Ok call me immature for asking this but im a college student with a 125g aquarium and i was wondering if I could have a florida gar and one red oscar in there for life??? Save me the talk about filtration im constructing a 30g sump with 600gph return, aquaclear 110, and a 325g internal filter. I just would like to know if this will be cruel to the gar. Yes and no's would also be accepted hahah.
Florida Gar 125g
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Yeah, this would last a long time, If it was me I would get them both small and enjoy them growing up, then if you cant get a bigger tank then you could sell them. the oscar would be fine btw, its the gar that grows quite long, as I'm sure you know.
I wish I could afford a 125g in college. The gar will out grow it eventually but it will take a while. If those are the only 2 fish and you keep the decorations to a minimum I say go for it and have fun we could all be dead tomorrow.
I bought a florida gar around 6 inches and I have him in a 300g tank and he retty much stopped growing around 12-14 inches so if you have one that does the same I think it wuld be fine in a 125g.
It wouldn't be a wise choice to do that in my opinion. You will eventually have to get a new tank, and if you cant, not too many people want to but a fish that's more then halfway grown already. It will last for a little while but you have to think long term when buying a fish. Unless you can definitely get a 200g+ tank, I would stick to something else. Just my opinion though.
Won't last for life as others have said. Other than that oscars are not recomended gar tankmates.
I was wondering why no one else had addressed this. Oscars, even fairly peaceful ones, at least feed pretty aggressively which could spook a gar or outcompete it for food. A 125 would be a nice tank for an oscar however
I may just go with two oscars and use a small amount of live plants hidden around heavy driftwood to give it more of an amazon look. Possibly some java ferns, java moss or even throw some floating plants in to take away from some of the bright lighting.