Need help choosing a gar

[Wiggles92]

Usually Gars will not work with arowana's
So if you really want a gar i would recommend removing the arowana or it could lead in serious ( if not deadly ) injuries
But there are really no true gars that would live happily in a 240 without breaking it's back since they smallest gar is the spotted which grows to 30 inches.
If you are looking into keeping a gar to just grow out in that tank then i would go with the cuban gar or tropical because they are beautiful fish.

p.s sometimes gar's do work with aro's
i know a guy who has an asian arowana with a tropical gar

Actually, most of the species of gar will be able to live their entire lives in a 240 gallon aquarium.

Florida gars and spotted gars typically max out at about 18" to 22" in captivity, and shortnose gars rarely exceed 24" in captivity; a 180 gallon aquarium is typically the recommended aquarium for adult gars of these species. Cuban gars and tropical gars also have the potential to live in an aquarium that size for their entire lives if they stay on the smaller end of the maximum captive size spectrum; smaller adult specimens could do fine in a 180 if they never exceed 24" in length. Some longnose gars might be able to live in such an aquarium, but most grow too large for an aquarium that size; only the alligator gar will reliably outgrow an aquarium that size. These sizes are the average captive maximum sizes; gars raised in captivity usually never reach the lengths that they would in the wild.

 

[ajrhodes]

I have a florida gar and a jardini arowana and they have been fine for over a year. When I purchased the gar it was 8 inches and the arowana was 6 inches and now they both are about 14 inches and get along fine. i would reccomend not feeding live food to the arowana it helps not make them not aggressive. I know there have been studies but sometimes it happens to work out ok but definatly a risk.

 

[jooster78]

Just a clarification: I myself do not study gars; the two people that I know of that study gars are Solomon (E_americanus) and Richard (Pejelajarto). I merely read and reread the information that's posted by them as well as other more experienced members and then compile it for future use.

Sorry for any misunderstanding. I know you are not a scientist but defenately one of the more experienced keepers in here.

 

[jooster78]

I have a florida gar and a jardini arowana and they have been fine for over a year. When I purchased the gar it was 8 inches and the arowana was 6 inches and now they both are about 14 inches and get along fine. i would reccomend not feeding live food to the arowana it helps not make them not aggressive. I know there have been studies but sometimes it happens to work out ok but definatly a risk.

No offence here. Just analyzing the figures.
How long have you com them together?
Your case is one of a few of those that "worked out" only for the amount of time you have kept them.
Thus it is should be considered "still working out", am I right?
And even if it really worked out, what percentage is that compared to all cases?
So all should be considered before one should decide if he wants to go ahead or not.
Like I said previously, its your fish. (Quoted from Richard to me previously )

Just my own case here, I com gators with gators, still I have sleepless nights thinking about that.

 

[Tworner54]

I was just wondering if it would work out looks like ill be replacing the gar with a different kind of fish when the time comes. I would never not have an arrowana defiantly my favorite species of fish, but thanks for the responses and sorry I didn't even look at older threads wasn't thinking. But could I keep a needlenose Gar for life in a 90 gallon I plan on doing a bunch of African cichlids, a few bichers and some other fish in my 90 gallon as soon as I get the 240 and I've seen them at petsmart a few times but never really hear of people talking about them

 

[Wiggles92]

I was just wondering if it would work out looks like ill be replacing the gar with a different kind of fish when the time comes. I would never not have an arrowana defiantly my favorite species of fish, but thanks for the responses and sorry I didn't even look at older threads wasn't thinking. But could I keep a needlenose Gar for life in a 90 gallon I plan on doing a bunch of African cichlids, a few bichers and some other fish in my 90 gallon as soon as I get the 240 and I've seen them at petsmart a few times but never really hear of people talking about them

I wouldn't do it; the cichlids would most likely beat up everything else.

Needlenose gars are not true gars by the way.

 

[Sidrock]

I have been keeping a Silver Arowana with 2 Florida Gars in the same tank for a little over 1 year without any problems...

My experience might be an exception to the rule, but a couple of important highlights are that my Silver Aro is extremely docile and has never attacked a tank mate. And, he has always been about 50% to 100% larger than the Florida Gars and hence too big to be attacked by the FL Gars.

Good luck,
Sid

 

[tonyt]

ive got a 26 " silver arowo, and two 14 " florida gars in a 220, no problems, arow eats first, then the gars.then the 9 inch motoro,