Sturgeon! - Aquarium Advice

JDogg · 11-27-2006, 07:22 PM

one of my LFS has a 4 inch sturgeon!

#1 aren't they cold water? they had them in a tank with Angels and Guppies

#2 i am thinking it will get huge!!!

Aquarium Freak · 11-27-2006, 09:10 PM

Depending on where you live they might be illegal... Here in Saskatchewan they are illegal to keep and if you catch one when fishing you must release it immediatley. A guy caught one in the weir in town here and took it home and put it in a kiddy pool and said "I'm just taking pictures then I'll release it..." Long story short he was fined something like $5,000...
And yah they do get huge like 100-300 pounds...And they must be coldwater to live in our river it freezes partially in the winter...But anyways that pretty weird the LFS having a sturgeon...

Blazeherd2306 · 11-27-2006, 09:14 PM

I wouldn't buy one. Some species are endangered and besides, they are some of the biggest freshwater fish in the world. The longest FW fish is Arapaima Gigas and the heaviest are the Mekong catfish, but there have been reports of sturgeon reaching 20 ft. I bet someone with a ten gallon tank or smaller is going to buy that sturgeon

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Save it for the public aquarium lol.

jbarr · 11-27-2006, 09:14 PM

Ya one of my LFS has a white sturgeon, at about 6 inches... DrFosters&Smith LiveAquaria.com sells sturgeons too.

Blazeherd2306 · 11-27-2006, 09:18 PM

Yea, here it is on live aquaria

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...fm?pCatId=2533

Funny how they recommend a 180 gal for a fish that can get 4 ft long.

jbarr · 11-28-2006, 12:42 AM

JDogg, was it Something Fishy you saw the sturgeon at?

JDogg · 11-28-2006, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by jbarr

JDogg, was it Something Fishy you saw the sturgeon at?

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11-27-2006, 09:10 PM	#2
Aquarium Freak Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 238	Depending on where you live they might be illegal... Here in Saskatchewan they are illegal to keep and if you catch one when fishing you must release it immediatley. A guy caught one in the weir in town here and took it home and put it in a kiddy pool and said "I'm just taking pictures then I'll release it..." Long story short he was fined something like $5,000... And yah they do get huge like 100-300 pounds...And they must be coldwater to live in our river it freezes partially in the winter...But anyways that pretty weird the LFS having a sturgeon...

11-27-2006, 09:14 PM	#3
Blazeherd2306 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,723 Images: 5	I wouldn't buy one. Some species are endangered and besides, they are some of the biggest freshwater fish in the world. The longest FW fish is Arapaima Gigas and the heaviest are the Mekong catfish, but there have been reports of sturgeon reaching 20 ft. I bet someone with a ten gallon tank or smaller is going to buy that sturgeon . Save it for the public aquarium lol.

11-27-2006, 09:14 PM	#4
jbarr Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hennepin, MN Posts: 335 Images: 9	Ya one of my LFS has a white sturgeon, at about 6 inches... DrFosters&Smith LiveAquaria.com sells sturgeons too.

11-27-2006, 09:18 PM	#5
Blazeherd2306 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,723 Images: 5	Yea, here it is on live aquaria http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...fm?pCatId=2533 Funny how they recommend a 180 gal for a fish that can get 4 ft long.

11-28-2006, 12:42 AM	#6
jbarr Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hennepin, MN Posts: 335 Images: 9	JDogg, was it Something Fishy you saw the sturgeon at?