jnite Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 just wondering if you need a license for these? Somebody told me they had to get a license to get them but as far as I know you can have any fish without a license. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arixonbarnes Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 You don't need a license but you need a very very big tank as I believe they max out at about 10 feet long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french fries Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 I agree you don't need a licence to have these guys in canada but they do get big. I think you would need at least a 250g for one. A local petstore called fishworld has two that are about 18inches but they are just babies! I think they are spoken for. As far as I know they are going into a 920g indoor pond. If you have a big tank I would get one they are neat fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishal Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 I used to have 2 of them. I never did need to have a license for them as far as I new... But they do get really big I had mine until they were about 16inch and then I had to gt rid of them as they need to go into a very large tank. I would recommend that if you plan on getting some or already have some you should be sure that you are going to be able to get a big tank to hold them in. As they are very hard to get rid of if you end up needing to get rid of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsafish Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 although in the wild they can get up to 10 feet, captivity you're looking at about 5 ish. I've had one for less than two months, it's gone from about 3.5 inches to a little under a foot. In TWO months. These guys get big, fast. Not even a 250 is good for one. Start out with a smaller tank, but still one that gives the fish enough room to turn easily and cruise the tank. Then go bigger in incraments...this will prevent a broken back. Aligator gars do not do well with tankmates in general, so if you're going to get one, get either just that one fish or a couple of ali's. Either way, plan on having a pond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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