large florida gars

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demjor19

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everybody tells me florida gar get 2'-3' yet i have never seen a captive on more than 14"-15". does anybody on here have one? if so id love to see some pics! mine is 14.5" now just measured him last night.
 
As it happens i have never see a FG in the very large size and would like to see one my self the biggest one i have seen is this pic from a fishing site i think this is also a record fish.Good one i would like to see some big FG:D it shows they get quite large but the average stamp is a lot smaller
 
ill try to go to seaworld n take some pics today if i get a chance. there's some 2.5fters or so and wow do they look beautiful. can't wait til my 16"ers get up there.
 
ethnics;657398; said:
ill try to go to seaworld n take some pics today if i get a chance. there's some 2.5fters or so and wow do they look beautiful. can't wait til my 16"ers get up there.

do you have any pics of your 16"ers? id like to see them. do they start to lose their markings as they get older?
 
Here's a few pics but there maybe a month old or 2 old. ill try to get newer ones when i get off later if you want. and so far i think the spots are just as dark now as they were when they were about 10".

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awsome setup!!! nice fish!
 
demjor19;657515; said:
awsome setup!!! nice fish!

thanks, wait til the end of this month or next month, i jus picked up a 400gal tank which will be the 3 gars and aros new home, along with my rtc, tsn, jardini. and whatever else monster fish i can find.
 
ethnics;657529; said:
thanks, wait til the end of this month or next month, i jus picked up a 400gal tank which will be the 3 gars and aros new home, along with my rtc, tsn, jardini. and whatever else monster fish i can find.

that will be awsome! youll have to post some pics of it. right now im lookin for a 240 for my gar. then ill work on some monster tankmates for him!
 
demjor19;657808; said:
that will be awsome! youll have to post some pics of it. right now im lookin for a 240 for my gar. then ill work on some monster tankmates for him!

i have a flordia spotted gar about 16-17inches i got it when it was about 13inches It grows very fastt!! it is in a what i think is a 440gallon pond with my RTC and my 2tsn. the gar is just a real clown it like rub up on all of them and my rtc down mind at all that does really suprise everyday i still see them.
 
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