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 Strange colored gar
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12/20/16 04:00 PM
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I posted this over in rough fish as well. I've been working as a freshwater fisheries biologist for almost 40 years and this is the ONLY gar fish like this I've ever heard of. Has anybody here seen anything like this? This fish was caught in the Lower Brazos near Holiday Lakes. It is currently in the person's who caught it fish tank. I haven't inspected it in person yet, but I think it is either a young alligator gar or spotted gar. The colors have remained the same since the fish was caught a few weeks ago so I suspect they are not the result of exposure, stress or other physical cause. This fish is this color from genetics or a mutation. Very unusual. So anybody ever see something like this? 
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Re: Strange colored gar
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12/20/16 04:04 PM
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Muzzlebrake
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It's a Koi-gar ?
That's pretty cool. It may be worth a lot of $$$ to somebody.
Last edited by Muzzlebrake; 12/20/16 04:04 PM.
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Re: Strange colored gar
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12/20/16 04:07 PM
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Shhhhhh.....I'm tryin' to buy the thing....din't wanna go no higher'n $50.
Problem is, one of my part time workers caught it and they know if'n I'll go $50, I'll go $100....
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Re: Strange colored gar
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12/20/16 04:24 PM
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My first thought too. Instead of eating a koi, one a them garfish made babies with it. If you can get photos from various angles while it's in a tank, I would love to see them.
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Re: Strange colored gar
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12/20/16 05:14 PM
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Fishwfly
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That's amazing! For sure a gem in someone's aquarium collection. Hopefully it goes somewhere to be in a live display.
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Re: Strange colored gar
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12/20/16 07:43 PM
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JamesBT01
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Very cool! Never seen anything like that.
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Re: Strange colored gar
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12/20/16 09:03 PM
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fouzman
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Never seen one like it, Brett. But there were some orange largemouth posted on here awhile back that looked strikingly similar. I'll see if I can find the thread. Here's an article on one that was caught in Florida. http://www.grindtv.com/fishing/extremely...zlMQYOuOKYlL.97
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Re: Strange colored gar
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12/20/16 09:07 PM
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5Redman8
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Maybe eating the same shrimp or krill that give flamingoes their color.
I bet the color fades over time if put in an aquarium
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Re: Strange colored gar
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12/20/16 09:08 PM
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fouzman
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www.texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/11111070/Re:_Golden_Largemouth!
Here'a another largemouth, Brett. Paste it into your browser. Dunno why the TFF link didn't work.
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Re: Strange colored gar
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12/20/16 09:23 PM
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fouzman
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Re: Strange colored gar
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12/20/16 11:23 PM
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Donald Harper
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Did you have to shoot it? I see the evidence.
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Re: Strange colored gar
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12/20/16 11:42 PM
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Squirrely Dan
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I'll go $103
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Re: Strange colored gar
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12/21/16 01:12 AM
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