Orchard Fisheries Sturgeon/Sterlet Food Pellets
Sinking pellets 3mm, 4.5mm, 6mm & 8mm
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Orchard Fisheries sturgeon food has been especially formulated as a complete foodstuff for all sturgeon species, including sterlets. This food is made and used by one of the largest sturgeon farms in Europe. It is also a great food for other bottom feeding fish. For small sturgeons under 8" long, try our Sturgeon Starter Food Pellets. Typical analysis 3mm and 4.5mm pellets: 45%(min) protein, 18% oil, 8.5% ash, 2% fibre. Typical analysis 6mm and 8mm pellets: 42%(min) protein, 18% oil, 7.2% ash, 2.2% fibre. |
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Ingredients: Fish meal, Fish oil, Toasted Soybean meal, Maize gluten, Wheat as binding agent, Vitamins, Minerals Your sturgeon needs the right foodSturgeons need animal protein (fish meal) - minimum 40%, Oil - minimum 15%, vitamins and minerals. Our sturgeon food provides all the nutritional requirements to keep your sturgeon fit, healthy and growing. Under ideal conditions and at summer temperatures sturgeons require between 2 - 3 % of their body weight per day depending on their size to grow at their correct natural rate. Choose the right pellet size for your sturgeon
Stellatus (Acipenser stellatus) and Sterlets (Acipenser ruthenus) have smaller throats so use a size smaller for them. See our sturgeon information section for answers to all your sturgeon keeping questions. *If you have sturgeons of various sizes you can order a mixed pack. To order a mixed pack please select the pack size you require and state the pellet sizes you would like in the comments section at the checkout. Please note: if you do not specify the pellet sizes you want we will send the standard mix (3mm, 4.5mm, 6mm & 8mm). Sturgeon Feeding GuideSturgeons cannot digest most plant proteins or carbohydrates so their food needs a high fish meal / shrimp meal content. Not all foods sold for sturgeons are suitable, many are simply sinking pellets made with vegetable proteins, which may be fine for some other bottom feeding fish species but are no good for sturgeons. Avoid foods made from mainly soya and wheat as the fish may well eat it but it will not do them any good, the fish will become skinny and bent as they live off their own muscle tissue and liver for a while before they die. Recent studies have shown that a small percentage of the required protein can be obtained from soya but it cannot replace fishmeal altogether. Orchard Fisheries sturgeon foods are made specifically for sturgeons by sturgeon farmers and contain the correct protein, oil and all the nutrients necessary to keep your sturgeon healthy. Feeding Sturgeons in WinterLike most fish, sturgeons reduce their food intake in colder weather as, being cold blooded, they don't use as much energy. Feeding can be reduced in quantity and frequency but they still require food if they are active, as do all fish. In the recent mild winters it has become more important than ever to feed during the mild temperatures, otherwise the fish will waste away and die from malnutrition/starvation. Malnourished fish will be more susceptible to disease in the spring as the water warms up, the number one problem time of year for fish and their owners. It is safe for the other pond fish to eat sturgeon food in the winter, it will not do them any harm. If they want to eat, let them. If it is too cold to eat, they won't. |
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