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Thread: Food and species.
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26-04-2015, 10:07 PM #1
Food and species.
Just got myself 2x diamond backs. Is Orchard Fisheries the best supplier of food or is there someone else?
Also, thought I'd done a fair bit of reading up but now I've seen mention that diamond backs can lose their markings, would stellates have been a better choice as they have the same type of look (too late now but would like to know)?
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26-04-2015, 10:48 PM #2
Hi Mal
Orchard fisheries food is my choice i grew a Diamond from 6 " to 24 " over Winter on there food .
A guy on there forum has 2 x massive Huso sturgeon fed on there pellet over 6 feet long as well as many other varities in there
Yes most Diamonds do lose the white Markings , the Stellys are more likely to keep there juvenile white Markings but this is not always the case imho .
I have a Stelly and i love a mature specimen with the juvenile pattern but mine is not as prominent as it was .
Having said that i was at a mates pond today and he has very large Diamonds in there the markings are long gone but they are such an imposing sturgeon and swim at all levels what they might lack in Adult Markings imho they make up for it by there presence and bulk
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26-04-2015, 11:06 PM #3
I'd love some growth like that, impressive. I know the purists have a thing against Sturgeon but I think they are a great addition, especially in my pond at the nursery, customers just love the fish/pond and I think the potential to have 1m plus fish will be a big talking point.
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27-04-2015, 07:09 PM #4
Good luck with them Mal
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30-04-2015, 05:30 PM #5
I use this, higher protein and cheaper.
QUALITY,STURGEON HIGH PROTEIN PELLET FOOD 8MM 1kg-20kg | eBay
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30-04-2015, 08:57 PM #6
Thanks, nice to have some options.
I'm starting off with this :
Kaceys Sturgeon sterlet sinking pellet food 50% High Protein 2mm 950g /koi, pond | eBay
Simply because they supplied the Sturgeon and gave me some freebies because the fish arrived a day late (they sent them late, the fish didn't spend an extra day bagged up)
The new arrivals....
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30-04-2015, 10:12 PM #7
hi m8 nice ,iv got two dbs 4foot still got plenty white on them ,but my m8 got 3 two of is have gone blackish and one as gone 70% white don't know why but still looks nice, just be carefull if you treat pond ,
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01-05-2015, 12:09 AM #8
Look good Mal
My ponds not big enough long term for the Diamonds
Next build will be big enough
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01-05-2015, 08:17 PM #9
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