New gar plus updates

[tigerlover2006]

Alex can you post some pic of the gar? Looks like its really dark.

 

[xander]

have you checked the link? they're not that dark really. and i cant get any decent pics

 

[tigerlover2006]

I checked it out and seen the gar. I used to have one piece like that but it died suddenly.

 

[xander]

I checked it out and seen the gar. I used to have one piece like that but it died suddenly.

you did? hmm i never knew. how big was it?

 

[ultimatejay]

Florida gar...i can sympathize with rescuing a gar, but adding another big fish to an unestablished tank is not the best course of action. continue to monitor the water parameters, especially with the Cubans showing some darkening--
--solomon

Please, I can throw my gar in my toilet and take a big dump and he still would live. LOL. I know what your saying but gars have to be one of the toughest fish on the planet. They can live in cold/warm water and can live in very very low oxygenated/toxic water levels. I've had a few gars jump out of my tanks only to find them the next morning almost completely dry and I have put them back in the tank and completely revived them and made complete recoveries. It take alot to kill a gar, a little ammonia spike aint going to even phase them.

 

[BRYANT]

Those are some nice cubans xander

 

[xander]

Please, I can throw my gar in my toilet and take a big dump and he still would live. LOL. I know what your saying but gars have to be one of the toughest fish on the planet. They can live in cold/warm water and can live in very very low oxygenated/toxic water levels. I've had a few gars jump out of my tanks only to find them the next morning almost completely dry and I have put them back in the tank and completely revived them and made complete recoveries. It take alot to kill a gar, a little ammonia spike aint going to even phase them.

to your usual gar yes. but not when it comes to cuban gars. any amounts of nitrite and ammonia(coming frm experience) will stress them badly, so will slight fluctuations in pH. these are extremely sensitive fish, even the large ones.

 

[xander]

Those are some nice cubans xander

thanks bro

 

[nishant_datta]

I'm so jealous. beautiful gars. is darkening of colours a certain sign / symptom of something being wrong ?

 

[channarox]

Please, I can throw my gar in my toilet and take a big dump and he still would live. LOL. I know what your saying but gars have to be one of the toughest fish on the planet. They can live in cold/warm water and can live in very very low oxygenated/toxic water levels. I've had a few gars jump out of my tanks only to find them the next morning almost completely dry and I have put them back in the tank and completely revived them and made complete recoveries. It take alot to kill a gar, a little ammonia spike aint going to even phase them.

cuban gars are much more sensetive to water conditions than other gars.