Gar

[Zacquir]

Originally Posted by radiolite22

It's an alligator gar.

Basically gar are surface breather same as birchir, so no need air stone. Alligator gar can grow very fast in a short span of time so a big tank of 5x2.5x2.5 is quite minimal... do be careful of mixing alligator gar with fishes smaller than it, as often they ended up becoming it's dinner.,. I am quite sure the gar grown rate will definately overtake your birchir so be careful of this...

Filtration using a hof is quite sufficient at this current moment. Do note of blind spots in the tank if using hof.,. As u upgrade to a larger tank later on, then can consider using canister or sump system.

Cheers

Yea, Ive seen it hanging around at the surface mostly. I shall have to watch the growth rate of the 2 of them and may have to separate if it gets too snappy.
Thanks bro for the advice.

[sharkboy]

Gator gar have two rows of teeth on the upper jaw while other gars only have one row of teeth. That is one way of the best way to identify whether it is an alligator gar.

[HuttShun]

Originally Posted by Zacquir

Hi all. I just got myself a juvenile gar.
Please help to ID this Gar. As it is still very small. Im keeping it with my juvenile ornate bichir in a 2ft tank. Planning tp upgrade as they grow bigger.

What would be the ideal tank size for me to get in future?
What kind of diet should i feed it?
Will a HOF suffice?
Im planning to use sand as the substrate. With some java ferns n driftwood.

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It's an Alligator gar Atractosteus spatula.

Quite easy to identify it from spotted gar at a juvenile stage.
Short round snout, bigger eyes, teeth and more teeth.

Ideal tank size would be as big as you can get. They will have no problems reaching 24".

It's a carnivorous fish, can either feed it feeders or train it to take dead meaty food like chicken breast or market prawns.

HOF might suffice for now, but definately not in the future.

Take note of your ornate birchir, if it can fit into your gar's mouth, it's food for the gar!

[Zacquir]

Originally Posted by sharkboy

Gator gar have two rows of teeth on the upper jaw while other gars only have one row of teeth. That is one way of the best way to identify whether it is an alligator gar.

Nice.. Do you think its safe to pry open a juvenile alligator gar?
Are the teeth sharp when young?

[Zacquir]

Originally Posted by HuttShun

It's an Alligator gar Atractosteus spatula.

Quite easy to identify it from spotted gar at a juvenile stage.
Short round snout, bigger eyes, teeth and more teeth.

Ideal tank size would be as big as you can get. They will have no problems reaching 24".

It's a carnivorous fish, can either feed it feeders or train it to take dead meaty food like chicken breast or market prawns.

HOF might suffice for now, but definately not in the future.

Take note of your ornate birchir, if it can fit into your gar's mouth, it's food for the gar!

Thanks for the advice. Im currently keeping the 2 in different tanks. Haha. Too scared. Treasure my baby ornate a lot.

[sharkboy]

Originally Posted by Zacquir

Nice.. Do you think its safe to pry open a juvenile alligator gar?
Are the teeth sharp when young?

I guess its safe. Do take precaution measure though such as wearing gloves and etc. Good luck experimenting.