NicoFord
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To give you guys an idea how big they get.this is a small one. So if you have an aquarium that big...good on you lol.
It's not a good fish for aquariums
It's not a good fish for aquariums
Good to know, but from what I have read longnose gar are also known as needlenose gar.slayer5590 said:That is a longnose gar( Lepisosteus osseus) a true gar from the U.S. It grows up to 6ft and over 50 lbs. It is very uncommon in the pet trade. Needle nose gar( Xenentodon cancila) is not a true gar and comes from SE Asia. Grows to 12 inches and is commonly seen in the pet trade.
This is 100% accurate.slayer5590 said:That is a longnose gar( Lepisosteus osseus) a true gar from the U.S. It grows up to 6ft and over 50 lbs. It is very uncommon in the pet trade. Needle nose gar( Xenentodon cancila) is not a true gar and comes from SE Asia. Grows to 12 inches and is commonly seen in the pet trade.
As Anders247 mentions, it is rather buyer beware now; not only can the experts not agree on proper binomial names for many fish, vendors do often sell misnamed fish.slayer5590 said:That is a longnose gar( Lepisosteus osseus) a true gar from the U.S. It grows up to 6ft and over 50 lbs. It is very uncommon in the pet trade. Needle nose gar( Xenentodon cancila) is not a true gar and comes from SE Asia. Grows to 12 inches and is commonly seen in the pet trade.