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rayman45
06-26-2005, 11:23 AM
i found a sturgon
he had 2, but he sold one
he is going to bring one to staten island for me
he is looking into getting more for me
btw they are 2-3 inches
im setting up a 5 for them
guppy
06-26-2005, 12:16 PM
Very cool, congrats, what kind? My favorites are shovelnose because of thier looks and that they don't quite reach 4' long. Whatever you got If you do it right they might just outlive you, those things get old.
rayman45
06-26-2005, 12:20 PM
i dont know
u tell me
i got a lke for them
so when they get big i got a home for them
guppy
06-26-2005, 12:32 PM
Hard to tell at that size but from the snout I'd guess shovel nose or pallid, the pallid only gets a few inches bigger, reaching 52". Way cool!
Check out this site in U.K., www.sturgeon-web.co.uk , several types of european sturgeon including albino sterlets and siberians that start at $18.50 for 6-8" fish or about $65 for a 24-30" fish.
rayman45
06-26-2005, 2:53 PM
cool
site
need to ,ove to usa
The TRUST
06-27-2005, 11:28 AM
A 5G is too small for them. Even at the moment. I am not saying this because they grow big, but a 5G has very little water that the NYC summer will surely raise the temp in that tank so fast that it would kill them. Think larger. Maybe a 30G
rayman45
06-27-2005, 11:33 AM
i only got one
he will be in a 5 till he can locate food better.
then i have a nice 45g and then a 75g for it.
then my lake
im going to mesure the temp all summer and see
we had a few sturgon in our lake
they moved upstream on year tho
The TRUST
06-27-2005, 11:39 AM
If u can keep the 5G nice and cool all summer then it should be fine. Maybe u can set up the 5G inside a fridge. :D
rayman45
06-27-2005, 11:41 AM
my basement doesent get over 70 all summer
in the winter i needed two 300 watt heaters to heat a 90 and barely keep it at 75
guppy
06-27-2005, 11:58 AM
For quick cooling of a small tank you can put a couple of loops of 1/2" plastic tubing into the tank and just run the tubing to and from your cold water tap. I have kept cutthroat trout alive through a heatwave this way. It also helps to add an extra airstone. How are you going to keep this one from heading upstream when the time comes?
rayman45
06-27-2005, 12:00 PM
if he goes up stream he goes
nothing i can do
he gave me one for free
so i got 2
o yea i got big blocks of ice on hand`
tigerfreak
06-29-2005, 1:40 PM
Hi guys, my sturgeons kept bobbing up n down the edges of the tank.... Can any kind soul advise what should I do....? Tx a lot....!
rayman45
06-29-2005, 3:04 PM
feed it
guppy
06-29-2005, 10:01 PM
They do that when they are hungry, try blackworms.
rayman45
06-29-2005, 10:02 PM
i can't wait
i got breeding guppies in there
about 30 babys
black worms on hand
can't wait
Fish Room Plus
07-01-2005, 8:31 PM
your wait will be over this weekend...hint hint ..lol
Fish Room Plus
07-01-2005, 8:32 PM
the latin name is acipenser ruthenus...sterlet
rayman45
07-01-2005, 8:40 PM
ill be home sunday morning
leaving in the morning
thanks
So, euro imports, not shovelnose natives? At that size how can you tell? I mean I can see from the snout that they aren't whites or greens, and from the tail that they aren't stellates, but both the pallids and shovelnose look like that when young.
these are euro sterlets , a wave um of um hit the US market recently
average price is 25-30
3in is the size of all currently
max at 24in
relatively quick growing in terms of sturgeon
supposedly bred and raised at high temps to ensure they are elligble for tropical waters (i doubt it but im told so)
guppy
07-01-2005, 10:21 PM
Thanks, but still curious about the physical differences when they are small.
Chad55
07-02-2005, 12:58 AM
Sturgen are some cool fish good luck with them. I would like to get some big fish like that but dont have the space or time. My goal is to ge some kind of arrowana.
what physicall differences? sturgeon are ID'd via snout and scale count
rayman45
07-02-2005, 7:17 PM
hey i have been looking for a long time
i got them
i dont care what kind they are
i do like gold scale(wes had a while back)
and shovel nose
but what ever i can get at this point ill take
Thanks Nick, I'll look up the scale counts and add em to my notebooks :)
should have a dorasl and anal fin ray count as well (go to fishbase)
i got a Acipenser Gueldenstaedtli wich is 2 ft long and he is swimming around in my outdoor pond with my koi and he is a cool guy that comes up to you and eat from your hands :)
i got a Acipenser Gueldenstaedtli wich is 2 ft long and he is swimming around in my outdoor pond with my koi and he is a cool guy that comes up to you and eat from your hands :)
very nice.