sturgeons
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Payara do you guys still have sturgeons in stock???? If so what types and how can i purchase?
I know this is a resurrected thread but there are sturgeons that have an adult size of around 11"
Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_sturgeon
Good luck finding one available. They live in a highly volatile part of the planet and are listed as Critically Endangered.
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are not really volatile countries. they might actually be safer than US. he he. but yes, they are probably highly endangered
I do indeed understand that, I was just being a bit pedantic about the accuracy of the assertion that all sturgeon get too big to keep in anything less than 1000 gallons.
Shovelnose sturgeon have been kept long term in tanks of the 125 and up range as well. the shovelnose does better than most sturgeon in crowded conditions probably because it is not only small, in the wild fish over 24" are not very common at all and they are a thinner more maneuverable fish and do better in a smaller tank.
I happen to be of the opinion that just because a fish doesn't reach it's maximum or record size doesn't mean it was not kept well since in the wild few fish ever reach the maximum recorded sizes... In many cases entire fish populations occur that are much smaller the the known maximum size for that species. An example would be yellow perch, in the south where I live they are seldom more than a few inches long but in more northerly areas they get to be a good sized fish.
Shovelnose are very active but they also hide under rocks and swim among bogwood and plants.
I know everyone probably questions my sanity on this but I think the shovelnose is the only sturgeon that should be sold for aquarium use in NA, fish like sterlets or diamond sturgeon are not native to the US and could establish invasive populations if released. Sterlets are often described as the carp of the sturgeon world.
I have been made aware that a breeding project for those very small sturgeons are underway and one of their goals is to release them into the pet trade as well as make caviar from their eggs which are supposed to be among the best sturgeons for that use.
They also mature faster and breed at a very small size, their eggs are prized above others for caviar being much smaller than other sturgeon but of course less of them which is probably contributes to them being more desirable as much as better taste does...
Do I understand you correctly? The caviar of Dwarf sturgeons is among the best in thew world, and they have a breeding program? Where you referring to dwarf Sturgeons specifically or to a multitude of smaller sturgeons?
One problem: Shovelnose sturgeons are protected species in most states make obtain them legally would be difficult. Another problem is you're claiming a 24" Shovelnose is rare in the wild, you're wrong we captured 50+ ones between 20-28" in a small section of the river in a single day. The Shovelnose might have good caviar, but they're less meaty and much armour than most sturgeons makes them less ideal candidate for aquaculture.
