Sturgeon info

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White sturgeon (acipenser transmontanus)
A very large coolwater sturgeon not tollerating temperatures above 15 celcius well at all. To keep these you need a very large pond/lake it must be very deep with plenty of shade for the fish to escape from the sun. This beast will easily reach 10ft perhaps more and will require a pond of over 40ft in length and 25 in width it will also need depths upwards of 6 feet again ph is not overly important with between 5.5 and 8 being fine. these grow realitivly slow, slower than siberians but a bit faster than sterlet, they appreciete a diet similar to the diamond again with more meaty foods. Most coolwater tankmates are suitable and adults may eat very small fish.
 
:drool::drool::drool: stellatus:drool::drool::drool:
i am already getting jealous ... :( i can't find any, and i want them BAD (same with diamond, although i think sooner or later a diamond will show up)
 
:drool::drool::drool: stellatus:drool::drool::drool:
i am already getting jealous ... :( i can't find any, and i want them BAD (same with diamond, although i think sooner or later a diamond will show up)
i can get diamonds and stellatus round here and i found a beluga on ebay yesterday
 
synodontisjack;2300034; said:
yup ive got a 30" siberian which puts about a foot of itself out of the pond to eat shrimp from your hands, the big ones jump sometimes aswell (scares the cats away lol)

andyjs;2300581; said:
The big whites at the hatchery I worked at seem to enjoy being petted and will all eat from your hand. They are really awesome fish.

Awesome! Have to get a sign... "Beware of Attack Fish"
Maybe its jumping will keep the coons out of the pond ;)
It would be fun to come out to find a big ole' sturgeon swimming around with a coon by the tail:ROFL:
 
Can I just add that high oxygen levels are needed
 
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