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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 & Fiddler Crab (Brackish)

Lepisosteus osseus · Uca sp.

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFiddler Crab (Brackish): Mostly Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Figure 8 Puffer (Brackish)

Lepisosteus osseus · Dichotomyctere ocellatus

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFigure 8 Puffer (Brackish): Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Filament Barb

Lepisosteus osseus · Dawkinsia filamentosa

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFilament Barb: Mostly Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Finger Fish

Lepisosteus osseus · Monodactylus argenteus

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFinger Fish: Semi-Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Fire Eel

Lepisosteus osseus · Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFire Eel: Mostly Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Fire Tetra

Lepisosteus osseus · Hyphessobrycon flammeus

Not Recommended
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFire Tetra: Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Firemouth Cichlid

Lepisosteus osseus · Thorichthys meeki

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFiremouth Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Five Banded Barb

Lepisosteus osseus · Desmopuntius pentazona

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFive Banded Barb: Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Flag Tetra

Lepisosteus osseus · Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus

Not Recommended
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFlag Tetra: Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Flagtail Cory (Mrs Schwartz's Cory)

Lepisosteus osseus · Corydoras robineae

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFlagtail Cory (Mrs Schwartz's Cory): Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Flagtail Prochilodus

Lepisosteus osseus · Semaprochilodus insignis

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFlagtail Prochilodus: Semi-Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Flash Pleco (L204)

Lepisosteus osseus · Panaqolus albomaculatus

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFlash Pleco (L204): Mostly Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Flavus Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Flavus)

Lepisosteus osseus · Chindongo flavus

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFlavus Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Flavus): Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Florida Flagfish

Lepisosteus osseus · Jordanella floridae

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFlorida Flagfish: Semi-Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Florida Gar

Lepisosteus osseus · Lepisosteus platyrhincus

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFlorida Gar: Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Flower Stingray

Lepisosteus osseus · Potamotrygon schroederi

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFlower Stingray: Semi-Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Flowerhorn Cichlid

Lepisosteus osseus · Hybrid cichlid (Amphilophus cross)

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFlowerhorn Cichlid: Highly Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Fly River Rainbowfish

Lepisosteus osseus · Melanotaenia sexlineata

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFly River Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Flying Fox

Lepisosteus osseus · Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFlying Fox: Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Flyspeck Hardyhead

Lepisosteus osseus · Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFlyspeck Hardyhead: Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Forktail Blue-eye

Lepisosteus osseus · Pseudomugil furcatus

Not Recommended
Longnose Gar: AggressiveForktail Blue-eye: Peaceful

Longnose Gar & Fort Maguire Peacock

Lepisosteus osseus · Aulonocara hansbaenschi

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFort Maguire Peacock: Semi-Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Fosso Cichlid (Fossorochromis rostratus)

Lepisosteus osseus · Fossorochromis rostratus

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFosso Cichlid (Fossorochromis rostratus): Semi-Aggressive

Longnose Gar & Freshwater Angelfish

Lepisosteus osseus · Pterophyllum scalare

Possible with Caution
Longnose Gar: AggressiveFreshwater Angelfish: Semi-Aggressive