Sturgeon Fish: SHOULD I...

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if this is a sterlet, im thinking more than 2 years, as with any other sturgeon, except beluga and some others that i forget

sturgeon are ancient fish, and theres a reason that theyre endangered in most areas

i takes years and years to grow out a sturgeon, they live for a very very long time

sterlets can take relatively high temps, but i doubt tropical, the problem is, they inhabit areas with a flow of oxygen rich clean water, so, if you can provide cold water with a very high DO, very clean and some current if possible, theyre not that hard

i prefer to view a fish in its natural habitat anyways

anyways, just my 2 cents

http://www.aquariacentral.com/species/db.cgi?db=fresh&uid=default&ID=0417&print_view=1

this place tells you what to provide, and says a 300g is adequate for a fullgrown sterlet
 
LiL_Blue, Thanks for the Post. You hit the points right on target: Cold Water, Clean Water, Current, Long Life and best kept in a natural environment. Now it's starting to paint a picture for me: In my Dreams!

BassMan, the 400g I have is a nice set-up, but full tropical. He would not live long in that tank. Thanks for the post though.
 
If you do go for the sturgeons, good luck. I have tried and failed several times, my basement gets too warm and didn't want to run a chiller. I had sterlets, they lasted several months had them eating well, then poof all dead.
 
I tried Sterlets a couple of times with bad experience befofe I could keep them alive in my pond.
When I finally had a huge monsterfilter and lots of aeration they did fine.
But then I had to move and was really careful when placing them in an indoor pond, and they died instantly...
So my impression is that this is really difficult fish.
 
IMFishHead;421707; said:
If you do go for the sturgeons, good luck. I have tried and failed several times, my basement gets too warm and didn't want to run a chiller. I had sterlets, they lasted several months had them eating well, then poof all dead.
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just curious what size tank you put that thing in?? (lol....)(this guy don't have big tanks he amits that he needs bigger tanks on other formuas!) it could explain why you fish stop eating.

I read in books that a standard size pond needs to be at least 1,250gallons for a stregeon and at least two feet high. (Do you have that?)
 
I am constantly surprised at how many people have the mentality of "Get the fish first and find out about it later". Or, better yet, "How long do you think I can keep this fish in an inadequate tank before I have to sell it/dispose of it". Sturgeon are specialized feeders that need quite a bit of room to roam and forage for food. Even the smallest species still get to be three feet or more. If someone has a thousand gallon tank and thinks they can provide proper nutrition for a sterlet then I say go for it. Otherwise, this is another fish that should be left to public aquariums or in the wild.
 
just so you all know, we can keep them fine here in the UK. there are quite a few sp. of the sturgeon family. look up on that link given some of the common species, and their max size differs tonnes. one of my favourite coldwater freshwater fish. awesome
 
DarthLungFish;419946; said:
For that price and buying from Padro, I can't go wrong. Telling by those pictures though, they look like they can be real monsters!! I'm guessing that they are a cold water fish though...
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for one that small. rip off. www.tfdfish.com 5 inchers for 15 dollers.
 
its not ethical to keep a fish that size. That is why this site draws so much criticism. Letting it go later is not a reasonable option. It can't go back to a public waterway and no one has a pond big enough for that monster.
 
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