[Fishfirst]

I'd agree with most of the above. Although I would not attempt to house such a fish unless you have specific long term plans for the fish. (This cannot include letting the fish go into the local lake either). If you do indeed make plans for houseing this fish... anything less than 5000 gallons is too small long term. And a pond that is at least 6' deep (with aerators during the winter) and several acres in size is optimal for this beast of a fish. They will probably only eat live foods... which, can get expensive. However if you do find that they will eat catfish/walleye/perch ect. fillets from the super market this can be a suitable and cheaper meal for them.