[Spiritofthesoul]

temp around here usually is about 28+- degree C

 

[channarox]

temp around here usually is about 28+- degree C

Yeah, I would say his tanks are about 80ish Farenheit. My tanks were always 87 Farenheit.

 

[xander]

just measured mine @ pushing 7.25inches (saturday morning, 3.00am). was measured at 7 inches only friday morning.

 

[xander]

Already past the 7.5" mark. Starting to throw pellets in as and when I can.

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[Madding]

Awesome growth rate on you and Solomon's cubans.

 

[Divasen]

Wow the fish is growing like crazy, i have to ask at what size do you expect the growth to slow down?

Very interesting thread looking forward to future updates.

 

[xander]

no idea when it will stop but its already pushing 8"!!

 

[E_americanus]

Wow the fish is growing like crazy, i have to ask at what size do you expect the growth to slow down?

Very interesting thread looking forward to future updates.

no idea when it will stop but its already pushing 8"!!

depends on a lot of factors...space, water changes/quality, feeding, temperature...but any gar species can easily reach 12" in its first growing season (not necessarily the same as first year in constant conditions of captivity), and Atractosteus genus fish can reach 15"+ in their first year under the right conditions.

will be interesting to see how they all do, especially since no one knows the secrets of how they raise the fish in Cuba before they go to distributors (those early life conditions play a very important role for growth later in the season/year/juvenile years).--
--solomon

 

[Polypterus]

Already past the 7.5" mark. Starting to throw pellets in as and when I can.

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You are putting this into an Exel spreadsheet right????
Be cool.... Do it