What are your opinions and why?

Personally, I would keep both!

PS Whats the point of posting the same poll in 2 sections?

not everyone checks all forum

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

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.

i keep both and in the same tank but if it came to owning one then my aro.
dixon

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!--
--solomon

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.

Damon

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.

I'm a girl and gars are just cuter

i live in australia and i paid $900 for a 25 cm silver arowana.
now its my pride and joy and is 35 cm. over here they're pretty rare and that could be a good thing cause not many people have them and therefore u appreciate it more.

aros forever....

Arowanas and stingrays!

oh come on you cant have a poll like this in the AROWANA forum!!!

both are cool fish but im way biased the other way

I love Arowanas i just had an 4" Givin to me. I never had one that small. Its real cute and hits the brine shrimp HARD for such a lil' guy!

I also keep both but must say ARO's take the cake !!!!

gars for sure, theyre the best fish to own and are neatest to watch, like a snake with a cast on its leg.

Aros! Although my Florida Gar had more personality. People seemed more impressed with the Arowana when they came over there. Pretty much just ignored the Gar swimming around

If you get both make sure they are equivalent in size. I had to sell my 12" Gar because my 24" Silver Aro picked on him all the time Miss that guy too!

I'd have to say gar. Like Duckman, I'm a big native fan and as interesting as Arrows are, I REFUSE to pay those huge price's for one. Might I add how badly the lfs's around here suck!!I cant find a true Gar anywhere. There's only one place around here that has natives(waiting on a Muskie) and he wont have them untill spring.

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Gars aren't that great. Aros are better IMO.

aros... active & majestic

aros over gars

how could u place a person in a position like this, there both great fish,the silver becuase its beatiful colors and sleek agile body,the gar beacause of its big army tank like size(a bit of an exadraration)and carnivouris ways,point blink i would go with both

in Primitive fish family , Arowana Resemble T-Rex and Gar resemble Spinosaur .

I love Arowana and Gar for their reptillian like apperance and their predatory diet , just love to look at the way they catch their prey .

No contest Aro, I have both.

arows.... i just think there more impressive then gars.

This thread is ancient...

yup it is ancient....AND very biased! you can't expect the votes to be representative in the AROW forum!!!

please dun close this thread .....

I like it ...

is it possible to put a 10" jardini with a few 6" tropical gars???

the gars will be killed and/or eaten in a relatively short period of time if the jard acts like most of the jards out there. i would HIGHLY suggest against it as you will end up losing some expensive fish--
--solomon

i keep both but in terms of coloration and personality i would say that i like arowanas better.. especially the asian arowanas

my gars are really really motionless most of the time, my black aro is so much more interesting to watch. and when I bring people to my house and see my tank the aro always captures their attetion first.

arowanas are the best!

get a bigggg tank and get both.in primitive fish,wouldnt the GAR be the t-rex?its the one with teeth.

arowanas for me.

I like gars but i voted arowana becuase they are more active gracefull and colorfull. And depending on which kind of aro u have more aggrssive. Aros also seem to be owner responsive

arows(like the silvers)swim with grace,and one of my fav fish is the jardini.

do u have 1

no.i am a fish failure.i forgot to cycle my tank and instantly threw a ray in it.important lesson.jars are nice fish...i just wanna know their growth rate.

okay...dont say that u r a failure...u r not..anyway...jardini...will grow up to 12 inches and they'll start growing VERY slow....mine only grew 3-4 inches this year....

oh.i may get one since i have 2 120 gallons which are empty.

hed be fine in the 120 for a long time once they hit 12 inchs they slow down ud might need a 2 foot wide eventually. Most ive seen dont get anything past 24 inchs but they have the campability

i would say gar, don't own anybut always had a thing for long noses

as said in another section..gars can't seem to defend themselves..

Arowanas, hands down. Silvers will always be my favorite fish, but the hardiest fish I've ever owned is my jardini.

I had voted ages ago for Arowana's but have now learned more and grown fond of gars. Both fish are beautiful, relaxing, and powerful. -1 from Arowanas and count me as neutral, both fish kick ass.

good to see we have another virtual convert

both fish rocks..very unique in their own way.