BTW this is his stress colouration, as I moved him into the 190 just 2 days ago. He is usually a light bronze colour, kind of gun metal. He's much darker now and less active, he hasn't settled in yet.
My foot long Cuban Gar
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If Solomon ID'd it as a cuban then thats what it is. He is the gar king and is an expert at id'ing gar as he spends a lot of time studying his collection (might i say he has kept all species of gar and has 2 cubans)
hi
very nice gar!
I want one, too, but I've heard that cuban gars costs a lot here in germany...
More than 500 ( 600 $ )
very nice gar!
I want one, too, but I've heard that cuban gars costs a lot here in germany...
More than 500 ( 600 $ )
I'm gonna have to say you look for your self at solomons site... Because of the placement of the eye,Looks just like both his alligator and his cuban to me 
?? .. And the pattern on the body.. I also found htis..
Manfari or Cuban gar Atractosteus tristoechus
Looks very similar to Alligator gar and since they are very rare in the trade you can usually assume that your gar is an Alligator gar and not a Cuban gar unless otherwise stated. Cuban gars have a broader snout and lacks pattern on their body.
But the reason i suggest is cause the alligator and the cuban are very very similar.. And yours seems to have a longer snout.. Or is it also very broad? His alligator pic looks very much like your gar.. But i am no expert and just think it might be better to judge from looking at his pics on his Primitive site Youare right there with your fish and can tell from his pics which is which.. Then let us know Also your fish does have the tell tale rear fin of a cuban which leads that direction... THough i have never seen a cuban in life so i am just blowing smoke
http://www.primitivefish.com/Gars.htm
Don't mind me i like to blow sometimes about things i don't know about.. Sometimes it is just so i can learn myself.
?? .. And the pattern on the body.. I also found htis.. Manfari or Cuban gar Atractosteus tristoechus
Looks very similar to Alligator gar and since they are very rare in the trade you can usually assume that your gar is an Alligator gar and not a Cuban gar unless otherwise stated. Cuban gars have a broader snout and lacks pattern on their body.
But the reason i suggest is cause the alligator and the cuban are very very similar.. And yours seems to have a longer snout.. Or is it also very broad? His alligator pic looks very much like your gar.. But i am no expert and just think it might be better to judge from looking at his pics on his Primitive site
Youare right there with your fish and can tell from his pics which is which.. Then let us know Also your fish does have the tell tale rear fin of a cuban which leads that direction... THough i have never seen a cuban in life so i am just blowing smoke http://www.primitivefish.com/Gars.htm
Don't mind me i like to blow sometimes about things i don't know about.. Sometimes it is just so i can learn myself.
lol, trust me it's a Cuban gar. It's clearly atractosteus not lepisosteus, and it certainly isn't a gator or a tropical.
Many gars vary a lot in colouration, with the individual specimen and according to mood etc. Even spotted and longnoses I've had.
With all due respect, anyone who doubts it's a cuban doesn't know what they're talking about. There's simply nothing else it could be with it's tail pattern and colour, body colouration, snout, and lack of spots on the body.
When it was in the growout tank until a couple of days ago it's colouration was more similar to solomon's gar in this pic (from primitivefish.com)
Yet here is either the same gar or a gar from the same batch looking completely different due to being in a different tank...
Once settled in his previous tank, he looked more similar to that first pic. Yet he was still a bit darker and more of a gunmetal/bronzey colour.
This could be explained by the fact that all of the Cubans imported to the US were farm bred in Asia, as well as of course the Asian members with Manjuaris. My Cuban is from Cuba, not Asia, so it's probably going to look a little different, as the Asian bred ones are inevitably all from similar lineage.
Here is a shot of my gar from underneath to show it's broad and short snout. Looking at it in reality, from above, it's snout is pretty much as wide as it's body, there's not much in it.
Many gars vary a lot in colouration, with the individual specimen and according to mood etc. Even spotted and longnoses I've had.
With all due respect, anyone who doubts it's a cuban doesn't know what they're talking about. There's simply nothing else it could be with it's tail pattern and colour, body colouration, snout, and lack of spots on the body.
When it was in the growout tank until a couple of days ago it's colouration was more similar to solomon's gar in this pic (from primitivefish.com)
Yet here is either the same gar or a gar from the same batch looking completely different due to being in a different tank...
Once settled in his previous tank, he looked more similar to that first pic. Yet he was still a bit darker and more of a gunmetal/bronzey colour.
This could be explained by the fact that all of the Cubans imported to the US were farm bred in Asia, as well as of course the Asian members with Manjuaris. My Cuban is from Cuba, not Asia, so it's probably going to look a little different, as the Asian bred ones are inevitably all from similar lineage.
Here is a shot of my gar from underneath to show it's broad and short snout. Looking at it in reality, from above, it's snout is pretty much as wide as it's body, there's not much in it.
