Trying to challenge myself to draw #fish again on a regular basis - here’s a quick doodle of an albino Acipenser ruthenus aka #sterlet (a type of #sturgeon).
I saw the most adorable little albino specimen the size of a goldfish in a local pet store recently. No idea why they were selling a fish that can grow to around 1m to the general public though.
Went to the pet shop again and there’s another albino #sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) - what an adorable little thing! I wish I had the space for one but that’s never going to happen….
According to the shop worker, people buy them to keep them in ponds (didn’t know there were that many people out here with gigantic ponds).
He looks like he would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.
@Brentguernsey 
if sturgeons could speak, that is probably what they’d be saying
Punkin' Pie 
@CatharticOutlet I feel the same way every time I see a red tailed cat in a pet store.
@PrincessPie I love redtails, but I totally agree! I haven’t seen any in pet stores here in Germany yet, but I have seen some babies being listed on local online marketplaces (of course you only ever see the babies for sale, never the adults)
@CatharticOutlet yeah. If I had my way I would have a swimming pool and like 5 of them, but they get so damn big! When I see one in a pet store I'm like whhhhhy? Like seeing people say regular ecos are a good starter fish for a 10 gallon. No, no they are not, and neither are goldfish.
@PrincessPie yup! I’d love a catfish pool myself but who has the time and resources for that… Sadly the coolest catfish species tend to be some of the biggest…