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| Posted | Is it possible to put sturgeon into a tropical tank??? |
| 09-07-2006 18:09 by bantamtaff |
I would really like to put some sturgeon into my 7 x 30 x 30 tank but as i am no expert on coldwater fish i wonder if someone could tell me if this is possible???
i know that you would have to acclimatise them but for how long??? |
| 09-07-2006 18:14 by Big Rob |
not sure but they live n thrive in coldwater .i wouldnt try personnaly it might hurt your pocket n kill the fish |
| 09-07-2006 18:22 by telboy |
its possible but ya need to keep ya water very cold + clean |
| 09-07-2006 18:26 by seawolf |
hi there
keeping sturgeon in a tank would be tricky for these reasons. the only sturgeon you would get to fit in a tank as an adult is a sterlet and grows to 40" and requires water temprature of 10-18 degrees celcius, it requires clean clear well-oxygenated water with a good flow and on to of that it's carnivorous the only other one is the shovel nose sturgeon grows to same lenght and requires same conditions, all the rest grow to 20 plus feet hope this helps  |
| 09-07-2006 18:37 by Big Rob |
and when too big it is illegal to release them into british waters |
| 09-07-2006 18:39 by seawolf |
good point i didn't know that , but how can you tell a wild one from captive bred.
ans ; one speaks russian  |
| 09-07-2006 18:52 by Jake Casson |
Dont get any... |
| 09-07-2006 18:54 by trik |
you can only by these fish from LICENCED sellers . please do not buy if there not, and report them if they are without one. |
| 09-07-2006 18:56 by Big Rob |
how would u know if they were licenced we dont have to display ours and when ordering never been asked for it |
| 09-07-2006 19:15 by Jake Casson |
Doesnt the seller have to take down the customers address now when selling them? Here's a pic of my pet sibirian sturgeon..... |
| 09-07-2006 19:40 by trik |
it something like 40 grand if you dont have one , protected fish.thats what iv been told by my fish guy. i wont say lfs it sound bad, like getting it from a gaden centre full of school kids on a sat or sunday . ( shouldnt of said that ) incoming. |
| 09-07-2006 19:55 by heros hero |
suppliers will sort the licence out for you with each order, the sturgeon and sterlet available to us are all sterilised as are the grass carp, so that they can't breed when keepers release them in to the wild when they start to get big |
| 09-07-2006 21:20 by Danny Boy |
nahh not worth doing. sturgeon need fast flowing, cold and well oxygenated water to thrive, dare i say survive im of the opinion that they shouldnt even be sold in the UK at all based on sizze alone let alone the conditions they need. |
| 09-07-2006 21:40 by seawolf |
going on that basis neither should redtail or shovel nose tigers catfish |
| 09-07-2006 22:28 by paul stevens |
And the list goes on where does it stop then. |
| 09-07-2006 22:47 by seawolf |
you know the one word every body dreads in fish keeping
a licence |
| 10-07-2006 08:31 by yanton |
as danny boy says - dont even try it. they need high oxygen water and loads of space. they wwould be gasping for air before you know it. |
| 10-07-2006 12:15 by Pond n00b |
Although this is a diamond sturgeon it's pretty big! link here |
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