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

[xander]

it will break apart as the fish gets larger

 

[E_americanus]

really? cause his stripe is really solid, even tho he is about 3 inches

juvenile gars of various species can hang on to the lateral (and in some cases dorsal) striping until they are even 10-12" in some specimens. this condition is pretty variable.--
--solomon

 

[weemanch]

okay i was wondering what kinda gar this is so i can research it since local shop has it labeled as a gar and it's for 25 bucks.

 

[weemanch]

i think it's a flordia after looking but a friend suggested that it's possibly a "marble gar".

 

[pharmaecopia]

Florida gar, is it's back curved like that or is it just the angle of the photo?

 

[E_americanus]

Florida gar, i think the curvature is from the photo, not the fish itself. it's a scary day when pet supplies plus is bringing in gars...not sure what to think about that. either way, nice find!--
--solomon

 

[weemanch]

ya, it is kinda odd that pet supply plus carrys them, also it's the picture/how he was in the tank. cause he has his tail fin "bent".

 

[Kyle_91]

again... florida gar. looked like my old one, only mine was smaller.

 

[weemanch]

again... florida gar. looked like my old one, only mine was smaller.

damn...this one is rather small like 8 inchs or so. but now just gotta read up and figure out what the hell the flordia's eat.

 

[andyjs]

damn...this one is rather small like 8 inchs or so. but now just gotta read up and figure out what the hell the flordia's eat.

Mine took about any floating food eventually-various pellets, freeze dried krill. Hopefully they've already gotten it off of live food, but either way it should accept live fish (but I would only do it with known healthy feeders, not just anything from the pet store)