Who keeps Cuban Gars here?

[aapl76]

thanks for the heads up .I have a 15 inch black aro and that might cause a problem too.. The cuban that im planning to get is already a monster.. around 15" What kind of aro did you share the cuban with? asian aro?

yupz!!!! its an asian red aro...hopefully all will be well for ya brudder....just my luck, cause my aro is pretty aggressive. ...she killed several of my datniods when she was younger....

 

[rayman45]

go for it wes

 

[redtailfool]

go for it wes

still thinking about it..

jed - you have a point . but the cubans that i saw has way different color
than the native gars that we have here. its almost like platinum.. it looks much
cleaner.

 

[E_americanus]

Cuban gars are generally more aggressive than all the other gar species with the exception of the alligator gar, which is the most aggressive. depending on when you get one, the growth rate will be different. with george fear's help we imported the first Cuban into the US in a looooong time about two years ago. i got it at about 11" and now its about 16". it has been fed well and kept in a decent sized tank (now its in a bigger one) and is nice and thick, but hasnt grown a ton.

i later got a second one which is close to 17" and is more aggressive than the smaller one. they are a great looking fish and as far as gars go they are the rarest. i'll post some pics a bit later.--
--solomon

 

[E_americanus]

here are some pics of mine:






Cuban with an Australian lungfish

 

[piranha45]

beautiful shots! that last pic is cuuuuuute

 

[redtailfool]

here are some pics of mine:








Cuban with an Australian lungfish

E_americanus thanks for sharing man. The cuban im thinking of getting are actually whats left of the original order that you guys did with ( forgot the importer) . Its very thick like yours and i like the nice clean body.

Seeing those pics tempts me even more.

 

[E_americanus]

no problem man; they are great fishes. let me know if you need any more info on them, they are generally the same, in terms of basic care, as the other gars other than the aggression and size issues (their wild max is 6', although their captive max is probably around 3-4' and i have yet to see that in any photos or books).--
--solomon

 

[redtailfool]

Gs cuban kinda slowed off around the 15 inch mark too. Appreciate the help. Ill think about it this week and if i get the itch i will get that Gar. Strange because gars dont usually appeal that much to me but theres something about the Cuban Gars.

 

[PhullTank57]

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.

Thanks!