sturgeon

[payara]

hey guys!

i want to know what you all think about this. i have always loved sturgeon and i ave kept a few indoors and outdoors, they have always been interesting and are my favorite fish. i am in the proccess of building a large indoor pond in my home for shovelnose and lake sturgeon. i am building a 10 foot long four feet deep and 7 feet wide pound with rounded edges so the fish do not hurt their noses.

i work in a watergarden/pond store so i have acces to all sorts of filters, pumps, air pumps, and chillers. i already have a chiller(obviously a must) a pondmaster 2,000 pressurized filter and a pondmaster 2000 mag drive pump. i am going to put two airaters on ether side of the pond and an extra 250 gph pump in the pond for extra current. will put lots of vegatation in the pond to soften the impact of the walls puls extra airation.

what do you guys think of this plan i don't think i left out anything.constructive critasism is great! thanks

 

[payara]

oh, and i forgot what do you guys think of Sara sturgeon granuels for food? that is what i have been feeding them in the past and it seems to work great.

 

[Mikeberg]

hey guys!

i am in the proccess of building a large indoor pond in my home for shovelnose and lake sturgeon.

Make sure Laks Sturgeon aren't endangered or threatened in your State.
Also your pond size sounds too small for Lake Sturgeon, but might work for the Shovelnose Sturgeon.
You should try and make a circle raceway, I read somewhere that Sturgeon do better in a Circle raceway just like sharks. (so they can swim without turning around)
Mike

 

[Druu]

I'd go with sterlets if one side of your pond is only 4 feet long.

 

[payara]

four feet deep

 

[Druu]

My bad, just skimmed it. Most sturgeons still reach over 7 feet when fully mature.

 

[payara]

yes, the lake sturgeon won't live there whole life in the tank, there are a few large aquatic zoos around here who would love them, and i also have large outdoor ponds wich are perfect for them.

 

[SG130]

Maybe you should get a white sturgeon. they only need a space of 180 gallons and are easy to care for

 

[sandtiger]

White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) are one of the largest freshwater fish in North America. They can reach over 15' long, weigh over 1000 pounds and live over 100 years. I wouldn't suggest them.

 

[SG130]

sorry,incorrect name i meant Sterlet surgeon,the site i said its name was "white sturgeon" then as i read it said "also known as the Sterlet".