Lepisosteus platostomus

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Shortnose Gar
Shortnose Gar
Species	Lepisosteus platostomus
Difficulty	Challenging
Min. Tank Size	946.353 liters 946,352.945 mL 250 US Gallons (946.4L)
Size	34.646 in 80-88 cm (31.5-34.6")
pH	6.5 - 7.5
Temp.	283.15 K 50 °F 509.67 °R 291.15 K 64.4 °F 524.07 °R10 -18 °C (50-64.4°F)
Water Hardness	6-16
Stocking Ratio	1:1 M:F
Availability	Rare
Diet	Carnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods
Life Span	10-20 years

Contents 1 Alternative names 2 Sexing 3 Tank compatibility 4 Diet 5 Feeding regime 6 Environment Specifics 7 Behaviour 8 Identification 9 Pictures 10 External links

[edit] Alternative names

Shortnose Gar

[edit] Sexing

Unknown

[edit] Tank compatibility

Top, Middle or Bottom feeder?

[edit] Diet

More detail on diet...

[edit] Feeding regime

How often to feed, etc.

[edit] Environment Specifics

Unknown

[edit] Behaviour

Unknown

[edit] Identification

How to id the animal.

[edit] Pictures

[edit] External links

• Fishbase
• Aquaria Central
• Seriously Fish