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    Post your Shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)!!

    Discussion in 'Gars & Bowfins' started by xander, Feb 19, 2011.

    1. xander

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      Post your Shortnose gar!! do include the size of the fish + any other possible info!!

      also, pics of other species' of gars/absent shortnose gars will be moved/deleted.
       
      #1 xander, Feb 19, 2011
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      These a series of pictures of my Shortnose Gar. I would say he is about 20" long. I raised him from a yoy fingerling from a size of about 4", and would say he is roughly around a year in age. He feeds on cichlid jumbo sticks and occasional frozen shrimp and goldfish from time to time. I wish the quality was better, but these were taken with an iPod Touch. The first picture shows one of my Florida Gars too.

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      #2 tnaylorj, Apr 7, 2011
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      Shortnose Gar
      -Approx. size 14 inches

      Purchase size and date
      6 inches on 8/25/2010


      Tankmates
      1x-Hoplias Curupira/ Black Xingu Wolf-9 inches
      co-hab together for 2 months
      1x Lepisosteus Platyrhincus/ Florida Gar-12 inches
      co-hab together for 8 months
      1x-Hydrolycus Armatus/ Saber-Tooth Tetra-12 inches
      co-hab together for 8 months
      2x Amphilophus Lyonsi/ Breeding Pair-Male-12 inches,
      Female-9 inches
      co-hab together for 5 months
      2x-Trachycorystes Trachycorystes-12 inches
      co-hab together for 8 months
      1x-Pimelodus Ornatus/ Ornate Pim-8 inches
      co-hab together for 6 months
      1x-Achara/Shovelnose Hybrid-14 inches
      co-hab together for 8 months

      Diet
      -Presently he eats a varied diet of Cichlid Gold, Massivore Delight, Frozen Krill,
      Market Shrimp and Frozen Rat Pups


      Of all the tankmates the only one that I have a problem keeping with the Gars is the Pimelodus Ornatus. The Pim's quick, jerky constant motions spook all the fish in the tank with the exception of the Armatus.

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      #3 koltsixx, Apr 15, 2011
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