Paddlefish need moving water to breed, but not really to live. White sturgeon can handle some less than top quality water, even brackish, such as koi ponds. They have made it in some real backwaters out here, even creeks and sloughs. We had a bad drought and these poachers came in and snagged most of them trapped in river ponds, as the river went dry everywhere. Both are huge now for caviar, the farms are growing daily. Would have to beleive sturgeon will be the number one farm fish in Cal real soon if it is not already. The farms are going pure food fish, dropping the pond stocking business. I just think you could get sturgeon easier than apddlefish, and like it was said, the Brits have really refined this. Just catching on here.
Last edited by The Pond Frog; 02/09/10 05:49 PM.
