Needlenose Gars

Chaos553 · 07-21-2008, 08:33 PM

I'm not planning on getting any, even if I can find some, but I was just curious on these guys for a while now actually. Has anyone kept them/keep them and what information do you have on them?

ThatFishKid · 08-09-2008, 07:20 PM

i own one and, while I'm no expert, i have learned a bit.
They grow to around 12" in length, and are strictly piscivores (eat fish). Not to sure on the water parameters, but they do thrive around 7 from my experience. An important note is that they are skilled jumpers and are surface fish, so provide plant cover and a secure lid to keep them happy and in the tank. Another important note: they STRONGLY dislike fast moving water. They are found in slow to motionless water, and while its fie if they're is a bit of a current in part of your tank, keep it slow and off the surface. that's about all I know off the top of my head.

07-21-2008, 08:33 PM	#1
Chaos553 Guilty Gear Anyone? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 410	Needlenose Gars I'm not planning on getting any, even if I can find some, but I was just curious on these guys for a while now actually. Has anyone kept them/keep them and what information do you have on them? __________________ 10-Gallon Tank Empty 20-Gallon -TONS of Fancy Guppies -3 Albino Corys 38-Gallon -1 Cherry Barb (hoping to get rid of possibly for more schools) -13 Neon Tetra -2 Geophagus Jurupari -1 Red-Eye Tetra -1 Bolivian Ram -1 Green Cory -1 Peppered Cory -2 Juli Cories -(a few more cories should do it)

08-09-2008, 07:20 PM	#2
ThatFishKid unknown entity Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Atlanta area Age: 17 Posts: 150	i own one and, while I'm no expert, i have learned a bit. They grow to around 12" in length, and are strictly piscivores (eat fish). Not to sure on the water parameters, but they do thrive around 7 from my experience. An important note is that they are skilled jumpers and are surface fish, so provide plant cover and a secure lid to keep them happy and in the tank. Another important note: they STRONGLY dislike fast moving water. They are found in slow to motionless water, and while its fie if they're is a bit of a current in part of your tank, keep it slow and off the surface. that's about all I know off the top of my head. __________________ My Main Tank: 30g FW Anubias sp Java fern (all 3) Java moss Crinum thaianum Camboma Anacharis Giant Hygro Water Sprite Micro sword ?Glossostigma elatinoides or Marsilea quadrifolia? 3 Spotted Ct female convict cichlid Common pleco Raphael cat 4 Brochis splendins 3 flying fu manchu Loricaria simillima 4 apple snails(3 gold, 1 reg.) trumpet snails pond snails ramshorns

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