short or long nose

[smartlove_518]

ok most of the people have said its a florida gar but i will try and post a better picture soon.. sorry for another id thread but i was really wrong in thinking its a long nose gar..so this thread has helped me in identifying it correctly.

 

[smartlove_518]

and yea its really stressed out. i got it just yesterday from my LFS and it looked reaaly bad there. it was jus hanging on the top surface of the water.so i decided to get him

a better pic would be appreciated, but i'm pretty sure it's a florida gar. btw plecos are bad tankmates for gars

so should i put the pleco in another tank. wil the pleco suck on the gar or something like that.
thank you

 

[xander]

and yea its really stressed out. i got it just yesterday from my LFS and it looked reaaly bad there. it was jus hanging on the top surface of the water.so i decided to get him


so should i put the pleco in another tank. wil the pleco suck on the gar or something like that.
thank you

nice going!

yes it will, and it usually ends up fatal to the gar. you should seperate them asap.

 

[smartlove_518]

so i will separate the pleco asap.. and i will start feeding him from tomorrow.i dont think he will eat anything right now.
thanx for the replies every one.

 

[xander]

sounds good, good luck and keep us updated!

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

nice florida. looks alittle stressed. plecos can be kept with gar but is generally bad idea. probablly shouldnt keep them together

 

[Hao]

nice florida

 

[Polypterus]

Why is it stressed? I'm not following this... It just looks like a fish in a plain environment.. Does not mean it is stressed.

 

[smartlove_518]

ok the gar had started eating yesterday itself (surprisingly) and now its well settled at the bottom of the tank. he also ate today morning as well.

Why is it stressed? I'm not following this... It just looks like a fish in a plain environment.. Does not mean it is stressed.

i say it was stressed because it was in a 120cm aquarium in the lfs with like 50 fishes..including id sharks.tiger catfish.bull catfish.paroon sharks.giant gouramis and few more ..so he was really stressed out in that tank for sure

 

[smartlove_518]

ok the gar had started eating yesterday itself (surprisingly) and now its well settled at the bottom of the tank. he also ate today morning as well.

Why is it stressed? I'm not following this... It just looks like a fish in a plain environment.. Does not mean it is stressed.

i say it was stressed because it was in a 120cm aquarium in the lfs with like 50 fishes..including id sharks.tiger catfish.bull catfish.paroon sharks.giant gouramis and few more ..so he was really stressed out in that tank for sure