Sturgeons
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LOL! they take for ever to grow...and they are extreme huge, but still takes for ever to grow LOL!
I see some for sell at my LFS, they are not Lake,White,Green,Atlantic sturgeon...i believe they are paddle nose sturgeon. $16.00 only, not easy to keep them a live...
I see some for sell at my LFS, they are not Lake,White,Green,Atlantic sturgeon...i believe they are paddle nose sturgeon. $16.00 only, not easy to keep them a live...
uting;2659140; said:
I have kept them and I am in contact with people who work at public aquariums and fish hatcheries that breed and keep them. Do you have a question?
ive got 2 sterlets that are about 10"
i disagree that they are "hard to keep". if you keep your water clean, you keep your water cold, and you keep your water aerated, its not hard to keep to keep them alive!
as far as "growing slow" ... i dont know about that either. i've had them for 6 months or so, and they've grown from 3" to 10", and all i feed them is forzen bloodworm (it's all they'll eat
)
i disagree that they are "hard to keep". if you keep your water clean, you keep your water cold, and you keep your water aerated, its not hard to keep to keep them alive!
as far as "growing slow" ... i dont know about that either. i've had them for 6 months or so, and they've grown from 3" to 10", and all i feed them is forzen bloodworm (it's all they'll eat
)
new2natives;2661818; said:ive got 2 sterlets that are about 10"
i disagree that they are "hard to keep". if you keep your water clean, you keep your water cold, and you keep your water aerated, its not hard to keep to keep them alive!
as far as "growing slow" ... i dont know about that either. i've had them for 6 months or so, and they've grown from 3" to 10", and all i feed them is forzen bloodworm (it's all they'll eat
New2, can you give us some specifics or maybe an update on the sterlets? I've been told by professionals that sterlets need some salt in their water, do you see any need to do this? As long as they eat i wouldn't complain about what they eat
any new pics?yeah i can update!
i dont remember exactly when i got them, but it was sometime in july/august
they started in my 29, then into a 90g, and now they are in a 150 (b/c i got a GREAT deal
)
the tank has sand substrate, temp is about 64-66, i have a 14" bubble wand on one end of the tank, aggitating about 1/2 the tank, as well as 3 AC110s breaking up the surface (thus aerating some more). some floating plants and bioballs for some extra bio, but thats about it.
i do not have salt in the tank. i will read up on it, and maybe add some, but they are healthy as-is IMO
i will see if i can't get some good pics, although my camera is junk and they never slow down!
as i said before, they are eating frozen bloodworm (if anyone has advice to get them on to pellets, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!) once, occasionally twice a day
if anyone has any questions, just let me know. i am no expert, but not many people have them, and mine are still alive and happy, so i guess i am ahead of everyone else, lol
i dont remember exactly when i got them, but it was sometime in july/august
they started in my 29, then into a 90g, and now they are in a 150 (b/c i got a GREAT deal
)the tank has sand substrate, temp is about 64-66, i have a 14" bubble wand on one end of the tank, aggitating about 1/2 the tank, as well as 3 AC110s breaking up the surface (thus aerating some more). some floating plants and bioballs for some extra bio, but thats about it.
i do not have salt in the tank. i will read up on it, and maybe add some, but they are healthy as-is IMO
i will see if i can't get some good pics, although my camera is junk and they never slow down!
as i said before, they are eating frozen bloodworm (if anyone has advice to get them on to pellets, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!) once, occasionally twice a day
if anyone has any questions, just let me know. i am no expert, but not many people have them, and mine are still alive and happy, so i guess i am ahead of everyone else, lol
new2natives;2661975; said:yeah i can update!
i dont remember exactly when i got them, but it was sometime in july/august
they started in my 29, then into a 90g, and now they are in a 150 (b/c i got a GREAT deal
the tank has sand substrate, temp is about 64-66, i have a 14" bubble wand on one end of the tank, aggitating about 1/2 the tank, as well as 3 AC110s breaking up the surface (thus aerating some more). some floating plants and bioballs for some extra bio, but thats about it.
i do not have salt in the tank. i will read up on it, and maybe add some, but they are healthy as-is IMO
i will see if i can't get some good pics, although my camera is junk and they never slow down!
as i said before, they are eating frozen bloodworm (if anyone has advice to get them on to pellets, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!) once, occasionally twice a day
if anyone has any questions, just let me know. i am no expert, but not many people have them, and mine are still alive and happy, so i guess i am ahead of everyone else, lol
Dude, if it aint broke don't fix it! It sounds like you are doing well. Have you tried Hikari Micro-pellets? My shovelnose would eat them even though I fed mostly live daphnia and black worms. Do you have a chiller on your tank?
i havent tried those, but i have tried other hikari sinkers, and they would just spit them out (i haven't tried TOOO hard, i like them to eat a lot, so i dont starve them more than 2-3 days in an attempt to switch them onto pellets)
i also have some pellets from kensfish.com that i have tried (at 55% protein, 15% fat, who wouldnt try) and they spit everything back out
i'm not running a chiller, the tank is near a window in ohio i haven't decided what i will do this summer... maybe let them spend a few months with just the house AC cooling them (hopefully 68-70ish?) but i will wait and see what this summer brings
i also have some pellets from kensfish.com that i have tried (at 55% protein, 15% fat, who wouldnt try
) and they spit everything back outi'm not running a chiller, the tank is near a window in ohio
i haven't decided what i will do this summer... maybe let them spend a few months with just the house AC cooling them (hopefully 68-70ish?) but i will wait and see what this summer bringsSounds like they're doing great. This really makes me want to try a sterlet when I can get a bigger tank. Since your house has air conditioning, they might be ok for the summer, but be careful. My house isn't air conditioned so I lost my white sturgeon one hot day with no warning. Good luck with them.new2natives;2662139; said:i'm not running a chiller, the tank is near a window in ohio
Is the tank cycled? They aren't overly sensitive fish, but when they're young, they're not super hardy either. What temps have you tried to keep them at? Is there extra aeration? For an 8", I wouldn't do less than 75-90 gallons and it would likely need an upgrade in only a few monthsuting;2690862; said: