Fish that can Live With A Gar

garfreak526 · 08-17-2009, 07:48 PM

Can you name some fish that can live with a gar. I would apperate it if you can include websites/tips on care. Also the fish has to arrive arround 7 to 12 inches so that the gar can eat it.

JIM · 08-17-2009, 08:13 PM

A shark, but thats saltwater just kidding. Gar are a very interesting fish to have and watch, however, youre gonna need a very large tank at some point. My best advice on getting first hand information on the keeping of this ancient fish is to Join NANFA, there are truely experts there on all the ancient native fishes such as birchir, gar, etc. Im personally into natives but the gar is one ive not tried to keep personally. You could also send a PM to rrice , here on AF, who is our resident Native fish expert, and im sure he would be glad to help you out with a boatload of info.

petlover516 · 08-17-2009, 08:15 PM

other big fish of similar origins and are as aggressive as a gar. there are other members here who can be more specific, though;)

garfreak526 · 08-18-2009, 03:31 PM

Gar are lazy and aren't really aggressive and when they arn't eating just hand around plants and swim up at the top.

92pulseRS · 09-22-2010, 07:00 PM

i have a 7 inch mosaic gar, he minds his own business. I have a bunch of different fish in there with him including alot smaller fish a spotted puffer, convict, angel fish. he doesnt bother them at all. I feed him feeders also..

aconrad · 09-23-2010, 12:19 AM

Puffers, angels, and gars together?

....thats just wrong.

92pulseRS · 09-23-2010, 02:50 PM

they never bother each other, I have a flowerhorn red devil oscar and shovel nose in there too. they all actually get along.. never had any mishaps

susankat · 09-23-2010, 03:29 PM

Give it time and disaster will strike

92pulseRS · 09-23-2010, 06:37 PM

theres been time, like a solid year. no one bothers anyone. they r more interested in their food that I feed them.

robertmathern · 09-27-2010, 05:35 PM

you can have almost anyfish thrive with a gar right up to the point that they get eaten lol

92pulseRS · 09-28-2010, 11:44 PM

keep in mind the angel and puffer also live with a flowerhorn, red devil, shovel nose cat, and a small mouth bass... the gar is the least id be worried about eatting one of them. if the horrible day ever happens when the puffer or angel are lunch for the gar ill admit u r right. but if it ever does happen, guaranteed its gonna be the shovel nose, the bass or the flowerhorn...

nikki2o11 · 08-13-2011, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by susankat

Give it time and disaster will strike

afraid to try myself but i doubt there will be any disasters because angel fish are actually very aggressive more so then a gar because the kill for fun unlike a gar who kills for food

susankat · 08-13-2011, 08:46 PM

Not once the gar outgrows the others. Also puffers need brackish water and shouldn't be kept in fresh that long. I have also had shovelnose eat 4 inch cichlids.

aileen · 08-23-2011, 05:19 PM

I have 3 needle nose gars, a rope fish, biker eel, and a clown knife in 1 tank and they don't seem to bother each other

08-17-2009, 07:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
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JIM Banned JIM's Photo Gallery Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,136 My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 287 Times Said "Thanks" 2,045 Times Was Thanked 609 Times in 385 Posts	Re: Fish that can Live With A Gar A shark, but thats saltwater just kidding. Gar are a very interesting fish to have and watch, however, youre gonna need a very large tank at some point. My best advice on getting first hand information on the keeping of this ancient fish is to Join NANFA, there are truely experts there on all the ancient native fishes such as birchir, gar, etc. Im personally into natives but the gar is one ive not tried to keep personally. You could also send a PM to rrice , here on AF, who is our resident Native fish expert, and im sure he would be glad to help you out with a boatload of info.

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92pulseRS aggressive freshwater Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 17 Name: Eric Location: Connecticut My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 2 Times Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Fish that can Live With A Gar i have a 7 inch mosaic gar, he minds his own business. I have a bunch of different fish in there with him including alot smaller fish a spotted puffer, convict, angel fish. he doesnt bother them at all. I feed him feeders also..

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92pulseRS aggressive freshwater Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 17 Name: Eric Location: Connecticut My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 2 Times Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Fish that can Live With A Gar they never bother each other, I have a flowerhorn red devil oscar and shovel nose in there too. they all actually get along.. never had any mishaps

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92pulseRS aggressive freshwater Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 17 Name: Eric Location: Connecticut My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 2 Times Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Fish that can Live With A Gar theres been time, like a solid year. no one bothers anyone. they r more interested in their food that I feed them.

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robertmathern Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 119 My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 5 Times Said "Thanks" 10 Times Was Thanked 37 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Fish that can Live With A Gar you can have almost anyfish thrive with a gar right up to the point that they get eaten lol

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92pulseRS aggressive freshwater Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 17 Name: Eric Location: Connecticut My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 2 Times Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Fish that can Live With A Gar keep in mind the angel and puffer also live with a flowerhorn, red devil, shovel nose cat, and a small mouth bass... the gar is the least id be worried about eatting one of them. if the horrible day ever happens when the puffer or angel are lunch for the gar ill admit u r right. but if it ever does happen, guaranteed its gonna be the shovel nose, the bass or the flowerhorn...

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susankat Pleco n bn breeder n BOSS susankat's Photo Gallery Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,419 Name: Susan Location: Tulsa, Ok Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 4,150 Times Said "Thanks" 1,611 Times Was Thanked 1,809 Times in 1,549 Posts	Re: Fish that can Live With A Gar Not once the gar outgrows the others. Also puffers need brackish water and shouldn't be kept in fresh that long. I have also had shovelnose eat 4 inch cichlids. __________________ SUCCESS IS MEASURED BY YEARS, NOT MONTHS!!! 220 Tank build http://www.aquariumforum.com/f15/sta...late-3253.html

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