eaglesWR7;1955248; said:I just looked up some fish for my pond (2500 gallons) and came across a paddlefish that they say is native to here in FL. Does anyone have one, or a pic, or any experience at all with these fish? I saw on youtube that they are zooplankton eaters an filter it out of the water. This fish looks amazing.
Paddle fish are not native to Florida, they are only native to the Mississippi river system and another much larger piscavorus species was native to the Yangtze river in china but it is extinct. If you manage to find a source i would love to have three or five of them. they are being bred more commonly and with luck they will be available for farm ponds and such in a few years. they can be trained to eat small pelleted food but they need a very large area to keep from injuring their snouts.