PADDLE FISH(POLYODON SPATULA)

[ernest]

Paddle fish or spoonbill(Polyodon spatula) is a very nice fish but hard to keep in a normal home aquarium & it also a cold water fish so need chiller.I hv kept many but never grow above 12inches. Any MFK own big giants to show & tell me how to upkeep this fish TKSmembers.

 

[ewurm]

Round tank is the only way to go for paddles.

 

[rjmtx]

It doesn't really need cold water, they're native to the southern US. Some water they live in gets 90+ Fahrenheit in the summer. It would probably do best in a pond with fresh water inflow (to simulate a river).

 

[softturtle]

They would do better in a cold water system. All the times I have seen them, in river, lakes and quarries. I have never seen them near the surface of the water. I think the shallowest depth I have seen them in was about 20'. They always seen to be under the thermocline(20-30' were ever it is).

 

[toehead11183]

i think folks on here understand the requirements for spoonbill and dont bother. they arent aquarium fish

 

[fishyz]

Paddle fish are more for ponds than aquariums. They can easily reach several feet in lenght though it takes a few years. Plus, they can sell for a good bit of change when sold for food so those with big enough ponds may want to consider raiseing some then saleing for food.