Just brought home a gar

[sbrodacz]

I just brought home a marble gar. I'm sure if it is a marble gar or not. He's been in the tank for 10-15 minutes now. Here is a picture.

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

not a gar

 

[random fish guy]

not a gar

Very nice! looks kinda like a needle fish

 

[sbrodacz]

What do you mean it's not a gar? What is it then?

 

[frogman5]

yeh its not a gar i cant remember what the actual name of the fish is tho

 

[theanimalman]

Cigar fish? Not a gar.

Crocodile fish? I can't remember what they are called.

 

[DolphinRyan]

Very nice! looks kinda like a needle fish

I agree, the mouth looks just like a needle. I've been looking around on Google though and I can't seem to figure out what type.

 

[sbrodacz]

I've been doing the same, can't figure out. The LFS said it should get about 24". They have a lot of people working there and they all seemed very knowledgeable. My only concern is what to feed it, if it's not a "true" gar. They said pellets, blood worms etc.

 

[SimonL]

Spotted Pike Characin (Boulengerella maculata). Not a true gar, but a predatory tetra from the Amazon...a bit trickier to get onto pellets than a true gar, you may have to use worms, frozen krill or fish, etc...

 

[DolphinRyan]

Simon says, lol, good work man, spot on.