long nose gar ?

[jjollie]

how long would a long nose gar live in a 7' long x 3' wide tank ? I will start out smaller this is the largest tank I have for when it gets some size to it

 

[HumanBean]

I think you are good for a while. 7x3 is a decent setup to begin with

 

[JohnTr]

You sould be good for few years.

 

[wednesday13]

Agree with the others... id say almost indefinetly... ive had many over the yrs, none ever excedded 24". Not saying they stay small or anything but there fairly slender for gar and slow growing ime. No reason one couldnt get and easy 3' in there no prob.

 

[jjollie]

thanks

 

[Lepisosteus]

The world record long nose gar was 78.7 inches. The average wild size is 29.9 inches in Ontario so for captive fish I would expect that average size to be around their max. 7x3 is good for life more than likely.

 

[jjollie]

sounds great cause I have two 3" coming this week

 

[pharmaecopia]

The world record long nose gar was 78.7 inches. The average wild size is 29.9 inches in Ontario so for captive fish I would expect that average size to be around their max. 7x3 is good for life more than likely.

That "world record" is actually a gator longnose hybrid.

 

[Lepisosteus]

That "world record" is actually a gator longnose hybrid.

You have a source for that claim?

 

[pharmaecopia]

You have a source for that claim?

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/whos-got-the-largest-gar-here.554428/

The specific part from that discussion:

NA testing was not around then for such purposes and they do not really do it now either... and he is correct that the WORLD record Longnosed is highly suspected to be a Gator X Longnosed.

The largest verified longnosed gar caught was 65". I have never seen any data or records larger than that.

I can't play this game of who's is biggins.. I run a Public aquariumso my fish are of coarse much bigger than the average hobbyist can handle.