I've always wanted a sturgeon. They're one of my favorite fish by far, but seeing as I just moved to Phoenix, I feel like it's kind of not an option. However, reading through some threads on here I noticed there are some (shovelnose, stertlet) that stay smaller and can tolerate warmer temperatures.
I'm in the process of rebuilding a 425g (8'x3'x3') that's going to house minimum: RTC & RTCxTSN. Once they get big enough, we're thinking of putting our 2 indo dats and tire track eel in there and possibly getting some peacock bass as well.
So here's my question: Since it get so hot around here, I'm not too worried about the tropical fish dealing with the heat. I'm going to drop a couple huge airstones in the tank to make sure it stays well oxygenated, especially in the summer. So that will take care of the high oxygen needs of a sturgeon, but what about the temperature? This tank will probably be in my den, so it will be air conditioned to probably around 80-82 in the summer. Would a shovelnose or stertlet sturgeon be okay at such temperatures? More importantly, would it get along with the catfish? Or rather, they get along with it?
Feel free to tell me this is a horrible idea. Like I said, it's a dream fish to have, and I'm fine waiting until I move up north to get an acre pond and drop in a couple white sturgeon. But it's always nice to make dreams come true sooner than later.
I'm in the process of rebuilding a 425g (8'x3'x3') that's going to house minimum: RTC & RTCxTSN. Once they get big enough, we're thinking of putting our 2 indo dats and tire track eel in there and possibly getting some peacock bass as well.
So here's my question: Since it get so hot around here, I'm not too worried about the tropical fish dealing with the heat. I'm going to drop a couple huge airstones in the tank to make sure it stays well oxygenated, especially in the summer. So that will take care of the high oxygen needs of a sturgeon, but what about the temperature? This tank will probably be in my den, so it will be air conditioned to probably around 80-82 in the summer. Would a shovelnose or stertlet sturgeon be okay at such temperatures? More importantly, would it get along with the catfish? Or rather, they get along with it?
Feel free to tell me this is a horrible idea. Like I said, it's a dream fish to have, and I'm fine waiting until I move up north to get an acre pond and drop in a couple white sturgeon. But it's always nice to make dreams come true sooner than later.
