Tropical Gar!!!
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i think mine has really slowed down in growth now, but eats more than ever.
thanks me__we( if you were talking about mine).
interesting thing i just remembered. when these were first brought in, there were 2 color morphs. 1 was "jaguar" pattern and the other was "normal"?? my current one is the "jaguar" morph and these look like the "normal" pattern??
any insight on this Mike or Sol?
thanks me__we( if you were talking about mine).
interesting thing i just remembered. when these were first brought in, there were 2 color morphs. 1 was "jaguar" pattern and the other was "normal"?? my current one is the "jaguar" morph and these look like the "normal" pattern??
any insight on this Mike or Sol?
kind of trippy, but, my current one's back 1/4 is white. camera doesn't show it good. maybe part xanthic. i wish
jaguar, tiger, and normal "morphs" are all the same. these fish are highly variable and the initial 'sorting' of the sub-adults based on pattern means virtually nothing at all. any one of the smaller 'normal' gars that were brought in can develop any pattern, and as stated, this species is highly variable.
the fish pictured above has a nice pattern, but this isn't necessarily unique. t-gars will commonly seen with patchy white on them, or they can be all dark, or spotted, etc etc. a couple of the individuals i had from the first order had white blotches, and some of them from the new one do as well. again, highly variable fish. that's part of the fun with these fish as no two look identical
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--solomon
ps-- great looking fish by the way!
the fish pictured above has a nice pattern, but this isn't necessarily unique. t-gars will commonly seen with patchy white on them, or they can be all dark, or spotted, etc etc. a couple of the individuals i had from the first order had white blotches, and some of them from the new one do as well. again, highly variable fish. that's part of the fun with these fish as no two look identical
----solomon
ps-- great looking fish by the way!
thanx demjor19. he eats everything. but mostly whole shrimp and floating pellets. definately a bootm feeder though--waits till food hits the ground.
Sol, thanks for the clarification. and yes these fish are great and not to spastic compared with other types i've had.
any more cubans? ever again? ever? if weren't for your hard work the first time, i'd never of known the joy.
and 1 more time, many thanks to Mike for making this happen again.
J
Sol, thanks for the clarification. and yes these fish are great and not to spastic compared with other types i've had.
any more cubans? ever again? ever? if weren't for your hard work the first time, i'd never of known the joy.
and 1 more time, many thanks to Mike for making this happen again.
J
suckerfish;918874; said:
i have never seen mine eat off the bottom. he only eats surface food. once it sinks he loses interest. does your gar spent most of its time on the bottom or top? he seems to be on the bottom in all of the pics.
he spends 90% on the bottom, just chilling or pestering the wolf i have with him. matter of fact, i've never seen a fish pester another fish so much. no biting or anything, but touching, rubbing, and he always lifts the wolf to the surface with his snout(funny stuff). why? i have no idea, but the wolf isn't bothered to much by it?? sometimes the wolf will smack his side to stop it.
my 2 new ones came in last night, i'll get some pics today
my 2 new ones came in last night, i'll get some pics today
to those of you who got the trops this time around...what kind of growth are you observing? mine is at just about a foot now. he is eating shrimp, krill, floating pellets, and the occasional gutloaded feeder. i just took new pics today. i will upload them and post them sometime today.
thanks,
thanks,
