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

"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
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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
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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

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.


Sterlets only get to be 48 inches maximum in the wild, about 24 inches in
captivity.

Moon
I breed dwarf crayfish for planted aquariums and grow trees in aquariums.
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Moontanman wrote:


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.


Sterlets only get to be 48 inches maximum in the wild, about 24 inches in
captivity.

I really don't know what the "sturgeon/sterlets" sold in our aquarium stores
will get to - but the wild sturgeon can definitely get in excess of 6', so
they use the name "sterlet" in the stores regardless of what the common
name is here, just so that you don't think they'll get that size. Even two
feet is usually way too large for an aquarium.
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derek

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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
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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

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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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"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