Identify the fish please

krichardson

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Is this the species that mostly is sold in the hobby or are there others?
 

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If there is an Acipenser that doesn't grow to absurd sizes I will literally throw all my future money at it (when I have said money)
 

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Is this the species that mostly is sold in the hobby or are there others?
Unfortunately, no. Those US LFS common sturgeon are the Pacific White Sturgeon. Aka, the largest fish in the USA. These beauties can reach more than 3/4s of a ton and 20ft in length. What we (in the US) buy are the overages from gov't-sponsored hatcheries that become available after all gov't stocking requirements have been fulfilled.
 

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Wow...I haven't seen many of them around in this area,not like I used to and that might not be a bad thing.
 
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