Gars

[jfkelley_24]

I was wondering if a gar could do fine in a 55 gallon tank.
I would also like a price range on what most LFS's have there gars priced at.

 

[ermgravy]

no chance, not even a yr....

 

[xander]

no gar can stay in a 55gal for life. btw which species are you looking at?

 

[jfkelley_24]

looking for a long nose gar or a spotted gar

 

[xander]

longnose gar will easily hit 16-18" in the first year, while spotted gars can get up to 15"...

 

[bettapits]

spotted gar would be fine for a year but aligator gar I don't think so...

 

[jfkelley_24]

i was leaning more towards looking into getting a spotted gar anyways..

 

[xander]

well, a 55gal is a good growout tank, but you'll def need an upgrade, at least a 4x2x2 for the spotted gar, and a 6x3 for the longose.

 

[E_americanus]

spotted gar would be fine for a year but aligator gar I don't think so...

i wouldn't advise a 55g even for a spotted gar for a year. it can help raise up the young to a size of 6-10", but at that point the fish should have a bigger tank...the standard 55 is only 12" wide...if you could get an 18" wide tank that should be fine for a year (possibly longer) for a Florida/spotted gar.--
--solomon

 

[channarox]

none.