Help ID these Gar fry
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they are either longnose or gator. right now they are to small to tell. but they are possibly spotted. keep us updated and we should be able to tell soon.
Spotted (Lepisosteus Oculatus) or Shortnosed (L. Platostomus).... Gators (Atractosteus spatula) look nothing like that and the proportions are off for a Longnosed (L. osseus) but it is hard to determine this with the photo.
I personally would put money on Platostomus over Oculatus but then this is pretty much impossible to tell without examining the fish first hand. It could still be a Longnosed..
I personally would put money on Platostomus over Oculatus but then this is pretty much impossible to tell without examining the fish first hand. It could still be a Longnosed..
Correct me if I'm wrong but these where from Lake Texoma right.. I think I remember you mentioning them.
i agree with richard, definitely not gator gars, and most likely not longnose...telling the different between spotted and shortnose (via pics and not inspecting the fish in person) will take a little further development.
nice pics though, and best of luck in raising them to larger size. please keep us posted on their development!--
--solomon
nice pics though, and best of luck in raising them to larger size. please keep us posted on their development!--
--solomon
E_americanus;1972069; said:
i know they are not gators. but they somewhat resemble longnoses to me. and the reason i didnt mention shortnose is cuz all the pics i have seen of juvi shortnose resemble juvi gators.
city_of_evil6661;1973079; said:
at this size a shortnose gar will look nothing like a juvenile gator gar, so you may be looking at larger specimens...either way gators tend to look very different from the other species. shortnose/spotted/Florida gar at this size will look very similar, even longnoses sometimes look like shortnose/spotteds...just continue to update the pics and the true species will become clear within a week or two--
--solomon
I live in McKinney TX and they were cought in lake Texoma. They are still growing and eating brine shirmp. I feed them at least twice a day, more if they look thin. I have them in a 30 gl tank exactly like the fish display tanks they have at petsmart. I have had them for three weeks this past Saturday. They have doubled in length and girth during that time.