Well the main issue with an actual gar is they will just get too big for the tank. Generally a good rule of thumb is to make certain the tank is twice as wide as the fish is long so that the fish has no troubles turning around.
sorry if it sounds like im not listening the addvise is really great just trying to find a cool oddball and I really like the looks of them
Magnus_Bane
Yes most true gars get over two ft but the charicins are closer to tetra than actual gar charicins only get around 12 Inch usual that still gives them 6 inchs to turn around and they are abush predators so they wont move much anyways
O ok yeah that would work. Apparently the crocodile pike is part of that family as well. I think the specie I mentioned was just a bit smaller at 6in max size.
By “spotted gar” do you mean to imply that they are Lepisosteus oculatus? If so, the fish pictured originally is not Lepisosteus oculatus.
No thats just a nick name a more appropriate name would be spoted charicin I know that spoted gar are super rare and get over 2ft but Boulengerella maculata only gets 12 inchs
They do better in groups of 4 or more. Less stress.
JD could go after them. Not a sturdy fish and easily spooked and stressed.
