Florida Gar with cichlids

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
BayArea_510;5047636; said:
^^ okay no need for attitude and search this thread to see if someone told me what u just said because i did not realize my cichlids would kill my gar they said mean aggressive and mine are small and nice and they would have been raised together
Click to expand...

use the search feature plz. thanks

Wiggles92;5047647; said:
That's just Lep for you. :grinno:

For some odd reason, many threads arise on a regular basis about keeping gars with cichlids or people post about keeping them together; they get kind of old after the first few especially after people go and try the combination anyway and come back to say that it failed miserably, that's all.
Click to expand...

it gets very old. just use the search feature. its not hard. once you get used to it it becomes very usefull.

in red :headbang2. im just awesome like that yo. :ROFL:
SimonL;5047657; said:
A little broad there...you saying gar won't be okay with big discus, festivums, oscars, bay snook, peacock bass, etc? Tank size has a lot to do with it as well.

I have a Florida that has, for the last 10 years, lived with a variety of cichlids. He's neither blind, broken-backed or dead.
Click to expand...
there are always exceptions to the rule:D
 
BigBubba;5047718; said:
a 6" garr could be with 2"-3" cichlids because a 6" garr is like the size of a cigar the 3" would be safer.
a 6" garr is pretty small. when they are 3" they look like a cigarette.

i have 4 spotted garrs in my 400 gallon comunity tank.
2 are 13"- 14" and 2 are 18"+ and have lived thier whole lives with cichlids.
currently they are with 1 6" male loisellie, 1 9" female jaguar, 4 amps 10"-12", 3 catfish 14"-26", 6 polypterus 12"+, and 2 plecos 10" & 14".

as for skitishness i scared one of the garrs out of the tank netting a peacock bass that left a while back. didn't both the garr, it was eating later that day.

just know they are gonna grow to 40"+ one day.
Click to expand...

I'm pretty sure that you don't have any gar based on your location... :naughty:
 
hmm what if they were to grow together and im not buying a gar they sold out anywayz
 
The cichlid gar combo is one that is advised against here in the gar forum. The main reason for this is that a dead gar or dead cichlid can be a likely outcome. There are other factors at play here as well, in regards to behaviour, differences in feeding, etc. This is not to say that all gar cichlid combo will not work, but for the health of the gars in the situation it is a combo that is advised against in the gar forum.
 
thank u all for the info i will never own a gar with that being said since my fishes health is important
 
there are always exceptions to the rule:D
Click to expand...

Your rule is too broad though. Gar with peaceful cichlids is quite different from keeping gar with a tank full of Red Devils. Gar with Mbuna will likely end up with eaten cichlids, etc...depends on what species, tank size, fish size...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom