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[Carefree_Dude]

what type of gar is this? A local pet store has it for $25.

 

[pharmaecopia]

That's a florida gar.

 

[Carefree_Dude]

is $25 a good deal for one? How big of a tank does one need?

 

[E_americanus]

is $25 a good deal for one? How big of a tank does one need?

$25 is a good price for one of that size. as for tank size and other general requirements, please see the pinned topics and you can always do a search - plenty of info/details to answer those questions in the forum--
--solomon

 

[Madding]

That one looks pretty big... make sure you do a lot of research here and have enough space.

 

[Kyle_91]

He/She is gonna need hundreds of gallons man...

 

[Carefree_Dude]

so by hundreds of gallons, i'd assume 210 is too small then, correct? Oh, the fish is around 15" long. she said a customer brought it in, as well as this massive pacu. Felt bad for the pacu, it was in bad shape.

 

[xander]

He/She is gonna need hundreds of gallons man...

says who? if you read the stickied topics OR done some research you'd quickly see that's not true

 

[Kyle_91]

says who? if you read the stickied topics OR done some research you'd quickly see that's not true

Technically is it true... Then again, depending on how big he gets him at first and if he's gonna have him for a long time in a grow out tank or get rid of him when he does growout of whatever he has currently.

 

[Wiggles92]

so by hundreds of gallons, i'd assume 210 is too small then, correct? Oh, the fish is around 15" long. she said a customer brought it in, as well as this massive pacu. Felt bad for the pacu, it was in bad shape.

A 210 is fine depending on the dimensions. A 180 is what is usually recommended for Florida gars, but the gar will definitely appreciate the extra space.