Comment by Burgess on October 19, 2011 at 7:40pm

How big of a tank do you need for these guys ?

Comment by Fishtankkid on October 19, 2011 at 8:12pm

love florida gar where did you come across this guy he's awesom

 

Comment by Noddy on October 20, 2011 at 6:21pm

I found this guy with pure luck, when he was a baby. I never seen any of them for sale ever since that day. You need a tank with a footprint of at least 6' x2' ,then you can keep them for at least 3 years, but possibly for life. They max out at 20" in tanks, but usually stay a bit smaller. You need that footprint for they are very hardscaled fish and have a hard time turning around.

But very gentle fish, mine is handfed everytime he's hungry, and i've only been bitten once...

I handfeed to make sure the Oscars don't eat all the feederfish.

Comment by Fishtankkid on October 21, 2011 at 7:30pm

Thats cool and i have never seen them before for sale either, but i have studied this fish before for a short time. I have always loved this gentle fish because i think its color pattern is cool.

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