ID gar please

[JohnTr]

I just ran to my LFS and saw those two different gar. Never see thone before

 

[HumanBean]

Juvie Florida's

 

[JohnTr]

One have spots, and one have stripes

 

[kno4te]

Those aren't gars but characins. They striped pike characin and spotted like characin.

 

[piranhaman00]

Characins, not gar, They are commonly called spotted/peperment crocodile fish usually by me.

 

[kno4te]

They aren't peppermint crocodile fish. Those are labrynth fish, related to gouriamis.

 

[JohnTr]

Thanks. they look like gar. I thought those was a gar but they are not

 

[appak]

Those aren't gars but characins. They striped pike characin and spotted like characin.

this, exactly. i've kept the striped variety. they are very skittish, tend to smash into the sides of the tank for no reason at all and destroy their beaks...

 

[kno4te]

I've kept them prior in wide tanks with floating plants and dim lights. Less prone to knock into the glass.

I prefer the mosaic gar (spotted pike characin) far as they don't get as big and more manageable.

Still a very interesting oddball of a fish.

 

[Longfindragon]

hey where did you see these? I have a spotted one, but would love a striped one too.