Sturgeon/Sterlet Food Pellets
Sinking pellets 3mm, 6mm & 8mm
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Typical analysis: 42%(min) protein (3mm pellets 44%), 18% oil (3mm pellets 20%), 9% ash (3mm pellets 8.5%), 1.7% fibre. This food has been formulated as a complete foodstuff especially for all sturgeon including sterlets but is also a great food for other bottom feeding fish without using vegetable proteins, which sturgeon cannot digest. For small sturgeons under 8" long, try our Sturgeon Starter Food Pellets. Ingredients: fish meal, fish oil, toasted soybean meal, maize gluten, wheat as binding agent, vitamin and mineral premix. |
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* For the mixed packs please state preferred pellet sizes in the comments section of the checkout, otherwise we will mix all the pellet sizes. 
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. Sturgeons needAnimal protein (fish meal) - minimum 40%, Oil, vitamins and minerals Under ideal conditions and at summer temperatures sturgeon require between 2 - 3 % of their body weight per day depending on their size to grow at their correct natural rate. Pellet to Sturgeon size
Stellatus (Acipenser stellatus) and Sterlets (Acipenser ruthenus) have smaller throats; use a size smaller for them. Orchard Fisheries sturgeon food is made and used by one of the largest sturgeon farms in Europe. 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 form 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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