Re: NANFA-L-- Re: Chinese Sturgeon on AquaBid

Tom Watson (onefish2fish-in-comcast.net)
Tue, 9 May 2006 20:15:02 -0700

Moon,

As to the Species/source, I agree completely. The Picture is clearly that
of a juvenile fish (check out the aquarium gravel size). I would bet that
this is a scam.

Tom
West Hyblos Creek Drainage
Washington State
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Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Re: Chinese Sturgeon on AquaBid

>I for one would absolutely love to have this fish but I know I don't have
> the resources to keep a fish with such a huge growth potential much less
> the
> money to buy such an expensive fish. A public aquarium would be ideal for
> it but
> I am wonder if it is indeed what it is supposed to be. There are many
> sturgeon being cultured these days and offered for sale in pets shops
> despite their
> adult sizes of eight feet or more. For some reason no one seems to
> interested in selling shovelnose sturgeon which get big (2 or 3 feet) but
> are-in-least
> within the realm of fish keeping for a determined person. I'm betting
> this
> is a more common captive breed white, green, or lake sturgeon someone is
> trying to pass off as exotic to get a huge price from some unsuspecting
> fish
> collector. If you look-in-the picture the fish is almost perfect with no
> torn fins
> or other flaws. a fish caught in the wild and transported from China
> would
> surely not be so perfect. I would expect a few flaws for a fish which
> would
> have been subjected to shipping and handling probably very roughly if it
> was
> really caught in China.
>
>
> Michael Hissom
> aurea mediocritas
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