Needle nose gar

[NicoFord]

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

 

[Anders247]

Wow, so definitely too big for a 75. Very cool, though!

 

[NicoFord]

Yeah way to big. It shouldn't even be sold in stores

 

[Tdahl09]

Agreed! Fish that big shouldn't be sold for aquarium


Live everyday

 

[BDpups]

Nice looking fish!

They are actually great aquarium fish given the right size tank

 

[slayer5590]

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.

 

[Anders247]

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.

Good to know, but from what I have read longnose gar are also known as needlenose gar.

 

[alink]

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 that's 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.

 

[NicoFord]

Thanks got the great info!

 

[Aloeb1]

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.

 

[ricmcc]

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.
You could do a scale count, but that tends to disagree with most fish, as they prefer to remain alive. . rick

 

[peacelizard]

My friend has one. Not sure of the size but very cool to watch him hunt feeders. Otherwise, not a terribly exciting fish IMHO