Gar id

[Borderlesscott]

Hi, it's from Practical Fishkeeping Mags Facebook page - part of a campaign that's starting soon that's trying to highlight problems with monster fish in aquariums, personally I was really glad to see Clown Loaches on the graph - poor guys must be the most oversold unsuitable fish for most tanks in the hobby.

Timeline Photos | Facebook

 

[Shane87]

Thanks! Yea I really agree! I always research fish before I get them but even I brought them not knowing how big they got!! The shop said nothing about there size it's just lucky I have the room they need.

 

[vanimal]

Hi, it's from Practical Fishkeeping Mags Facebook page - part of a campaign that's starting soon that's trying to highlight problems with monster fish in aquariums, personally I was really glad to see Clown Loaches on the graph - poor guys must be the most oversold unsuitable fish for most tanks in the hobby.

Timeline Photos | Facebook

I disagree, I'd say the common Pleco. And that isn't my experience with Pangasius Cats. I have a pair and have owned them for about 6 months and one is only 3.5 inches long and the other 5.5

 

[Shane87]

Common plecos are a victim of it as well but it's a lot more commonly known that they get big than it is clown loaches IME.

 

[Borderlesscott]

Plus most buyers take 4-5 Clowns home at a time, common Pleco's do get huge and again a fish sold in large numbers to unknowing buyers but for shear numbers sold the Clown has to be up there unfortunately.

 

[Aski247]

Cool chart, id have to say black ghost knife is another popular commonly sold monster. I know 16-18" isn't a 12' fish but in no way should they be in 30-55g tanks.

 

[Shane87]

I agree, I researched it before I got mine and was very shocked they got that big, I was lucky enough to still have room

 

[Shane87]

Got my new gar! Much smaller than the alligator gar, I was told it would max out at 18" so much more manageable here's a pic

 

[vanimal]

Got my new gar! Much smaller than the alligator gar, I was told it would max out at 18" so much more manageable here's a pic

Awesome!

 

[Shane87]

Thanks

 

[CichlidSensai]

Nice fish!! I had an alligator gar live to 13 years old!!!!

 

[Shane87]

Thanks! I hope mine lives a long time

 

[jetajockey]

Did they say what species it is?

 

[Shane87]

Yea but can't remember exactly what he said, I think he said it was a long nose gar?

 

[Borderlesscott]

Nice fish!! I had an alligator gar live to 13 years old!!!!

A male Gar only reaches sexual maturity at 11/13 years old, a male can live for around 23/25 years and a female until around 50.

 

[Shane87]

I'm having problems getting him to eat I managed to get him to eat a cricket the 1st day but since then nothing! The shop said he was feeding well on prawns but he won't even take them, he looks healthy and swims well checked the the levels today and same as always

Amo 0
NitrIte 0
NitrAte 20ppm ( due a water change but don't want to stress him anymore)
Ph 7.2
Temp 82

Like I said he seems healthy and is nice and fat so am I just worrying over nothing?

Thanks in advance