gator gar at last!

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Jakdarippa;2089133; said:
All I can say is, get ready to plan ahead my friend.. I loved my first gator gar so much that I went back and got two more. They were about that size when I got them and I somewhat discredited the posts claiming insane growth spurts, that was a little over a year ago and now 3 tank upgrades later.. they are starting to outgrow my 2.5 meter tank.. thankfully I got them used to pellets but boy can they go through alot...I can easily see them eventually requiring a box of pellets each.. also they are prolific ****ters.. I have a filter made for a 2000 litre tank and still the bio load piles up in the bottom after just a couple of weeks. Another thing I've noticed is increased aggression, If you simply hover your hand over the tank they mistake it for feeding time and pounce (thankfully the top is sealed with glass... Now dont get me wrong I still love the buggers but I went from having serious plans to build them a large enclosure to contemplating dumping them in the sea..(wonder if they would survive the salinity), Cuz even trying to sell them would be a waste of time at this size.. i doubt anyone has a tank bigger than mine. :(
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Dump the fish into the sea because youre too dumb to do some research and learn about the fish before you purchase it...and yes, there have been many accounts of Alligator Gar being found in the sea.

Also...dont kid yourself about your tank. There are several people on here with tanks in the multiple 10's of thousands of gallons and a few over 100,000 gallons. I would consider yours fairly average on here.
 
:iagree: even keeping over 5000 gal. im still small timing it around these parts.
 
Awesome fish, gattor gars are my fave fish!

As for the people winging about not geting tanks big enough , er what do you think ponds are for? haha.

We had a 12" one double in size in a few months , THEY GROW FAST!
 
hes a beauty, congrats :D
 
demjor19;2253857; said:
Dump the fish into the sea because youre too dumb to do some research and learn about the fish before you purchase it...and yes, there have been many accounts of Alligator Gar being found in the sea.

Also...dont kid yourself about your tank. There are several people on here with tanks in the multiple 10's of thousands of gallons and a few over 100,000 gallons. I would consider yours fairly average on here.
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FYI:
I've done plenty of research after (because they were mislabeled) I bought the fish (or i wouldnt be on here) . Also, I've always been committed and prepared to build a much larger tank (3 upgrades so far), but like your average newbie I underestimated the time it would take for them to grow. I've just moved them into an outdoor pond and plan to eventually move them into a 8000 gl tank which is currently being built.. the comment about tossing them in the sea was out of frustration and wasnt meant to be taken seriously.

In lamin terms:
Be prepared to get a much larger tank soon, because if your anything like me you'll feel claustrophobic by the sight of your beloved beasts poking their noses against the glass. My three gars are much happier now and are lucky im committed and "capable" of providing them with an adequate enclosure as they grow.

(there have been many accounts of Alligator Gar being found in the sea.)
-Brackish water...theres a difference. Sounds like you need to do more research.

(There are several people on here with tanks in the multiple 10's of thousands of gallons and a few over 100,000 gallons.)
-I was refering to the tank pictured in this thread.

(I would consider yours fairly average on here)
-Bigger than yours. :) *cough* kismaiaas
 
Jakdarippa;2273454; said:
(there have been many accounts of Alligator Gar being found in the sea.)
-Brackish water...theres a difference. Sounds like you need to do more research.
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im pretty sure they have been found in pure salt water...
 
Jakdarippa;2273454; said:
FYI:
I've done plenty of research after (because they were mislabeled) I bought the fish (or i wouldnt be on here) . Also, I've always been committed and prepared to build a much larger tank (3 upgrades so far), but like your average newbie I underestimated the time it would take for them to grow. I've just moved them into an outdoor pond and plan to eventually move them into a 8000 gl tank which is currently being built.. the comment about tossing them in the sea was out of frustration and wasnt meant to be taken seriously.

In lamin terms:
Be prepared to get a much larger tank soon, because if your anything like me you'll feel claustrophobic by the sight of your beloved beasts poking their noses against the glass. My three gars are much happier now and are lucky im committed and "capable" of providing them with an adequate enclosure as they grow.

(there have been many accounts of Alligator Gar being found in the sea.)
-Brackish water...theres a difference. Sounds like you need to do more research.

(There are several people on here with tanks in the multiple 10's of thousands of gallons and a few over 100,000 gallons.)
-I was refering to the tank pictured in this thread.

(I would consider yours fairly average on here)
-Bigger than yours. :) *cough* kismaiaas
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Just keep proving me to be correct (yes...full salt water & brackish). I'm glad you did the research after you aquired the fish. That's when it really counts most. It's not important to know weather or not the fish can be properly housed before hand....

also...your tank is bigger than mine, but i can properly house the fish within my tank and fully understand their needs and husbandry! *caugh* A big tank is worthless unless the fish within it can be properly housed.
 
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