White Gar VS. Golden Gar - Which is more rare?

[Gr8KarmaSF]

I recently become aware of the white gar and was curious what people thought was more rare, the white or golden?

Anybody know how much a golden gar goes for these days?

Any thoughts?

Which one would you get if given the money and chance?

 

[eman b115]

dunno about which 1 is more rare but I love those golden gars...I think those look SIC!!! any1 with pics. If so you guys gotta post em up.....

 

[Superlaz]

Chad on AP has 2 golden...

 

[Polypterus]

Rarity of one over the other is subjective and Depends on species. these color variants show up more often in aquacultured fish rather than than the non aquacultured species.

Even in aquaculture fish some color variants show more often than others.
A golden tropical or Alligator would be extremely rare but a white one is not that rare, a white Florida would be much more rare than a golden.

Both white and golden Longnosed variants are known from the wild. Golden Shortnosed and spotteds are also known. If I was to say which one is the rarest it would be a white or golden Cuban as none have ever been seen.

Gold gars are generally in the 5,000.00 and up range and comparable to the cost of the more common White tropicals and alligators.

Which would I get.....None of them
I tend to like the natural variability of the "common" fish more than these uncommon ones. I would not mind working with one of the oddball variants but I'm not going to blow $5,000.00 on one. I do not really put my fish on display and do not have the resources to specially raise and spawn them right now so it would make little sense to buy a show fish to not show or propagate. I'm already part of a golden Florida research and spawning project anyhow so do not care to waste my home aquarium and stock tank resources on them.

 

[neoprodigy]

the price list

platinum gator gar 9-27k
white TG gar 5k
golden FL gar 5k

 

[milkman407]

that much money is stupid for a fish..

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

that much money is stupid for a fish..

not if your a baller and got da ca$h.

 

[demjor19]

not if your a baller and got da ca$h.

RIGHT! if i had more money i would def. buy one. what a conversation pice! not to mention how cool it would be to own such a rare fish! if only...

 

[Kobi9019]

RIGHT! if i had more money i would def. buy one. what a conversation pice! not to mention how cool it would be to own such a rare fish! if only...

yea if only you were a pimp like me and could afford them . I would personally take the White TG out of all of them.

 

[demjor19]

yea if only you were a pimp like me and could afford them . I would personally take the White TG out of all of them.

so you have one, or are you getting one? im sure someone on here could find one for you to buy. then maybe you could be a real pimp!