Polypterus;1887657; said:One can not be "better" than the other.. They are both awesome fish. I own both (and all other 5 species) and can not judge one over the other for any particular reason. They all have good points and bad ones... They all in the end even out to be damn cool fish...
E_americanus;1888628; said:as richard said, neither of the fishes can really be "better", but one can definitely have a personal preference. between the two listed, i personally like the Cubans better because of their giant/wide jaws and pretty aggressive demeanor. the challenge with keeping that particular species also makes them interesting to me (although the durability of a tropical gar is also nice).
having also had a hand in importing both species for the first time in recent history makes both species favorites of mine amongst "the seven"--
--solomon
E_americanus;1888628; said:as richard said, neither of the fishes can really be "better", but one can definitely have a personal preference. between the two listed, i personally like the Cubans better because of their giant/wide jaws and pretty aggressive demeanor. the challenge with keeping that particular species also makes them interesting to me (although the durability of a tropical gar is also nice).
having also had a hand in importing both species for the first time in recent history makes both species favorites of mine amongst "the seven"--
--solomon
Yes I agree these are both awesome fishesdemjor19;1888694; said:And i'm sure those of us who have had the chance to keep either/both of them are greatful and thankful for you and all the others involved in these importations.
xander13;1888979; said:well at least now haley has a great place with lots of space. i learnt a lot from that experience and aim to get a couple of cubans in future. ive never seens trops before so im sticking with cubans on this one:S
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