First monster in the new 750 gallon!

[MarlboroMan]

looks like a baby gar in that tank! ROFL

looks so nice though dude, =) that's the tank you got from the dude on here yeah?

nice job, great tank! Fantastic gar! love it!

18" is a baby gar...

I LOVE your tank! Can I ask how wide that thing is?

 

[Ash]

yah that gar looks realllly tiny in that tank!! Its a nice looking gar though!

 

[IMFishHead]

That tank is awsome! Nice size!!!!

 

[Hakon]

Great tank

 

[Joefish]

Looking good, but of course its clear there's NOTHING in it

sand soon? and some DW?

 

[ultimatejay]

Thanks everyone for the nice replies. To answer some questions, the tank is 120"x48"x30". I'm still up in the air on substrate. What do you guys think? Bare bottom or sand or gravel and what color if any? I also woke up with some very bad news this morning. It turns out some time last night my gar jumped or did something to break his back. He is still alive and continues to paddle up to the surface for air, but he has a hump now where he broke his back and obviously it is hard for him to swim. I am going to try and nurse him and see if he will make it, if not I will have to put him down. That figures, he goes from a 240 to a 750 and then breaks his back! This gar has a lot of history. I have raised him from 3" and when he was 12" he jumped out of a tank and was completely dry. I nursed him back to life and he has been doing great until last night. I am bummed. Hopefully he will survive and have a humped back and I can sell him on ebay for 500.00. LOL.

 

[davo]

looking good

 

[Honda12]

Thats sucks man, sorry to hear that, hope he pulls through.

 

[thatonegirl]

Sorry to hear about your gar. Hope he makes it, but that's got to make you crazy! Other than that...

 

[dodgefreak8]

Thanks everyone for the nice replies. To answer some questions, the tank is 120"x48"x30". I'm still up in the air on substrate. What do you guys think? Bare bottom or sand or gravel and what color if any? I also woke up with some very bad news this morning. It turns out some time last night my gar jumped or did something to break his back. He is still alive and continues to paddle up to the surface for air, but he has a hump now where he broke his back and obviously it is hard for him to swim. I am going to try and nurse him and see if he will make it, if not I will have to put him down. That figures, he goes from a 240 to a 750 and then breaks his back! This gar has a lot of history. I have raised him from 3" and when he was 12" he jumped out of a tank and was completely dry. I nursed him back to life and he has been doing great until last night. I am bummed. Hopefully he will survive and have a humped back and I can sell him on ebay for 500.00. LOL.

sorry to hear about your gar but thats another good reason for some decor and substrate. They make the fish feel more comfortable and as for substrate it gets rid of a glare that can spook the fish from the bottom of the tank..