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Ether
Jan 3, 2007, 07:21 AM
Voting continues. Choose for the most GAR awesome of the contenders!

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zimmk2vgc
Jan 3, 2007, 07:24 AM
archer so sexy

Ether
Jan 3, 2007, 07:35 AM
you forgot to actually vote, please use the poll above!

UnderscoreX
Jan 3, 2007, 07:50 AM
Blackjack has cost me too much money, the top guy gets front AND back?! that's 2 on 1, so looks like Archer wins.

icewyrm
Jan 3, 2007, 09:09 AM
Gar are popular fish for public aquaria where they are often kept alongside other large, "archaic" fish such as sturgeon and paddlefish. However, a few species, most commonly Lepisosteus oculatus, are sometimes offered to aquarists as pets. They do of course need very large tanks but in all other regards they are easy to keep. They are not much bothered by water quality or chemistry, and are tolerant of a wide range of temperatures. Gar must be allowed to breathe air, so some clearance between the surface of the water and the hood is essential.

Gar get on well with any other fish too big to be eaten (such as large catfish, cichlids, and centrachids). They do not like aggressive tankmates, and despite being predators are essentially peaceable, sociable fish that do well with their own kind. Sturdy aquarium plants and bogwood can also be used to create hiding places, since gars are very fond of lurking in slightly shady regions.

Feeding presents no problems. Most will take all kinds of meaty foods, including mealworms, crickets, earthworms, frozen lancefish and shrimps (defrosted), and strips of squid. Oily fish (like salmon and mackerel) as well as fish guts will quickly pollute an aquarium but are very effective at tempting newly introduced specimens to eat. Once settled in many specimens will also eat floating pellets as well. There is no nutritional reason to feed gar live fish, and cheap goldfish or guppies ("feeder fish") in particular tend to introduce parasites into an aquarium.

Moo2u
Jan 3, 2007, 12:04 PM
Alexander Anderson cause I know a guy named that.

Rasputin
Jan 3, 2007, 03:17 PM
Archer because his name is the shortest.

DizzyDi
Jan 3, 2007, 03:25 PM
black jack all the way.

Emrald
Jan 3, 2007, 04:28 PM
Uhh there's no Kireek so they all lose T_T

EJ
Jan 3, 2007, 04:39 PM
Damnit Black Jack all the way!

Ether
Jan 3, 2007, 05:54 PM
Archer wins!