SA gar with large cichlids?

[Connor0729]

what kind of south american gar would be good with some large, aggressive cichlids and a silver arowana?

how tough are florida gars? i know they aren't SA, but my brother really, really likes them. (i was hoping for a SA only tank)

 

[demjor19]

what kind of south american gar would be good with some large, aggressive cichlids and a silver arowana?

how tough are florida gars? i know they aren't SA, but my brother really, really likes them. (i was hoping for a SA only tank)

there is no such thing as a south american gar. florida/spottes are pretty tough, but i think most south american cichlids would beat the hell out of it. probably not a good mix.

 

[Connor0729]

alrighty then. thanks a lot.

what about non-true gars?

 

[demjor19]

alrighty then. thanks a lot.

what about non-true gars?

specifically what SA cichlids are you talking about? most of them get pretty large and wont tolerate smaller tankmates. if you want non-true gar then you may have better luck in other monster fish.

 

[Connor0729]

for cichlids, its going to be a jag, mota, and some amphiliphus species

 

[demjor19]

for cichlids, its going to be a jag, mota, and some amphiliphus species

i probably wouldnt risk it...even on a false gar.

 

[killerfish]

there is no such thing as a south american gar. florida/spottes are pretty tough, but i think most south american cichlids would beat the hell out of it. probably not a good mix.

ohh not so there IS most definitely a true gar from south America the tropical gar the smallest of the true gars there are just very rare and expensive i think they may be endangered i think it was Oddball that was talking about getting some here

 

[Polypterus]

ohh not so there IS most definitely a true gar from south America the tropical gar the smallest of the true gars there are just very rare and expensive i think they may be endangered i think it was Oddball that was talking about getting some here

Oh forget it this is not worth the electrons responding to

 

[Bsixxx]

ohh not so there IS most definitely a true gar from south America the tropical gar the smallest of the true gars there are just very rare and expensive i think they may be endangered i think it was Oddball that was talking about getting some here

Umm tropical gars are not even close to the smallest of the Gar family..That would be the short nose gar(Lepisosteus platostomus) and are found in waters of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, Which are in Central America!!

 

[demjor19]

ohh not so there IS most definitely a true gar from south America the tropical gar the smallest of the true gars there are just very rare and expensive i think they may be endangered i think it was Oddball that was talking about getting some here

not to mention i have a trop...along with several others on here!!!! central america!!! research!!!