What Gar is this?

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Ohlins

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Hi guys, I'm thinking on purchasing this Gar and would love if the community can ID it.
Its around 6-7inches how much is it worth?

 
gator gar, not a good casual hobby fish in the least.

Can easily grow to 4-5 feet long with no issues, they top out around 6.5-7 feet in the wild. Will kill anything it shares a tank with, sometimes to eat it, other times for what seems like fun.

Don't purchase it unless you have several thousand gallons of spare tank lying around.
 
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oh..? i was told it was platinum spotted florida gar that doesn't grow as big as an alligator gar... hmmm...
 
gator gar, not a good casual hobby fish in the least.

Can easily grow to 4-5 feet long with no issues, they top out around 6.5-7 feet in the wild. Will kill anything it shares a tank with, sometimes to eat it, other times for what seems like fun.

Don't purchase it unless you have several thousand gallons of spare tank lying around.


maybe this video is clearer, is it just an alligator gar?
 
oh..? i was told it was platinum spotted florida gar that doesn't grow as big as an alligator gar... hmmm...
its a plat gator gar. not even remotely close to a florida gar.

they go for big money but again I wouldn't buy it, you won't be able to house it in anything less than a lake lol.
 
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its a plat gator gar. not even remotely close to a florida gar.

they go for big money but again I wouldn't buy it, you won't be able to house it in anything less than a lake lol.

oh my... a lake... i guess i'll be better sticking to arowanas?
 
Looks like just a regular washed out gator gar. It's housed in all white surroundings. Which is a method used to WTT (White Tank Treated) to get that white/plat look. I could be wrong and others may chime in.
 
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Looks like just a regular washed out gator gar. It's housed in all white surroundings. Which is a method used to WTT (White Tank Treated) to get that white/plat look. I could be wrong and others may chime in.

isn't platinum gars a type of condition which is not affected by environment or surroundings..?
 
isn't platinum gars a type of condition which is not affected by environment or surroundings..?
They are bred to be true platinum and the background won't influence them.

There are fish places in white tanks and try to get them to lighten up. Then sold for high prices. Once in a regular tank it won't hold its plantinum color.
 
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