Lobang for different type of gar

[Ryan Red]

search from Wikipe web ,

Florida Garhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Le...atyrhincus.JPG

spotted Gar (same as our ?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Le..._oculatus1.jpg

saw some couple of longnose in my friends place.. very nice and cute lol..

[Schmike]

Originally Posted by Ryan Red

search from Wikipe web ,

Florida Garhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Le...atyrhincus.JPG

spotted Gar (same as our ?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Le..._oculatus1.jpg

florida gar is what we have as "spotted gar" in sg. true spotted gars are rare in the hobby.

[satan_gal]

considering there was a massive debate on spotteed vs florida here in af think last yr or the yr before..

conclusion - spotted gars are very rare, wad we see are florida.

BTW... how u guys tell florida/spotted frm gator ar?

Aligator gars generally have broader mouths... and the protruding teeth is more pronounced.

Not to mention grow faster, and bigger too.

I agree with schmike, the big eye shorter + broader snort gar more like gator den florida.. be prepared to have one hit a gd ft or so in less den a year.

nah.. my ex gator gar.

U compare to the one u juz got, can see difference?

[satan_gal]

Originally Posted by alexsim

any pics? confirm true shortnose gar?

JW St 51 one is more or less gator gars.

if short nose uncle call me to go dwn tabao liao...

Opps.. saw the year - 2009.. i can tell u tat time no short nosed la.. i almost every day go dwn one.. small gators, more likely

coz the snort are shorter, but most def gators

[Ryan Red]

Originally Posted by satan_gal

considering there was a massive debate on spotteed vs florida here in af think last yr or the yr before..

conclusion - spotted gars are very rare, wad we see are florida.

BTW... how u guys tell florida/spotted frm gator ar?

Aligator gars generally have broader mouths... and the protruding teeth is more pronounced.

Not to mention grow faster, and bigger too.

I agree with schmike, the big eye shorter + broader snort gar more like gator den florida.. be prepared to have one hit a gd ft or so in less den a year.

nah.. my ex gator gar.

U compare to the one u juz got, can see difference?

hmm, can see lesser stripe patten on the body compare to florida.. but confirm wider mouth is aligator gar.

[satan_gal]

Nothing to do with stripes or patterns.

tat pic was taken at.. think 17"? or 20+"? can't recall.

When he was small, looked SIMILAR to florida. really. i picked him from a tank of florida... and got at florida price. Muahahaha

I've seen gators which looks very similar to florida when young.

Seriously, dun bother looking at pattern. It dun work that way for most gars, unless we're talking cuban gar... TAT is beauty indescribable.

the easiest way of telling gar spieces apart is the mouth.. length, width, teeth.

Best to see from top view. Gator gar snout is broader.. really like alligator..

spotted gar is slimmer.. nice triangle shape..

spotted and florida gar difference i think is the scales if im not wrong..also the snout length is some ratio thingy i can't rmb.. i did some research in 2009 when i got my spotted gar..

i think is spotted.

check it out when he was a teenager =]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IviEVU2Be8

now trained on MP, squid and whiting (aka swa chiam or pasir pasir)

[Schmike]

its a florida.

the main difference between a spotted n a florida is the girth and a bony plate at its jaw.

length of snout is very similar with spotted just slightly longer.

I think u r right!

Spotted gars have v distinct dark patches of spots whereas the florida ones are abit more "pixelated" and are smaller patches.