Questions on gar

[arosvios]

Hi all, been new here, just joined u guys mins ago! Wanted to know somethings abt gar! Is there really a golden gar? Or is it also known as alligator gar? Will the alligator gar size be stunned if house in a home aqua tank? Thks in advance!

 

[salsa]

Depends on what size of a tank but, to MFK!

 

[Polypterus]

Hi all, been new here, just joined u guys mins ago! Wanted to know somethings abt gar! Is there really a golden gar? Or is it also known as alligator gar? Will the alligator gar size be stunned if house in a home aqua tank? Thks in advance!

'Golden' gars are just a color phase that can be seen in all species of gar. So no it is not a particular species.Lepisosteus such as Flordia and longnosed are the species most frequently seen with this. Atractosteus gars, such as gators and Tropicals, are actually more likely to be white or platinum when expressing this mutation however gold ones have been noted.

Gator gars will not stunt very easily in a home aquarium. Even in small tanks they still reach 3 foot quickly. Stunting these fish also tends to kill them so it is not advised to try. If your looking for a small 'gator' gar looking fish go with a Tropical. Tropicals stay fairly small at 2 foot or so and can be much easier to house long term..

 

[arosvios]

Thks for the welcome & reply bros! Cos down here my neighbourhood lfs closing down sale, selling a so called 'golden gar' as claimed by the owner going for SGD$70! The gar is 2ft in size! Couldn't tell the differences between them so haven't buy yet! Afraid that it may outgrow my tank!

 

[xander]

Thks for the welcome & reply bros! Cos down here my neighbourhood lfs closing down sale, selling a so called 'golden gar' as claimed by the owner going for SGD$70! The gar is 2ft in size! Couldn't tell the differences between them so haven't buy yet! Afraid that it may outgrow my tank!

hey could i have more details on this??

 

[Jakdarippa]

Thks for the welcome & reply bros! Cos down here my neighbourhood lfs closing down sale, selling a so called 'golden gar' as claimed by the owner going for SGD$70! The gar is 2ft in size! Couldn't tell the differences between them so haven't buy yet! Afraid that it may outgrow my tank!

Its a bargin for that price, golden gars are somewhat of a rarity. buy it or it may be gone tomorrow.. you can always sell it if it outgrows your tank...My lfs owner told me these fish are more readily available now in the asian market for a moderatly higher price and claimed he can order some. The platinum gar is far more sought after and consequently more expensive. Would love to see pics...

 

[xander]

is there any way of differentiating a gold gator from a gold tropical or a normal cuban?

 

[demjor19]

Thks for the welcome & reply bros! Cos down here my neighbourhood lfs closing down sale, selling a so called 'golden gar' as claimed by the owner going for SGD$70! The gar is 2ft in size! Couldn't tell the differences between them so haven't buy yet! Afraid that it may outgrow my tank!

i would be willing to make a good wager that it is not a gold gar. i need pics.

 

[xander]

well i'm going down later to take a look at it..grabbing it if it's anything golden-or cuban- but if not..well i'll just keep on looking for tropicals and shortnoses...

 

[xander]

oh yeah i went doen just now, it's just a normal gator, nothing more. got a whole lot of other nonsense like filters, heaters and more filters for an all time low of $70 in total. so yeah, pretty happy now it's more of around 2.5ft and a fantastic looking specimen at that.