So my brother was throwing around ideas for a bar he wants to start up and he wants to include a huge tank with gator gars I told him there will be issues suprising the gars with so many poeple and worry about breaking their backs but he wants a huge tank like around 2,000 - 5,000 gallons and how many gator gars do you think will be suitable for a tank as well as the sizes of the gars. I assume if he keeps people back a couple feet the gars shouldnt have any issues but you guys are the experts and would like to know your input, thanks.
Gar Bar
- Thread starter TheHze
- Start date
I did a few guesstimate calculations on how big a 5000 gallon tank would be. If you made it 12 feet long, and the water 5 feet deep, an average (not large) adult alligator gar should be able to swim in it and turn around. Two gar in a tank that size would be crowded. You could probably keep three in a 10,000 tank if all the details were attended to, though. There are some others here who should be able to give you non-theoretical information. Guys?
Cheers,
Don
Cheers,
Don
just go with tropicals. im planning a 12' by 10' by 6' tank. 5400 gallons. it would hold a few gators but there is no need to waste space like that. go with tropicals. look beefy and get only 24". much better to go with
Sounds to me like TheHze is talking about going for WOW factor, not cute little fish. Spend a few extra bucks, make it a 10k, and let me know when you want the big gar to go in it. 
One I caught today:
One I caught today:
Thanks guys, I will let him know what you guys advise, a 10k tank would be great so I will keep you updated in case if decides to do it, thanks...