Gar Identification - Post your Gar to be ID'd HERE!!

[pharmaecopia]

Definitely a gator

 

[Papat Itthirojanakul]

Definitely a gator

If i put it in a green colored pond, will the fish color change?

 

[pharmaecopia]

It will likely darken up considerably

 

[Codyjphoto]

Unsure as of lately. Any input and for future use in my own ID would be great

 

[kno4te]

Florida.

 

[Codyjphoto]

Florida.

Is there anything in particular I can look for in the future to tell?

 

[kno4te]

Is there anything in particular I can look for in the future to tell?

Well it's hard to tell b/w this and spotted gars. So if you got it at a lfs then it's likely a Florida. Gators gars have wider mouths. Longnose have longer and thinner mouths etc.

 

[Codyjphoto]

Thank you. Yes, I'd been leaning toward, the Florida Gar myself as it did arrive from a pet store. It belonged to my father but I harassed him so much he gave it to me. Now I've got myself an 8 in alligator gar and a 20 inch spotted. The spotted is WC.

 

[kno4te]

Well it's hard to tell b/w this and spotted gars. So if you got it at a lfs then it's likely a Florida. Gators gars have wider mouths. Longnose have longer and thinner mouths etc.

There's definitely more to id'ing gars than this but just the way I look at it. But maybe @pharmaecopia can help with a detailed approach.

 

[pharmaecopia]

There's definitely more to id'ing gars than this but just the way I look at it. But maybe @pharmaecopia can help with a detailed approach.

It's a good starting point, but there are definitely more things you can look at to generate an id.

I'm thinking I'll try and throw together a full write up with pics to demonstrate. I believe some of the old links and pictures in the stickies no longer work.