The name lepisosteus is greek for bony scale.
Marble gar food.
Gars are piscivores fish eaters sometimes it is best to raise live bearing fish to produce live food source for gar and proven to be cheaper long term as pet store quality feeder fish can transfer disease to your gar.
With their long toothy snout marble gar are primarily piscivores or fish eating.
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The spotted gar lepisosteus oculatus is a freshwater fish native to north america that has an abundance of dark spots on its head fins and dart like body.
Using small teeth the gar grabs the victim and chews it a bit before swallowing.
Spotted gar have an elongated mouth with many needle like teeth to catch other fish and crustaceans.
Marbled gar boulengerella maculata other common names for this fish.
Think about using fish like mollies platy or swordtails.
Figuring out the size color shape and finish you need may entail a little more hand wringing.
The marble gar is an ambush predator relying on the spotted and striped pattern to blend into the background as he or she slowly maneuvers near the victim before he or she strikes.
Visit a home center and speak with a specialist who will walk you through the selection process.
High on the aquarium fish food chain the marble gar is nonaggressive and no danger to comparable sized tank mates.
Spotted gar or spotted pike characin.
Your marble gar s skin is covered by a protective coat of hard diamond shaped scales making him impenetrable to predator fish.
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It is one of the smallest of the seven species of gar found in north america growing 2 3 ft 0 61 0 91 m in length and weighing 4.
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Deciding that marble with its classic good looks is right for your home is the easy part.
If this sounds alluring then this is the fish for you.
Size is currently about 4 5 inches from tip of mouth to end of tail tip.
