"Cookie" wrote in message
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Ok, I saw this 6 in Needlenose Gar (Xenetodon Cancila) at PetsMart,
and wondered if it would be compatible with my 4 in Tiger Oscar, 4
giant danios, and 1 plec. I have the 50 gallon tank at 75 F and am
currently feeding freeze dried krill, bloodworms, tubifex, and
tropical flakes (not all at once though
:-) I haven't found much info on the web or in fish books. I
understand that they will eat fish (but so does Oscar and can be fed
krill and pellets. How big do they get? Will they quarrel?

I think the spelling is Xenentodon cancila (watch the word-wrap on the
links).
http://fish.mongabay.com/belonidae.htm
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/stats...ts_misc5d.html
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Spec...nam e=cancila
http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/Sin...h_value=165598
http://www.aquariacentral.com/specie...view_records=1
or if your not convinced of the ID
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Fami...ary.cfm?ID=207

These fish are quite interesting, but they are not low maintenance fish.
A four foot tank is the minimum to raise them and it will outgrow the
tank. You can't exactly keep a 16" long fish in an 18" wide tank. My
limited experience with a couple of them was that they had to be kept on
a live Rosy barb diet, and they were somewhat shy. An Oscar would be a
good match in many ways, except perhaps for feeding. Gars quickly &
quietly slide up to their prey, bend themselves into an S shape and
spring to capture their prey. I can't picture an Oscar quietly waiting
on the sidelines thinking "I've had enough, I'll let my Gar tankmate have
this one ;~). Gars are snipers, while Oscars are bulls in a china shop.
As adults, I don't think it could be made to work very well in anything
less than a well planted 250g tank.

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