tank mates for an alligator gar?

[Monstaf1sh]

can you get a pic of this guy?

Got some pics just a baby

 

[Polypterus]

Got some pics just a baby

The above fish is a shortnosed gar (lepisosteus platostomus)

 

[Monstaf1sh]

really? it got sold to me as a gator gar is there much of a difference?

 

[Polypterus]

really? it got sold to me as a gator gar is there much of a difference?

Huge difference....Like 5 feet worth of difference...Shortnosed are the smallest of the Lepisosteids. Husbandry is very different also from a Gator.

It is not Uncommon for various people to call all gar 'Alligator' often they never are gators which is why proper ID is always needed..

 

[Monstaf1sh]

spose i better post a new thread cheers.