haha great question..."bucket babies" is a relative term in this case...will add more details on that in the future. FYI the 2009 fish were "bucket babies"
----solomon
GAR QUIZ - Special Birthday Edition
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haha great question..."bucket babies" is a relative term in this case...will add more details on that in the future. FYI the 2009 fish were "bucket babies"
----solomon
the (most likely) correct guess has been proposed somewhere amongst all the guesses so far...so with that clue, we know for sure it's not Cuban (since no one guessed that...which is odd seeing as many just listed all the gar species ).
will continue to update (see previous posts in case you missed the updated photo) - they should be detaching from the glass/fake plants sometime in the next couple days. gotta get the zooplankton going!!!--
--solomon
).will continue to update (see previous posts in case you missed the updated photo) - they should be detaching from the glass/fake plants sometime in the next couple days. gotta get the zooplankton going!!!--
--solomon
Very cool Sol. Can't wait to see more pictures documenting the growth. Based on some of the above discussion I would lean towards spotted, especially since you've been doing a lot work with them lately. But I can't say as I've ever seen a picture of a 2 day old gar before, so heck if I know .
.Solomon, are those two pictures from the same species of gar or are they from two different species of gar? I just thought about that since one could easily discover the ID of the second gar fry without guessing. 
Solomon, are those two pictures from the same species of gar or are they from two different species of gar? I just thought about that since one could easily discover the ID of the second gar fry without guessing.
that's all part of the quiz (even though it's an incredibly tough one)! if i told everyone they were the same species then the answer would be easy as the second photo is easily searchable (even beyond this forum) as a photo i took of an SPG fry back in 2009... so you know this much, the second pic is an SPG...the first (and third) pic are unidentified so far...but there has been at least one correct guess so far
----solomon
PS-- will continue to update as much as i can...the hope is that with development (ontogeny) we'll be able to determine ID with time!--
that's all part of the quiz (even though it's an incredibly tough one)! if i told everyone they were the same species then the answer would be easy as the second photo is easily searchable (even beyond this forum) as a photo i took of an SPG fry back in 2009... so you know this much, the second pic is an SPG...the first (and third) pic are unidentified so far...but there has been at least one correct guess so far
--solomon
PS-- will continue to update as much as i can...the hope is that with development (ontogeny) we'll be able to determine ID with time!--
Haha, very true. I accidentally confirmed my ID of the older picture of a gar fry when I had my cursor over the picture and text reading "SpG%20LA..." popped up; it kind of gave it away right there.
As for the new gar fry, I have a pretty good idea as to what it is, but we shall see in due time if I am right.EDIT: I'm definitely 100% sure of my ID now after reviewing some pictures of gar fry.
here are two more quick shots taken this afternoon of the gar fry. they are now 7 and 8 days old (DAH or DPH - "days after hatch" or "days post hatch") and are actively feeding on zooplankton. now the balance is keeping them fed, keeping the water quality decent, and keeping them from eating each other (still have a couple days before the last one becomes a true threat).
note the developing snout (obviously pretty short for a gar when compared to adults!) and the developing caudal fin filament/tail filament. pectoral/dorsal/anal/caudal fins are also present, and the larvae breathe air at this point (but also use their gills).
will upload video sometime soon too!--
--solomon
note the developing snout (obviously pretty short for a gar when compared to adults!) and the developing caudal fin filament/tail filament. pectoral/dorsal/anal/caudal fins are also present, and the larvae breathe air at this point (but also use their gills).
will upload video sometime soon too!--
--solomon
note that i mentioned we have a couple days before that's a major issue, perhaps a little longer than that. at this stage growth continues to be very rapid, so snouts develop very quickly (they already have tiny teeth). the ones pictured here have slightly shorter snouts than some of the others in the tank, which already have a more pronounced snout. it doesn't take long before they go after each other, which is why it's key to keep them fed at the same pace/rate and therefore hopefully keep them eating food provided and not each other!--
--solomon
