Alligator gar (atractosteus spatula)
Of the seven species of gar, Alligator Gar was the biggest, its size can reach up toa length of up to 3 meters tall and weigh 140 pounds. The type of Alligator gar is that many for sale. To keep this fish we should prepare a large aquarium or pond fish predatorsCuban Gar (atractosteus tristoechus)
These fish include the endangered species list and are currently in captivity do.
Tropical Gar (atractosteus tropicus)
Tropical Gar is derived from the waters of southern Mexico to Costa Rica, this fish can reach lengths of up to 1.25 m in the wild (though often much smaller in captivity).
Tropical this gal at first glance looks very similar to Longnose Gar either color or marking, but can be distinguished from a shorter muzzle and wide.
Longnose Gar (lepisosteus osseus)
Longnose gar can be derived from the area of North and Central America. The first of these fish for food. But now this fish in America became a favorite of anglers.Being in this predator fish Indonesia a favorite charger large aquarium/pond fishpredators.Prey of the longnose gar this is small fish and sometimes insects and shrimp. Sexual maturity for male fish between three and four years, whereas females at the age of six years. Their eggs are highly toxic to humans, but other predatory fish can tolerate their toxicity.
Longnose gar has an average age of 15-20 years though never reported these fish reach the age of 39. Longnose Gar is a sexually dimorphic means that males and females can be distinguished visually; females have a long, heavy, and the fins arelonger than the males.
Longnose gar reaches an average length of 0,71-1.2 m with a maximum length of about 1.8 m and a maximum weight of 25 kg.
Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)
Spotted Gar is very similar and difficult to distinguish with the Florida Gar. Unlike the Florida Gar are relatively easier to look for a voracious predator fish is hard to find in the market.The maximum age for this gar is 18 years. Males will mature at the age of two or three years, while females mature at the age of three or four years. Fish the females average larger and live longer than males. Whereas females reached sexual maturity of fish at the age of 6 years.
Although unrecorded as a species threatened with extinction, but some some States in the USA (South Dakota, Delaware, Pennsylva) have reported fish this endangered population.
Florida Gar (lepisosteus platyrhincus)
Florida Gar is very similar to the Spotted Gar. In addition to the Alligator gar fish is also available at the market. This at a time when adult fish have a long range-51,7 132,2 cm and usually weighs 1.36-4,36 kg.This predator fish has black spots, which are not regularly at the top of his head and the whole body including the anal fin. The distance the eye less than two-thirdsthe length of the snout. Florida gar has a Brown-olive on the back and sides, andwhite or yellow on the belly. At the time of this fish still young she has dark stripeson the back and the side.
Shortnose Gar (lepisosteus platostomus)
Shortnose gar is derived from the American continent and able to grow to the size of 1 m. Like the other gar species of fish food fish predator fish and insects.
Platinum Gar
Diet/feeding Fish on Gar
Fish types gar or ordinary we call this natural alligators is a great fish eaters live fish. But after the puasakan this type of fish will receive also a fish/frozen shrimp. But preferably before dont give feed should first be given fish live fish to fish enough "fat".Food should be given every day if the fish is still small to step on adolescents; While most adult fish only need one or two meals in one week.
It is advisable to quarantine live feed the fish before the fish was given to gar to avoid illness or parasites.
Fish types gar or "alligators" should not eat the flesh of mammals such as the heart of the beef or chicken because of some lipids and other organic compounds contained in meat cannot be metabolized by fish, which will cause a buildup of excess fat and even decreased function (macular) organs of fish if the feeding is given in the long term.
Alligator gar (atractosteus spatula)
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