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I have a 26" hybrid gar I suspect it is a gator x short nose but I am unsure. I have 2 large gators, 2 large short nose. It doesn't have the aggressiveness of a gator, or the jumpiness of a short nose, but is more on par with the personality of my 4 florida gar
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The top and bottom pic is confusing to me but 2nd and 3rd pic looks like a Florida Gar because snout looks too narrow to be a Gator. The top and bottom pic looks Gator hybrid but not sure.
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Looks gator. Not sure about hybrid. Could have more gator features than short nose. Haven’t seen enough hybrids. It’s not a Florida to me.23AAFD55-9C0B-4757-BFE1-E7955399CFF7.jpeg
 
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thefredpit said:
I have a 26" hybrid gar I suspect it is a gator x short nose but I am unsure. I have 2 large gators, 2 large short nose. It doesn't have the aggressiveness of a gator, or the jumpiness of a short nose, but is more on par with the personality of my 4 florida gar
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where did this fish come from?

On a side note, do you have photos of your shortnose. Those are rarely seen in the hobby. Would love to see them.
 
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Polypterus_36 said:
It looks to be just a Florida.
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Definitely not a Florida the snout is to wide, however when I first got this one and the other one I had (Sold to Blue Zoo Aquarium in OKC along with 19 other monsters), I originally thought they were gator x Florida hybrid but my shortnose gar supplier had said it looked more like a shortnose than florida

Hao said:
where did this fish come from?

On a side note, do you have photos of your shortnose. Those are rarely seen in the hobby. Would love to see them.
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I got a pair of them and a 23" RTC x TSN from a local fish hustler and there is no telling where he got them from.

I have had 5 shortnose in the last year and can usually get them most of the year. I am working on getting a seasonal supply of true spotted gar also.

Here are the big guys I currently have



Here are the Florida Gar I currently have including one with a very unique colored pattern on his head



I should have a platinum Alligator coming soon but I am still wanting a giant longnose, Tropical and cuban
 
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thefredpit said:
Definitely not a Florida the snout is to wide, however when I first got this one and the other one I had (Sold to Blue Zoo Aquarium in OKC along with 19 other monsters), I originally thought they were gator x Florida hybrid but my shortnose gar supplier had said it looked more like a shortnose than florida



I got a pair of them and a 23" RTC x TSN from a local fish hustler and there is no telling where he got them from.

I have had 5 shortnose in the last year and can usually get them most of the year. I am working on getting a seasonal supply of true spotted gar also.

Here are the big guys I currently have



Here are the Florida Gar I currently have including one with a very unique colored pattern on his head



I should have a platinum Alligator coming soon but I am still wanting a giant longnose, Tropical and cuban
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Your unique colored pattern "Florida" Gar reminds me alot of a true spotted gar. Nice fish.
 
thefredpit said:
I have a 26" hybrid gar I suspect it is a gator x short nose but I am unsure. I have 2 large gators, 2 large short nose. It doesn't have the aggressiveness of a gator, or the jumpiness of a short nose, but is more on par with the personality of my 4 florida gar
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As for this fish, the shape does remind me of this xanthic florida gar. Personally does not look like a hybrid to me. Looks like a large florida, or potentially a true spotted gar (these can vary quite drastically in pattern/snout length). Hard to say for sure without knowing where it actually came from.

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Hao said:
As for this fish, the shape does remind me of this xanthic florida gar. Personally does not look like a hybrid to me. Looks like a large florida, or potentially a true spotted gar (these can vary quite drastically in pattern/snout length). Hard to say for sure without knowing where it actually came from.

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you just showed my ultimate bucket list gar I am just not prepared to pay the price any time soon
 
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