Gar's do jump!

[Bartkee]

hey guys,
just for youre info.
my spotted gar (6,5 '') jumped out of my tank when i was playing on my xbox (winning ofcourse).
fortunatly he survived, seems fine now.
so if u didnt knew it yet.
gars can jump out of tanks

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

heh, we all know man
good that its doing well though

 

[benzjamin13]

Glad to hear that it's okay

 

[frnchjeep]

I used to have a pair of florida gars that jumped out at almost every feeding. They are tough fish, as long as they don't land on their snouts.

 

[le patron]

close call! good thing you were near by

 

[E_americanus]

glad to hear the fish is ok...but this is definitely obvious information...anyone keeping a gar should know this about these fishes before taking them on. hopefully your tank is securely covered and (if it's over 12" long) covers weighted or taped as gars are strong enough to push open even glass tops.

it should be posted in any and every fish-keeping book that ANY fish can jump out of a tank, so securely covered tops are a necessity. good luck with your gar in the future--
--solomon

 

[Ians aro]

haha...what game were you playing? he was probably jumping and yelling to shoot the guy behind you! lol. naw, good to hear it's ok.

 

[CDickes1988]

Glad he's all right.

 

[nguyenz]

I used to have an alligator gar 8 inches jump out of a little 1 inch hole. dried up on the ground behind tank stand. found it 2 weeks later. I thought it died and someone threw it away.

 

[vicdeedee]

my gar hasent jumped but he wakes me up every night, splashing water on the floor or slapping his tail on the surface