STURGEON

[CHILLI RED]

Anyone keep Sturgeon? Are they legal in Canada and the U.S.? How big can they get in an aquarium? Easy to keep? Thanks.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

sterlets are occasionally seen for sale, they aren't easy to keep due to their size and their water requirements, including needing a chiller

 

[Will Hayward]

Not suited to 'normal' Aquarists.

 

[dmopar74]

Not suited to 'normal' Aquarists.

good thing this is no "normal" site!

 

[Will Hayward]

good thing this is no "normal" site!

It's true. Otherwise we'd all be keeping Pacus in 55 gallon tanks.

 

[HPIZZLE]

It's true. Otherwise we'd all be keeping Pacus in 55 gallon tanks.

i dont get it

 

[Will Hayward]

i dont get it

It's redundant sarcasm.

 

[fishandstuff]

they get to be too big for an aquarium. you would need a pond.

 

[pcfriedrich]

the only thing I know about sturgeon is the Swannee River Sturgeon (obviously native to the Suwannee River, here in FL). it is endangered and illegal to fish for. I bet that they wouldn't mind you breeding them, though. if you had the proper licenses, anyway. they like to jump when boats pass, and a few boaters have been killed recently (I read about this in a recent newspaper article, google it if you want).

they get HUGE, and aren't suited for tanks smaller than your living room.

thier roe is also the makings of caviar.

Edit: they also have bony, armored scales. they would belong in the "prehistoric fish" section of this site.