Is 520 gallon enough for one Florida gar?

[Indoraptor230]

Is 520 gallons enough for one Florida gar? If not how much time can a 45cm individual live in it?

Basically I’ve been wanting to get this 45cm Florida gar from a guy that is selling it for 100€ that can’t keep it any more since he’s got only a 145 gallon tank if not less and the gar has grown too much. I would be keeping it in this 520 pool pond full of plants and done in a very naturalistic way that is inside an outdoor structure, since I’m located in Italy, in the winter it arrives at 15ºC which would be perfect for a gar because in nature they live up to the cold 11ºC in North America. I wanted to know if it is enough gallons for the Florida gar, if it isn’t I would like to know in how much time I should upgrade. Thanks!
(The gar in the picture isn’t the exact individual, it’s just for attention).

 

[Americancichlidsaredabest]

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Is 520 gallons enough for one Florida gar? If not how much time can a 45cm individual live in it?

Basically I’ve been wanting to get this 45cm Florida gar from a guy that is selling it for 100€ that can’t keep it any more since he’s got only a 145 gallon tank if not less and the gar has grown too much. I would be keeping it in this 520 pool pond full of plants and done in a very naturalistic way that is inside an outdoor structure, since I’m located in Italy, in the winter it arrives at 15ºC which would be perfect for a gar because in nature they live up to the cold 11ºC in North America. I wanted to know if it is enough gallons for the Florida gar, if it isn’t I would like to know in how much time I should upgrade. Thanks!
(The gar in the picture isn’t the exact individual, it’s just for attention).

What are the dimensions and tank mates? IMO 520 should be good.

 

[AR1]

Sorry for derailing, but judging by your user name, i think you are also a jurassic world fan, just like me!

 

[Indoraptor230]

What are the dimensions and tank mates? IMO 520 should be good.

It is 7,22 feet long, 4,92 feet wide and 2 feet tall, no tank mates for now

 

[Indoraptor230]

Sorry for derailing, but judging by your user name, i think you are also a jurassic world fan, just like me!

Yeeees I’m a very big fan!

 

[SilverArowanaBoi]

You should be fine, apparently the size they can get is around 3 feet, if your tank/pond is 4 feet wide then you'll be fine.

 

[AR1]

Yeeees I’m a very big fan!

so do you have any action figures, i have three

 

[Americancichlidsaredabest]

It is 7,22 feet long, 4,92 feet wide and 2 feet tall, no tank mates for now

As SilverArowanaBoi said that sounds good. Are you planning on adding any tank mates?

 

[Hao]

You should be fine, apparently the size they can get is around 3 feet, if your tank/pond is 4 feet wide then you'll be fine.

Florida gars actually rarely exceed 2 ft in captivity especially if grown from young size.

 

[SilverArowanaBoi]

Florida gars actually rarely exceed 2 ft in captivity especially if grown from young size.

Even better!