Alligator Gar Problem.

[Chet@N]

guys i m having an 6 inch alligator gar .....and itz backbone is bend like created an 45 degree bent from perpendicular....i dont know hatz d problem with it..... can anyone suggest me what is dis problem..

 

[eaglesaquarium]

Unfortunately, these fish have no place in the hobby... they grow to EXTREME sizes.  And contrary to a common myth about fish, they do not merely grow to their size of their tank.  What does happen is that they get 'stunted' in their growth or 'deformed' in their growth.  Your description sounds as if the fish is suffering from deformation as a result of being kept in a small tank.
 
 
Just as a way of giving you some indication of how big these fish grow:
http/fish-tales-exposed.blogspot.com/2013/06/largest-alligator-gar-world-record.html

 

[sawickib]

Yea I agree with everything eagle just said its not meant for the hobby unless you have about a 10,000 gallon tank I would think maybe even bigger.

 

[Tongue_Flicker]

Bone disorder caused stunted growth.

My uncle used to have a 3 foot gar in his pond that he eventually decided to grill instead lol

 

[majerah1]

Lovely fish but I agree, no place in the hobby. They get huge.