Scaphirhynchus platorynchus

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Shovelnose Sturgeon
Shovelnose Sturgeon
Species	Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Difficulty	Challenging
Min. Tank Size	1,703.435 liters 1,703,435.301 mL 450 US Gallons (1703.4L)
Size	39.37 in 95-100 cm (37.4-39.4")
pH	6.5 - 7.5
Temp.	289.15 K 60.8 °F 520.47 °R 296.15 K 73.4 °F 533.07 °R16 -23 °C (60.8-73.4°F)
Water Hardness	6-16
Stocking Ratio	1:1 M:F
Availability	Rare
Diet	Carnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods
Life Span	20-43 years

Contents 1 Alternative names 2 Sexing 3 Tank compatibility 4 Diet 5 Feeding regime 6 Environment Specifics 7 Behaviour 8 Identification 9 Pictures 10 External links

[edit] Alternative names

Shovelnose Sturgeon

[edit] Sexing

Unknown

[edit] Tank compatibility

Top, Middle or Bottom feeder?

[edit] Diet

More detail on diet...

[edit] Feeding regime

How often to feed, etc.

[edit] Environment Specifics

Unknown

[edit] Behaviour

Unknown

[edit] Identification

How to id the animal.

[edit] Pictures

[edit] External links

• Fishbase