Big enough for a gar?

[captmicha]

Which species did you see? I think they're beautiful, especially the longnosed ones. I'm really fascinated with native wildlife. Which is why I want something native, rather than koi or whatever you'd usually find in a pond. I'm completely against keeping wild animals as pets so I'm wondering if keeping native fish in a pond, that I would build to mimic their natural environment, would qualify as breaking my own rules?

 

[Jakezori]

plenty big enough for a needle nose gar

 

[captmicha]

That's not native. It's from Asia. And it needs warm water. It'd die here in the winter.

 

[beblondie]

Gars
Atractosteus spatula- alligator gar 6-10
Atractosteus tropicus- tropical gar 4'
Atractosteus tristoechus- cuban gar 6'
Lepisosteus osseus- longnose gar 6'
Lepisosteus platostomus- shortnose gar 2 1/2'-
Lepisosteus oculatus- spotted gar 4'
Lepisosteus platyrhincus- florida gar 4'
hybrid gars
Lepisosteus platostomus x Atractosteus spatula- Crocodile gar type I
Lepisosteus platyrhincus or oculatus x Atractosteus spatula-Crocidile gar type 2
Four known types exist both in wild and cultivated varieties:
Atractosteus spatula X Lepisosteus platostomus (Croc gar type I)
A. spatula X L. platyrhinchus (Croc gar type II)
A. spatula X L. oculatus
A. spatula X L. osseus
There is a strong possiability of A.spatula X A. tropicus from mexican aquacultured fish

can you get a picture of this florida spotted longose?''especially the longnosed ones'' um all true gars
have elongated snout-Anne

 

[NUMB3RS]

This thread is for MFK they could really help you in these kind of situations! I have a SN on MFK and on AC!

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Dude No disrespect but I have seen wild Fla Gar and they are one big UGLY mother.why would you want one

Hey now, I've had my Florida Gar for 7 years now and he's my most favorite fish.

 

[McLendon]

We called them alligetor gar motled green to brown color pattern.home mostly in mangrove/sawgrass swamps and places that did not see large tidle movments.they are a menace to FW sportfish

 

[McLendon]

Enjoy man if you get one

 

[fordsrule_68]

I had a friend that had a gar idk wat kind it was but I think they are pretty cool.

 

[austinpetemo]

just asking. what are the demintions of a 825.