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Cuban Gar
Cuban Gar
Species	Atractosteus tristoechus
Family	Lebiasinidae
Difficulty	Challenging
Min. Tank Size	1,892.706 liters 1,892,705.89 mL 500 US Gallons (1892.7L)
Size	78.74 in 150-200 cm (59.1-78.7")
sg	Freshwater
pH	6.5 - 7.5
Temp.	291.15 K 64.4 °F 524.07 °R 296.15 K 73.4 °F 533.07 °R18 -23 °C (64.4-73.4°F)
Water Hardness	5-15 °d
Stocking Ratio	1:1 M:F
Availability	Rare
Diet	Carnivore Live Foods Other (See article)
Life Span	8-12 years
Habitat	Central America

Contents 1 Alternative names 1.1 Synonyms 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

Cuban Gar

[edit] Synonyms

Atractoseus tristoechus, Esox tristoechus, Lepidosteus manjuari, Lepisosteus tristoechus

[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