Who keeps Cuban Gars here?

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PhullTank57 said:
Very nice pics, E_americanus! :) Thank you for sharing!


Sorry wesley, don't mean to derail... but what about Tropical gars? Atractosteus tropicus... temperment? availability/price? max size? (in captivity) etc. :confused:

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Jack - not really sure myself. Tropical gars are one of the rarest gar ive heard. They are more expensive than Cubans ( theyre also rare , but not as hard to find as tropicals) . I believe husbandry is about the same for all gars. Meaty diet, big tank etc..

Funny thing is that George has a crapload of tropical gars a month ago and i just thought they were native gars. Didnt really pay attention till i saw a 9 inch piece costs 300 clams!

I really dont find tropicals visually appealing. Maybe the ones i saw are still small... But Cubans are def nice.... clean body with no markings and nice tail pattern! :headbang2


P.S - I didnt go for a Cuban. Got the ray instead. But i still have space in my tank so well see.
 
the Cubans are still the rarest and most expensive of the gars...although their price may be comparable depending on the size and availability. i can see why you like the Cuban as opposed to the tropicals, since the t-gars can look very similar to other species, and the Cuban obviously stands out.

all the larger tropicals have been sold in the US (only 5 were imported) and i believe there are still several smaller ones left. they are nice because they dont get as large as the other Atractosteus gars, and yes, they are also very rare around here...second rarest species in the world--
--solomon
 
E_americanus said:
the Cubans are still the rarest and most expensive of the gars...although their price may be comparable depending on the size and availability. i can see why you like the Cuban as opposed to the tropicals, since the t-gars can look very similar to other species, and the Cuban obviously stands out.

all the larger tropicals have been sold in the US (only 5 were imported) and i believe there are still several smaller ones left. they are nice because they dont get as large as the other Atractosteus gars, and yes, they are also very rare around here...second rarest species in the world--
--solomon
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I believe G were selling his tropical at about the same price if not higher than the cubans. Agreed on why i like cubans better. They just look different from all the other gars .

There were a lot of smaller tropical gars crowded in a 30G tank. They look pretty much like natives cept for the black blotchy pattern in the body.
 
yeah, the t-gar pattern will change as they get older, but they arent quite as unique looking (especially to non-gar people) as the Cubans. the Cubans are about $350 each right now, and the t-gars are $150 each, the larger t-gars that were available were $299. so the pricing is comparable.

if you have space in that tank i still think you should go for a Cuban :cool:
 
wonder why they got to be the most expensive because i hear that Alligator gars are the found to be the world largest record gars right????
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anyone seen a Hybrid crocodile gar before like this?
hybrid Crocodile gar.jpg
 
i think gold gars look the best!
 
:screwy: the site i i got it from labled it as a Hybrid.
 
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