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johnnylaw1984  Enthusiast Posts: 158 Kudos: 168 Votes: 19 Registered: 27-Sep-2004   | i am considering a gar or two for a twenty gallon aquarium, they will eventually be transfered into a much larger tank. Does anyone have any information on these fish? i know there are many diffrent types of gar, the most common ones ive seen in lfs are the long nosed gar (i think that is what they were called) or needle nose gars. i couldnt find any information, so i would really appreciate it. thank you john Last edited by johnnylaw1984 at 21-Oct-2004 19:57 |
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greenmonkey51  Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004 | dont even think about it until you get a bigger tank. they get big fast |
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Babelfish         Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003    | If by really big tank you mean a few thousand gallons then you might do okay, they get large...very large. IMO not a tank fish @all  . ^_^  |
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| johnnylaw1984 Enthusiast Posts: 158 Kudos: 168 Votes: 19 Registered: 27-Sep-2004 | geez, i didnt think they got over a foot, i guess i was really wrong, oh well....that means the gar is out of the question. thanks |
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Shinigami  Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001  | The Needlenose Gar isn't even a true gar. All true gars exceed three feet in length.  -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian. |
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| johnnylaw1984 Enthusiast Posts: 158 Kudos: 168 Votes: 19 Registered: 27-Sep-2004 | how big do needlenose gars get? |
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| superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003 | Don't know about the needlenose, but the longnose gar we were quizzed on today in my ichthyology lab was over 2' long! (and these fish are ambush predators, best to have a tank wide enough to turn and long enough for a burst of speed. ie, REALLY big. ><> |
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| puffer_archer Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 250 Votes: 4 Registered: 20-Jul-2004 | Assuming you are referring to the Xenentodon cancila (needle nose gar, needlefish), they rarely exceed a foot in length, IME. They are an interesting fish to keep, although you have to be careful working on the tank. They like fingers, although they generally do not cause any real damage. |
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| johnnylaw1984 Enthusiast Posts: 158 Kudos: 168 Votes: 19 Registered: 27-Sep-2004 | can the needle nose gar be housed with a glass ghost knifefish without any problems? Last edited by johnnylaw1984 at 22-Oct-2004 11:11 |
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