Shovelnose Sturgeon indoor pond size/pondmates?

[Deadliestviper7]

I read that Shovelnose were smaller then Sterlets that is why I was thinking about one, if I can't find a source for them I could always get a Sterlet and make the pond bigger. As for tankmates I would definitely do what you said before thinking about adding anything else. Catfish do not seem like a good idea based on what you said since they are such aggressive eaters.

Shovelnose are still capable of potentially reaching 20-36 inches(eventually)

 

[Moontanman]

The legend himself! That's very interesting... I'll definitely keep posted! I'm curious having seen all the Fish and Game ran hatcheries, are there rules regarding government hatcheries selling to indivisuals?

I don't know what the laws specifically say, I do know that the gov originally suggested that releasing shovelnose sturgeon into the pet trade as an incentive to get fish hatcheries to breed them...

 

[Moontanman]

Shovelnose are still capable of potentially reaching 20-36 inches(eventually)

I would say that 20" in inevitable in a well cared for fish but 36" might be more than a bit extreme to expect in an aquarium or yard pond...

 

[Deadliestviper7]

I would say that 20" in inevitable in a well cared for fish but 36" might be more than a bit extreme to expect in an aquarium or yard pond...

36 was by far the biggest captive I've seen, and it was wild caught

 

[Gabriel_Martucci]

If I may ask, where did you get your shovelnose?

 

[Moontanman]

It was 30 years ago but they came from a breeder in florida, I traded some blue spotted sunfish I had breed for them...