sirsboon

What do you guys know about needle nose gars. I have seen them in the pet stores and think they are so cool looking and I would like to get around 2 for our new 75 gallon when it finshes cycling. Any info on them would be helpful. Thanks in advance.

COBettaCouple

I think they get to about 12" each and surface feed..

username

As FLBettaCouple said, they surface feed and grow 12"

I have a needle nose gar myself. They can be quite peaceful if kept with fish large enough to not be eaten. I keep mine with a black ghost knifefish, an electric blue jack dempsey, a red tailed shark, and a senegal bichir and there's never been a problem between them. However needle noses are quite finicky eaters that will only eat small fish the size of a guppy, so if you get one then expect to be buying feeders every so often. And yes, you may keep them around 2 of them in your 75 gallon, but I would say no more than 3 to prevent over filling the surface because they are active swimmers that need space to dart.

I hope that answers your question... If you have any more questions about them, please feel free to send me a private message.

sirsboon

Thanks for the information, I am not really sure if I really want to get some or not. I guess that I have some thinking to do. Thanks again though.

Bill

Here is some info about gars in general:
www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Oddball,%20Gar.htm