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Arowanas or Gars? Pick one!

#81 crested

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Posted 02 November 2008 - 02:02 PM

as i teen i had an arowana for years ,it was great had it as a baby unfortunately it got to big for my tank and gave it to a friend with a 300 gal loved that guy hand fed him for years

"That which does not kill us makes us stronger"

#82 uting

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Posted 08 January 2009 - 06:47 AM

I like arowanas more because they have more types,

#83 garguy44

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Posted 25 June 2009 - 11:49 AM

Gars all the way they are way more personable.

180 gallon: 1 Payara (Hydrolocus Scombroides), 1 Shovelnose catfish (Sorbium Lima), 2 Florida Gars (Lepisosteus Platyrhincus)

55: 1 Common Pleco, 1 African Butterfly, 1 African Knife, 1 Rope Fish, 1 Twig Catfish

10: 1 Male Bluegill

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#84 Columbian Shark Catfish

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Posted 27 June 2009 - 04:24 PM

IMO, i like gars better because they don't get drop eye. But arowanas are beautiful :S
Hard decision

75 Gallon-2 Columbian Shark Catfish, 4-Line Pictus Catfish, Plecostomus, Spotted Pictus Catfish
30 Gallon-
26 Gallon-Weather Loach, 2 Zebra Loaches, 1 Clown Plecostomus, 1 Bumblebee Catfish
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#85 garguy44

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Posted 27 June 2009 - 07:28 PM

Also this fourum is pretty biased, half the people that say gars can't defend themselves have never kept a gar. In the pet shop where I bought her, my deceased florida gar (5 inches when I got her 18 inches when she died) beat the living tobasco sauce out of the 6 inch clown knife in with her whenever It came anywhere near her. Also alot of people say their gars are lazy, thats because your tanks are too crowded and your gars have nowhere to frolic like mine do day in and day out. Although, I can't say I don't respect Arowana or their keepers they are awesome fish, and the people who keep them are pretty skilled in the hobby.

That wasn't meant to offend anyone, BTW

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#86 Al S.

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Posted 30 June 2009 - 01:39 PM

I'd choose arowana, but the dang officials say to the fancy asian aros.

#87 teohha

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Posted 02 January 2010 - 08:11 AM

Gar.. Aros are too common here.

#88 Adrius

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Posted 20 January 2010 - 12:47 PM

i got a small gar and a big aro in the same tank...love em both...gotta special feeling towards the silver but i like the all around swimming gar family

of course i wanna b d1, but only if yall do 2