WTB platinum alligartor gar

Yeah, I remember the piece Theo had for sale last year. Awesome fish if you've got the tank for it. After seeing Jeremy Wade fish for 7 foot alligator gar out in Texas, I hope you have the tank for it!
 
Interesting they dont seem to get alge on there scales like the albino alligators or caimans. Maybe UV filters???
Good luck on the quest and keep us posted :)
 
The picture you posted above for one is almost record size. They don't even get that big in the wild usually. And have you ever seen a gar over 3 feet in the home aquarium? I bet not. Due to most people buying their gars from farms the gars will be smaller b/c they were raised in captivity and do not carry that wild gene. Especially the plat gar, you will not find those in the wild, lol I would think that a plat gar would not get bigger than 33" in a home aquarium. Also due to keeping in a tank it will naturally be stunted. So no need to panic. There are a lot of people who can house them.
 
CB Gator gars get up to 3.5-4 feet in home aquarium even plats. WC get up to 4-6 feet. Also just a heads up, gator gar will get to 20" in the first year.

I'm not sure if arapaimag is a member of this site but he can for sure house 3-5 gator gars full size. I have a 18" in my 700g. Bought on June 2010 at 6".
 
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Please tell me your joking and don't actually believe what you said? To have a true alligator gar never reach 3 feet in captivity would from gross stunting and horrible care. Yes fish don't grow as big in captivity we all know this but to say an animal that is one of the largest freshwater fish in the entire world and regularly attains 200 pounds ( they can be over 400 pounds) and 6 to 7 feet (upto a maximum 10 feet ) will only be 33 inches and what 10 to 15 pounds? You don't see them over 3 feet in peoples tanks cause most if all are spotted or Florida gars which are French fries next to an alligator gar. Even if it only grew 25% of an average adult that would still be a 50 pound fish and they do rival arapaima for size so will need a multiple thousand gallon tank to hope to give it any type of life( we say minimum 180 gal for an aro and there maybe 10% of the size ). I love big fish as much as everyone else ( arapaima is my favorite fish ) but if you can't house them properly people shouldn't even consider buying them ( not to say that Howard isn't capable of it). As Matt said when it grows big you won't be able to keep any aro or much else with it


snow said:
The picture you posted above for one is almost record size. They don't even get that big in the wild usually. And have you ever seen a gar over 3 feet in the home aquarium? I bet not. Due to most people buying their gars from farms the gars will be smaller b/c they were raised in captivity and do not carry that wild gene. Especially the plat gar, you will not find those in the wild, lol I would think that a plat gar would not get bigger than 33" in a home aquarium. Also due to keeping in a tank it will naturally be stunted. So no need to panic. There are a lot of people who can house them.
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I should also say you don't see the really big ones often in the wild because they have been fished out not because they aren't more regularly capable of attaining those sizes
 
reptile guy said:
Please tell me your joking and don't actually believe what you said? To have a true alligator gar never reach 3 feet in captivity would from gross stunting and horrible care. Yes fish don't grow as big in captivity we all know this but to say an animal that is one of the largest freshwater fish in the entire world and regularly attains 200 pounds ( they can be over 400 pounds) and 6 to 7 feet (upto a maximum 10 feet ) will only be 33 inches and what 10 to 15 pounds? You don't see them over 3 feet in peoples tanks cause most if all are spotted or Florida gars which are French fries next to an alligator gar. Even if it only grew 25% of an average adult that would still be a 50 pound fish and they do rival arapaima for size so will need a multiple thousand gallon tank to hope to give it any type of life( we say minimum 180 gal for an aro and there maybe 10% of the size ). I love big fish as much as everyone else ( arapaima is my favorite fish ) but if you can't house them properly people shouldn't even consider buying them ( not to say that Howard isn't capable of it). As Matt said when it grows big you won't be able to keep any aro or much else with it
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I am new to gar fish, so the platinum gar is the type that has the potential to grow over 4'? my platinum redtail catfish is reaching 24" i dont know how long i can keep it in my 220gallon. platinum gar will be a better fit for my 900 gallon since it often swimming on the top, and my rays would be less bothering.
 
Would there be any concerns when the gars get bigger and takes a chomp out of your aros and rays?
 
You guys need to get off your crusade. Howard wants a gar...this is the buy sell. Most of the fish owned on this board should not relastically should not be kept in an aquarium.....but they are.
 
I would think you could keep it in a 900 gallon tank for quite a long time. They will go fast to a good size in a couple years then it's growth should slow down and take a bit of time to get to be a monster. They get twice the length of a red tail catfish ( red tails max at 5 feet) and problem is how long they get and they are very stiff so don't turn easy. I would think something in the 10 to 12 foot long by 4 to 5 feet deep would the minimum space it would need long term but larger would be better. The platinums really are amazing and if I had the tank I'd so want one too lol





howardhsieh said:
I am new to gar fish, so the platinum gar is the type that has the potential to grow over 4'? my platinum redtail catfish is reaching 24" i dont know how long i can keep it in my 220gallon. platinum gar will be a better fit for my 900 gallon since it often swimming on the top, and my rays would be less bothering.
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I think gars in general are quite peaceful fish with fish there size and when the gar is smaller should be fine. The problem with the alligator gar its such an enormous fish and grows fast so in very little time it will be much larger than an aro and then it does pose a threat. When it's big it could easily over power and kill an aro. Even if a large one just snapped at it the arowana would likely in all kinds of hurt. If you had an adult aro it would likely be fine for sometime till the gar got too big




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Would there be any concerns when the gars get bigger and takes a chomp out of your aros and rays?
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