Gator Gar Tankmates?

[Nikko112]

20 g.. to small my friend. i have a 150 and i think it is to small. i have 2 FL gars, and if they are similar it really will always depend on the size.. if its to big to fit, it will leave your other fish alone.

 

[warmouth]

20 g.. to small my friend. i have a 150 and i think it is to small. i have 2 FL gars, and if they are similar it really will always depend on the size.. if its to big to fit, it will leave your other fish alone.

I agree you will need a bigger tank just as a growout.

 

[apennell07]

no thats not me it the pic lol, but thats how big they get

 

[siôn.griffin]

no thats not me it the pic lol, but thats how big they get

Your right, but that was caught in the wild...

 

[apennell07]

Your right, but that was caught in the wild...

and?

 

[xander]

and?

wild specimens get much, much larger than theircaptive bred/raised counterparts

 

[apennell07]

yeah but they grow about as fast as a rtc and u would need something like an 8x4x4

 

[xander]

yeah but they grow about as fast as a rtc and u would need something like an 8x4x4

probably need a larger tank...not too sure on the growth rate comparison with rtc though, i'm pretty sure they have quite different growth rates

 

[Younglin]

Alligator gars usually hit 24" in 1.5 - 2 years then slow down dramatically. They can live for 80+ years and don't become sexually mature until they are 10 or 11 ( so I've heard). An 8x4x4 would be fine for a few years. Once they hit two feet they start putting on muscle and girth and usually only grow like 2-3" per year length wise.

 

[Cheesetian]

Saw some for sale today. Tempted. They seem to have a shorter snout than florida gars and there's just something distinct about them. Is it the eyes?