Peacock bass care

[Cichlidsheaven]

Can anyone identify these gars for me?

 

[Termitehunter]

At first glance I thought it was a Florida Gar. But it does look like a Longnose. As it gets bigger and older the lines will separate and turn more into spots. I personally have only seen a few of these up close.

How long is it? Any Idea of the age?

 

[Cichlidsheaven]

At first glance I thought it was a Florida Gar. But it does look like a Longnose. As it gets bigger and older the lines will separate and turn more into spots. I personally have only seen a few of these up close.

How long is it? Any Idea of the age?

Around five inches. Don't know how old but seems to be baby to be honest. Bought 2 of them but going to order 10 more next week. Paid £10 each. If I can grow them to 8inch should get good money for it. Last time I've seem a longnose at 8inch going for £80 pound but that was atleast a year ago..

 

[Cichlidsheaven]

More up close picture of the gar.

 

[Termitehunter]

Nice.
Juvies are harder to ID because of changes into adult hood, but from the closer pic it does look like a Longnose to me. At 5 inches it is fry for sure. It should grow fairly fast on live food.

 

[Cichlidsheaven]

Nice.
Juvies are harder to ID because of changes into adult hood, but from the closer pic it does look like a Longnose to me. At 5 inches it is fry for sure. It should grow fairly fast on live food.

Feeding them my convict juvies which I've thousands of them lol. Lets see what happens.

 

[Termitehunter]

Feeding them my convict juvies which I've thousands of them lol. Lets see what happens.

Man walks into a fish store and asks the clerk;
"How do you breed Convict cichlids?"
The clerk replies;
"Just add water"

 

[Cichlidsheaven]

Man walks into a fish store and asks the clerk;
"How do you breed Convict cichlids?"
The clerk replies;
"Just add water"

Someone once said, if your eating a live convict female before it reaches your stomach it will breed twice lol..

 

[Gillie]

Those two pics look like young Alligator Gar or they could be Florida Gar it's hard to tell until the pattern changes, but the way the lateral band is breaking up into spots I'm leaning toward the Florida.

 

[HUKIT]

It definitely looks like a Florida gar by the pattern of blotches breaking.

 

[Cichlidsheaven]

Bought some rocket gars today.