Large Fish questions

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redrider105

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I was looking at a few different fish to put in a pond i am building and i was wondering if any one has had any experience with them? any help would be great!

1. Red tail cat
2. White Sturgeon
3. Banded Leporinus
4.Tiger Shovelnose Cat
5. Needle Nose Gar
6. Chinese Hi Fin Banded Shark
7. Arowana (scared it will jump out)
8. Clown Knife Fish
9. Paroon Catfish

Had experience with a
10. Pacu
11. oscar

only going to choose a few, the pond is 7000 gallons.
 
i would get a big clown nife fish because the red tail will eat it
 
yeah i wouldnt risk an aro unless you use a net or something or make a very goo lid
 
Sturgeon and banded shark are coolwater fish, they won't do well at tropical temps. If you really mean white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus), they are also far too large for that pond.

I assume by needlenose gar you mean Xenentodon cancila and not Lepisosteus osseus. Either way, but especially with the former, the fish will be hard-pressed to compete in that pond and may be injured by the other fish. A Florida gar would be a better fit.
 
white sturgeon are a pain in the butt to keep trust me i had them for 2 occassions also they are cool water fish like 60-70 not tropical
 
sturgeon are coldwater and need highly oxygenated water, definitely not a good fit with the others
 
why are the sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus) so much trouble? how many gallons do they need? I can get a florida gar easy. are the hi fin sharks any trouble? what other big cool water fish are there? will the cat fish do ok in cool water?
 
not the redtails or any of the others you mentioned. channel cats and bullheads are better for cooler water
 
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