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 Sent from my VS840 4G using Fish Lore Aquarium Fish Forum mobile app
Yeah way to big. It shouldn't even be sold in stores Sent from my VS840 4G using Fish Lore Aquarium Fish Forum mobile app
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. The Needlenose is the same Class (Actinopterygii) as Longnose, but thats as far as it goes. Shortnose and Longnose are in the same Genus (Lepisosteus). The Alligator gar is a close relative to the Longnose, they are in the same Family (lepisosteidae). The Needlenose Gar and Longnose Gar are as closely related as the Longnose and Pickerel or Northern Pike.
Once I was looking online and saw a home aquarium with a 9ft arapaima In it. I don't think fish that big should be kept in someone's house. Sent from my iPhone using Fish Lore Aquarium Fish Forum
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. You could do a scale count, but that tends to disagree with most fish, as they prefer to remain alive. . rick
My friend has one. Not sure of the size but very cool to watch him hunt feeders. Otherwise, not a terribly exciting fish IMHO
