florida gar and oscar

[JAF]

UH u said Oscars live with florida gars in the wild. Florida gars live in Florida. Oscars live in South America.
If i may

Actually, their are oscars in Florida.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2RUgBsd-Og

 

[dvsgp6]

wild is different than captive. and they dont exist in the same areas(SA fish). were are these vids u claim??
AND LAST BUT NOT FREAKIN LEAST DONT PUT AN OSCAR WITH ANY KIND OF GAR!!!!!!

and out of frustration

UH u said Oscars live with florida gars in the wild. Florida gars live in Florida. Oscars live in South America.
If i may

u didnt say p-bass u said oscars. reread ur own post before insulting me.

i know i said oscars just letting you know pbass do also, and yes oscars live in florida also, look at the vids i posted, also bro you were insulting me by saying that the vids i was watching were not from florida that they were from SA since you think thats they only place oscars are, next time dont make accusations if you dont know

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

my bad. all information i find about oscars says south american. r they a released fish that established a population?

 

[JAF]

my bad. all information i find about oscars says south american. r they a released fish that established a population?

I'm not sure if they stock them, or if they are released. Most likely the latter.

I know that a lot of people are against keeping gars with oscars, but I've personally kept them together for years; back when I had gars T_T. There are many other people that do as well, so I wouldn't see the harm in trying it. Although, I wouldn't put a gar into a tank that the oscar/s have been in alone for a long time, they don't like that very much.

 

[dvsgp6]

my bad. all information i find about oscars says south american. r they a released fish that established a population?

its all good bro

 

[frnchjeep]

my bad. all information i find about oscars says south american. r they a released fish that established a population?

At one point, yeah. By now, I would say that they aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

 

[Spatula]

I think my question got overlooked... Maybe I can throw it back in the mix

I have random question if I may. In that pic you posted... are those real rocks in the background or is that one of those posters you put behind the tank to make it scenic?
If they are real then how big is your tank?

 

[xander]

no don't listen to the countless dedicated gar keepers on here! oscars are great with gar, while you're at it include plecos and flagtails too

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

so oscars do not originally exist in the wild with gar?
hmmm, that does bring me back to my point, no oscars with gar.
but now i have some interesting information.

 

[Noddy]

I have random question if I may. In that pic you posted... are those real rocks in the background or is that one of those posters you put behind the tank to make it scenic?
If they are real then how big is your tank?

The background is real allright.
DIY styrofoam with Epoxiresin. Tank is a 180Gl.

Tank has all the tankmates you shouldn't get for a Gar, including Oscar, plecos and silver dollars,but the combo works fine for me.
My Oscar gets along fine and hunts the tank together with my Gar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo_9-qP4Asw