Golden Marble Florida Gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus) Gar Setup: Planted tank with driftwood

Setup: Planted tank with driftwood and open swimming space

This is an excellent community fish and no of the top choices for planted aquariums

Hybrid species—may have deformities (common in parrot cichlids)

You’ll also need a very tightly-fitting cover as rays will sometimes (particularly when feeding)come right up to the water surface and may breach as much as half their body

They are associated with freshwater habitat

Golden Marble Florida Gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus) Gar Setup: Planted tank with driftwoodThis is a rare color morph. This is a newer color morph. The eyes are black and the body develops into a golden yellow with black marbling. Gars are relatively passive, seemingly sluggish solitary fish, but voracious ambush predators. They are opportunistic night predators and are primarily piscivores, but they will also ambush and eat water fowl and small mammals that may be floating on the surface.