red finned longnose

[snowy]

Hello everyone. I have a question on longnose gar fin coloration. I have found several pictures of individuals with red finnage and I was wondering if anyone could suggest one or more foods (live, frozen, prepared it dosent matter) that might induce this type of fin coloration. Thanks!


Here are some examples of what I am talking about.

 

[Spatula]

From what I understand the red fins are because the fish was just fighting and cause a little trauma to the fins. The red comes the broken blood vessels in the fins.
I guess if you really want your gar to have red fins, just bring him out of the tank, lay him on a table and LIGHTLY tap his fins with a hammer until desired color is reached.

 

[sao870]

OMG ur a retard lol

From what I understand the red fins are because the fish was just fighting and cause a little trauma to the fins. The red comes the broken blood vessels in the fins.
I guess if you really want your gar to have red fins, just bring him out of the tank, lay him on a table and LIGHTLY tap his fins with a hammer until desired color is reached.

 

[snowy]

From what I understand the red fins are because the fish was just fighting and cause a little trauma to the fins. The red comes the broken blood vessels in the fins.
I guess if you really want your gar to have red fins, just bring him out of the tank, lay him on a table and LIGHTLY tap his fins with a hammer until desired color is reached.

The red fins are a color morph. The second picture is an aquarium fish and what I am asking is does anyone know a food such as a color enhancer or a crustacean or fish that might encourage red fins.

 

[Spatula]

The red fins are a color morph.

You may want to wait to hear from some of the experts before you start using smart ass little icons, because I have heard this from more than one person.
Also your 2nd pic doesn't show red fins, it shows color from the light and flash.
Good luck in your search for answers about the elusive red finned gar.

 

[snowy]

You may want to wait to hear from some of the experts before you start using smart ass little icons, because I have heard this from more than one person.
Also your 2nd pic doesn't show red fins, it shows color from the light and flash.
Good luck in your search for answers about the elusive red finned gar.

I addeded the icon because you suggested hammering a fishes tail, not because of your answer.

 

[HPIZZLE]

it isnt a color morph.
its stress.

 

[sao870]

Pow Right In The Kisser

 

[Bennlfer]

No one understands SARCASM anymore?? I got ya Spatula

 

[E_americanus]

to the OP -

in short, some longnose gars (and shortnose and spotteds for that matter) have more colorful fins than others. gars are quite variable in their pattern, and some do have brighter red/orange coloration...and note we are talking about coloration, not the blood streaks from stress as Spatula was referring to (which does happen as well).

You may want to wait to hear from some of the experts before you start using smart ass little icons, because I have heard this from more than one person.
Also your 2nd pic doesn't show red fins, it shows color from the light and flash.
Good luck in your search for answers about the elusive red finned gar.

i know for a fact that the gar in the second color did have more orange/reddish fins and that it's not an artifact of flash because i didn't use flash when i took that photo many years ago

i'll have to dig up some other examples, but i've kept (and richard has kept even more) longnoses over the years and the pattern in fins is tremendously variable (relatively speaking).

certain foods with carotenoids (krill, various pellets, etc) will help with coloration, but if the fish doesn't have the genetic make-up to develop the really bright pattern, you won't see it expressed as much as in some of the more unique individuals--
--solomon