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Longnose Gar Tank Mates & Compatibility

Longnose Gar

Lepisosteus osseus

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TemperamentAggressive (7/10)
Adult Size150 cm
Temperature12–28°C
Water TypeBrackish Tolerant
Swim ZoneSurface, Mid-level
StockingSolo or group
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Longnose Gar & Deep Water Hap (Placidochromis electra)

Lepisosteus osseus · Placidochromis electra

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDeep Water Hap (Placidochromis electra): Semi-Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Delhezi Bichir (Armored Bichir)

Lepisosteus osseus · Polypterus delhezi

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDelhezi Bichir (Armored Bichir): Semi-Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Delicate Blue-Eye

Lepisosteus osseus · Pseudomugil tenellus

Not Recommended
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDelicate Blue-Eye: Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Demasoni Cichlid (Mbuna)

Lepisosteus osseus · Chindongo demasoni

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDemasoni Cichlid (Mbuna): Highly Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Denison Barb (Roseline Shark)

Lepisosteus osseus · Sahyadria denisonii

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDenison Barb (Roseline Shark): Mostly Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Diamond Tetra

Lepisosteus osseus · Moenkhausia pittieri

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDiamond Tetra: Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Dickfeld's Julie

Lepisosteus osseus · Julidochromis dickfeldi

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDickfeld's Julie: Semi-Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Discus

Lepisosteus osseus · Symphysodon aequifasciatus

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDiscus: Mostly Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Dojo Loach (Weather Loach)

Lepisosteus osseus · Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDojo Loach (Weather Loach): Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Domino Synodontis

Lepisosteus osseus · Synodontis notatus

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDomino Synodontis: Semi-Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Dourada

Lepisosteus osseus · Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDourada: Semi-Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Duboisi Cichlid (Tropheus)

Lepisosteus osseus · Tropheus duboisi

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDuboisi Cichlid (Tropheus): Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Duplicareus Corydoras

Lepisosteus osseus · Corydoras duplicareus

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDuplicareus Corydoras: Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Dusky Millions Fish

Lepisosteus osseus · Phalloceros caudimaculatus

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDusky Millions Fish: Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Dwarf Chain Loach

Lepisosteus osseus · Ambastaia sidthimunki

Not Recommended
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDwarf Chain Loach: Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Dwarf Cory (Tailspot Cory)

Lepisosteus osseus · Corydoras hastatus

Not Recommended
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDwarf Cory (Tailspot Cory): Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Dwarf Flag Cichlid

Lepisosteus osseus · Laetacara curviceps

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDwarf Flag Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Dwarf Gourami

Lepisosteus osseus · Trichogaster lalius

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDwarf Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Dwarf Green Pike Cichlid

Lepisosteus osseus · Crenicichla compressiceps

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDwarf Green Pike Cichlid: Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Dwarf Molly

Lepisosteus osseus · Poecilia chica

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDwarf Molly: Mostly Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish (Praecox)

Lepisosteus osseus · Melanotaenia praecox

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDwarf Neon Rainbowfish (Praecox): Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Dwarf Pea Puffer

Lepisosteus osseus · Carinotetraodon travancoricus

Not Recommended
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDwarf Pea Puffer: Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Dwarf Pencilfish

Lepisosteus osseus · Nannostomus marginatus

Not Recommended
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDwarf Pencilfish: Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Dwarf Petricola

Lepisosteus osseus · Synodontis lucipinnis

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveDwarf Petricola: Peaceful