Cuban Growth Rate?

[Hao]

hello MFKers,what is the average growth rate of a cuban gar? and does any1 have pictures of 4-6" 1 and 8-10" 1?

 

[Hao]

any1?

 

[E_americanus]

pics of juvenile Cubans should be up on primitivefishes.com, not sure if there is any info on this forum about Cuban juvenile growth rates though. I've raised several from just 1.5" to 15-17" though.--
--solomon

 

[Hao]

ok thx dude

 

[thefishguy7]

pics of juvenile Cubans should be up on primitivefishes.com, not sure if there is any info on this forum about Cuban juvenile growth rates though. I've raised several from just 1.5" to 15-17" though.--
--solomon

Where did you find these small cubans? Any more?
I'm seeing about 1" a month from mine.

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

yes were did you find such small cubans.....
and price?

 

[E_americanus]

yes were did you find such small cubans.....
and price?

came through a couple years ago...not sure if the threads were here or on AP; would have to check. mike at H20 brought them in...reference photos are on AP as far as i know; not sure where all the discussions were.--
--solomon

 

[E_americanus]

found the thread on AP, here is the link:
http://aquaticpredators.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=35816

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

so mike got them in. you know if he is planning to get anymore in?
i would love to try one but dont want to buy a 20" specimen. i want to start small.

 

[E_americanus]

so mike got them in. you know if he is planning to get anymore in?
i would love to try one but dont want to buy a 20" specimen. i want to start small.

we're going to continue discussion in that thread as it will add continuity to the info, especially with 2 years coming up.--
--solomon