Sterlets

Hi , my first post here , just a quick question.

I have 2 sterlets in my pond , which are fine and healthy(apart from
one which insists on dragging half the pond round with his tail) , as
i have only had them for 6 month i have no idea how to treat them over
the winter months , pond shop people say treat them the same as rest
of my fish , does anyone own sterlets?...any advice would be
appreciated.

Many thanks

Amanda

I have no idea, Amanda ... but it would be helpful if you were to post where
you are - geographically speaking.

Nedra
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Hi , my first post here , just a quick question.

I have 2 sterlets in my pond , which are fine and healthy(apart from
one which insists on dragging half the pond round with his tail) , as
i have only had them for 6 month i have no idea how to treat them over
the winter months , pond shop people say treat them the same as rest
of my fish , does anyone own sterlets?...any advice would be
appreciated.

Many thanks

Amanda

"Amanda" wrote in message
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Hi , my first post here , just a quick question.

I have 2 sterlets in my pond , which are fine and healthy(apart from
one which insists on dragging half the pond round with his tail) , as
i have only had them for 6 month i have no idea how to treat them over
the winter months , pond shop people say treat them the same as rest
of my fish , does anyone own sterlets?...any advice would be
appreciated.

Many thanks

Amanda

I have sterlets/sturgeon in my pond, (long nosed) and they tend to stay
deep, im concerned about the one dragging stuff?? do you have bad blanket
weed, as sterlets can get caught up in it and "drown".

fantastic fish, mine have been kept in a raised bath for 4 years (and are
now in a pond half raised and half sunk) and coped well..

I feed a few sinking pellets once a week in winter (never sure if they get
down to the sterlets tho..)

HTH

Lost

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I have no idea, Amanda ... but it would be helpful if you were to post where
you are - geographically speaking.

Nedra
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Hi , my first post here , just a quick question.

I have 2 sterlets in my pond
pond shop people say
"Shop people" and "sterlets" are English.
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Crashj

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I have no idea, Amanda ... but it would be helpful if you were to post
where you are - geographically speaking.

Nedra
"Amanda" wrote in message
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Hi , my first post here , just a quick question.

I have 2 sterlets in my pond
pond shop people say
"Shop people" and "sterlets" are English.

In NA "sterlet" gets used in the aquarium trade, because they know they'll
never sell "sturgeon" to people who know they get to be 6 ft.
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derek

"Amanda" wrote in message
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Hi , my first post here , just a quick question.

I have 2 sterlets in my pond , which are fine and healthy(apart from
one which insists on dragging half the pond round with his tail) , as
i have only had them for 6 month i have no idea how to treat them over
the winter months , pond shop people say treat them the same as rest
of my fish , does anyone own sterlets?...any advice would be
appreciated.

Amanda,

I just started adding some information on Sterlets to iheartmypond.com. I
think we have a massize one site list on them, right now. LOL. Check it out,
it may help.

http://www.iheartmypond.com/Animals/...on/default.asp

BV.

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"Nedra" wrote in message link.net...
I have no idea, Amanda ... but it would be helpful if you were to post where
you are - geographically speaking.

Nedra
"Amanda" wrote in message
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Hi , my first post here , just a quick question.

I have 2 sterlets in my pond
pond shop people say
"Shop people" and "sterlets" are English.

Sorry i never thought , i am UK , England.

Thanks

Amanda

"Lostin1999" wrote in message ...
"Amanda" wrote in message
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Hi , my first post here , just a quick question.

I have 2 sterlets in my pond , which are fine and healthy(apart from
one which insists on dragging half the pond round with his tail) , as
i have only had them for 6 month i have no idea how to treat them over
the winter months , pond shop people say treat them the same as rest
of my fish , does anyone own sterlets?...any advice would be
appreciated.

Many thanks

Amanda

I have sterlets/sturgeon in my pond, (long nosed) and they tend to stay
deep, im concerned about the one dragging stuff?? do you have bad blanket
weed, as sterlets can get caught up in it and "drown".

fantastic fish, mine have been kept in a raised bath for 4 years (and are
now in a pond half raised and half sunk) and coped well..

I feed a few sinking pellets once a week in winter (never sure if they get
down to the sterlets tho..)

HTH

Lost

Thanks for the reply , one dragging stuff is a problem , constantly
checking on him , yet other one is great , not a problem , no idea why
one is and one isn't , dont have huge blanket weed prob. , just even
if theres one bit , he will find it and drag it round , thanks for
advice.

Amanda.

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"Amanda" wrote in message
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Hi , my first post here , just a quick question.

I have 2 sterlets in my pond , which are fine and healthy(apart from
one which insists on dragging half the pond round with his tail) , as
i have only had them for 6 month i have no idea how to treat them over
the winter months , pond shop people say treat them the same as rest
of my fish , does anyone own sterlets?...any advice would be
appreciated.

Many thanks

Amanda

I have sterlets/sturgeon in my pond, (long nosed) and they tend to stay
deep, im concerned about the one dragging stuff?? do you have bad
blanket
weed, as sterlets can get caught up in it and "drown".

fantastic fish, mine have been kept in a raised bath for 4 years (and
are
now in a pond half raised and half sunk) and coped well..

I feed a few sinking pellets once a week in winter (never sure if they
get
down to the sterlets tho..)

HTH

Lost

Thanks for the reply , one dragging stuff is a problem , constantly
checking on him , yet other one is great , not a problem , no idea why
one is and one isn't , dont have huge blanket weed prob. , just even
if theres one bit , he will find it and drag it round , thanks for
advice.

Amanda.

Saw a really nice one today at the local garden centre.
They have a huge new pond with a massive waterfall, and it was good to see
this 3' Sterlet who was usually in a 6' metal tank swimming freely.

There also had some really nice koi.

Peter

"Amanda" wrote in message
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Hi , my first post here , just a quick question.

I have 2 sterlets in my pond , which are fine and healthy(apart from
one which insists on dragging half the pond round with his tail) , as
i have only had them for 6 month i have no idea how to treat them over
the winter months , pond shop people say treat them the same as rest
of my fish , does anyone own sterlets?...any advice would be
appreciated.

Many thanks

Amanda

This weekend, one of my two 18 inch diamond sturgeons is going to cost us
nearly 1,000 UKP ! Why, because he thinks he is Flipper and tail-walks...

Twice we have just stopped him disappearing over the pond wall, so now we
have to raise the sides with another row of fancy bricks.

He insists on being hand fed prawns, worms and pieces of raw fish. He seems
to ignore the genuine sturgeon food which of course the seventeen koi just
love...

For more information on sturgeons I would suggest you look at
www.sturgeon-web.co.uk/ which is owned by a guy called Graham.

Steve - UK
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Milk floats, stainless steel sinks...