What kind of sturgeon are these?

[Nabbig2]

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They were in like a 1000 gallon circular aquarium at california academy of sciences. Really cool specimens.

 

[Chub_by]

Shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphyrhynchus Platyrynchus

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[Moontanman]

I'll second that, they certainly do look like shovelnose. I wonder why a California aquarium wouldn't have a native sturgeon. Good looking fish anyway you look at it...

 

[4wheelvfr]

I don't know much about the different sturgeons but that one is probably one of the best species suited for aquariums. Depending on where they come from they can also handle some very warm temperatures. I've caught them in shallow waters with temps in the low-mid 80's. I wish I had a tank for them, because they are very cool fish.

 

[cl0wn knife]

My favourite sturgeon they look awesome

 

[Moontanman]

I don't know much about the different sturgeons but that one is probably one of the best species suited for aquariums. Depending on where they come from they can also handle some very warm temperatures. I've caught them in shallow waters with temps in the low-mid 80's. I wish I had a tank for them, because they are very cool fish.

I wish i could obtain several of them, for a short while many years ago they were not only available they were actually promoted as an aquarium fish by the US government to give some incentive to people who were breeding them but for some reason European sterlets captured the market and shovelnose were with drawn from the market. makes no sense from a North American perspective...

 

[Chub_by]

I wish i could obtain several of them, for a short while many years ago they were not only available they were actually promoted as an aquarium fish by the US government to give some incentive to people who were breeding them but for some reason European sterlets captured the market and shovelnose were with drawn from the market. makes no sense from a North American perspective...

Very true! Also it is not even very understandable from the European perspective. First of all Shovelnose sturgeon are suited much better for Aquariums/Ponds than sterlet, because of their lesser size and also because their origin. ( Shovelnose sturgeon inhabit waters which are warmer and less well oxygenated than those where Sterlets originate)

Secondly, although sterlet are being bred in large amounts in hatcheries, they aren't being introduced into their native waters as the US government had planned with the Shovelnoses. In Europe the reproduction programs concentrate rather on the larger Acipenser Sturio.


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[4wheelvfr]

I would like to have a couple for the 1000g but I'm devoting it to Peacock Bass now. I'm certain they can handle 80-82 for some period of time, but probably not comfortably, at least imo.