sez ianchello Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 hi guys,i have just purchased two aligator gars and im just woundering how to tell the diffference between them male /female,also if any one knows of any web sites that could help in keeping these fish...thanks in advance sero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emp1re Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 r u sure u have alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) they grow to 3 m and weight up to 140kg. i never one in aus n probably never will. the most common gar in aus are spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus). Or rarely seem Tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus) this is how u tell what gar u have: alligator gar: the head length without the upper jaw is longer than the upper jaw length, have more than 56 lateral line scales and the body entirely black with irregular pattern. over 50 gill rakers spotted gar: the head length without the upper jaw is shorter tha the upper jaw length, 53-59 lateral line and the head have spotted pattern. 33 or less gill rakers it is difficult to sex the gar, usually when they are both mature size (about 4 years)the female are slightly larger than the male. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sez ianchello Posted December 22, 2004 Author Share Posted December 22, 2004 thanks for that emp1re yeah they are spotted gars,they are the same looking as the ones at st george aquarium..any one have any info on these fish at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lv426 Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 Go to aquaticpredators.com. It has a section in its forum for Gars. Truly great stuff. Do you mind me asking how much you paid for them? I have seen them for $700 each here in Syd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sez ianchello Posted December 27, 2004 Author Share Posted December 27, 2004 Go to aquaticpredators.com. It has a section in its forum for Gars. Truly great stuff. Do you mind me asking how much you paid for them? I have seen them for $700 each here in Syd yeah iv seen that web site its preety helpful,and put it this way i payed no where near that for both of them so i must be lucky... also dose any one know what other fish id be able to put in with the gars,i already have some silver dollers and some leaf fish in with them but the tank is still empty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emp1re Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 $700 is way too much. 2 months ago, a 10cm spotted gar only goes for $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lv426 Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 $700 is way too much. 2 months ago, a 10cm spotted gar only goes for $250. Are they still available? Can you PM me a name please Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emp1re Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 not available anymore. but u should get a Ctenolucius huieta "Blunt nose gar" more cheaper ($80) and quite easy to keep. and it look very similar to a spotted gar but it only grow to a max size of 20cm to aquire tankbusters , u just need 2 be patient. most people can't afford to maintain or can't afford to get a bigger tank to house as it grow. so they do now and then sell it quite cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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