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Arowanas or Gars? Pick one!
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Posted 08 October 2004 - 07:21 PM
What are your opinions and why?
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Posted 08 October 2004 - 09:45 PM
Personally, I would keep both! 
PS Whats the point of posting the same poll in 2 sections?
PS Whats the point of posting the same poll in 2 sections?
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Posted 09 October 2004 - 06:56 AM
not everyone checks all forum
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Posted 09 October 2004 - 08:00 AM
i too, would say both; but if i had to choose one group....
ill post my reasoning later when i have more time. stick with gars novato or do both if you can!--
--solomon
ill post my reasoning later when i have more time. stick with gars novato or do both if you can!--
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Posted 09 October 2004 - 06:45 PM
Gars because they are a north american native and they don't jump (I never had one jump). I don't like my fish jumping to their death. Arowanas like to kill themselves that way.
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Posted 11 October 2004 - 04:01 PM
i keep both and in the same tank but if it came to owning one then my aro.
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1 X RTG Arowana 20''
1 X Datnioides Pulcher 14.5''
1 X Datnioides Pulcher 8''
1 X Datnioides polota 6''
2 X Datnioides microlepis 2''
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1 X RTG Arowana 20''
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Posted 11 October 2004 - 05:57 PM
QUOTE (Duckman77 @ Oct 9 2004, 07:45 PM)
Gars because they are a north american native and they don't jump (I never had one jump). I don't like my fish jumping to their death. Arowanas like to kill themselves that way.
actually gars do jump, just not as much as arows
i have found my dark alligator gar on the floor once (must have been there for several hours) and thought it was dead but he recovered fully. now i have weights on the tops of that tank. i have had very small longnoses jump, as well as a 10" juvenile a long time ago. if there is an opening, just about any fish can jump out of the tank. arows often feed in the wild by jumping, and its no surprise that they jump out more in captivity as well...but gars have their acrobatic skills as well 
if i had to pick one group i'd go for gars...but i think if we surveyed enough hobbyists the overall answer would point towards arows!--
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Posted 13 October 2004 - 10:01 AM
If you're talking space constraints then you'd obviously go with the arrows. However, if you want some cool old fish ( guess that's actually both of them) then I would say gars. If you can get ahold of some of the rarer gar species I would say go for it. We might all know a guy that has access to some of these gars 
From what I've seen the gars are less likely to be spastic than the arrows. With that said, I dislike having spastic fishes because they just stress me out rather than calm, which is the reason it's fun to have fish... to relax you. So in the end I would have to say stick with the gars even though my earlier vote went with the arrow. I rationalized it and now it makes sense to go with gars.
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From what I've seen the gars are less likely to be spastic than the arrows. With that said, I dislike having spastic fishes because they just stress me out rather than calm, which is the reason it's fun to have fish... to relax you. So in the end I would have to say stick with the gars even though my earlier vote went with the arrow. I rationalized it and now it makes sense to go with gars.Damon
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Posted 13 October 2004 - 11:36 AM
i've kept both and the only time I enjoyed the gars was when they ate. Other than that they just sit motionless most of the day. If you like gars, just hang a picture in the tank...about the same fun.
In comparision the Aro never stops moving and it just swims back and forth in a graceful fluid motion all day. And it is something to see eat as well.
I tried every predatory fish I could find through my college days, we raised them as big as 10 gallons could handle every semister or two them traded them for another breed.
I had snakeheads for a long time, till I got a Silver Aro. I've been hooked ever since.
In comparision the Aro never stops moving and it just swims back and forth in a graceful fluid motion all day. And it is something to see eat as well.
I tried every predatory fish I could find through my college days, we raised them as big as 10 gallons could handle every semister or two them traded them for another breed.
I had snakeheads for a long time, till I got a Silver Aro. I've been hooked ever since.
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Posted 13 October 2004 - 04:29 PM
I'm a girl and gars are just cuter 
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