Gar hybrid

[ampthefrogguy]

I saw this beautiful fish all over the web and was wondering A: is this a CrocI? and B: Where the heck does one
get an amazing specimen like this??? I dont have the tank to house it but just for sheer curiosity sake...\

http://www.primitivefishes.com/Crocshot 2mod.JPG

 

[brich999]

Idk never seen anything with that color!

 

[Tendou Souji]

That's a croc II gar, a hybrid between a florida gar and an alligator gar.

 

[Polypterus]

That's a croc II gar, a hybrid between a florida gar and an alligator gar.

SPOTTED Gar and Alligator actually....

 

[spwd]

Wow that's nice,what size do these get,huge or spotted size?

 

[Wiggles92]

That particular gar has a very different pattern and coloration now.

SPOTTED Gar and Alligator actually....

x2. People need to read older posts on here; that gar has come up multiple times before.

 

[studd muffin]

One sexy looking gar

 

[ampthefrogguy]

i want one...someday. do people sell them??

 

[Wiggles92]

i want one...someday. do people sell them??

No, they have not been offered for sale to my knowledge for quite some time now. Better start building a pond for alligator gars and spotted gars to breed in.

 

[E_americanus]

No, they have not been offered for sale to my knowledge for quite some time now. Better start building a pond for alligator gars and spotted gars to breed in.

there's really no "they" about it. although the possibility exists that there are more out there (perhaps in the wild, MAYBE in the trade), this one popped up in mine and Richard's stomping grounds here in MI and has been a part of our research collection for over 7 years now, with its metamorphosis and hybrid components well-documented. to our knowledge another one has not been seen (and we do a good job of keeping track of such things).--
--solomon