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23-04-2020, 10:59 AM #1
Anyone keep sterlets? They seem perfect instead of big sturgeon...
I have always wanted a sturgeon, but my pond at 2500gal just isn't big enough, but then I realised that a couple of sterlets would be perfect. Slow growing and generally only reach a metre long. But internet does fib sometimes. Could anyone with experience tell me if I could house these for life in 4.0m by 2.5m by 1.2m deep pond?
2660 Gallons. 4" Bottom Drain and Skimmer. Draco Solum 16 Drum. Anoxic Filtration. Air lift returns.
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23-04-2020, 11:07 AM #2
... And how much air do you put in your ponds?
2660 Gallons. 4" Bottom Drain and Skimmer. Draco Solum 16 Drum. Anoxic Filtration. Air lift returns.
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23-04-2020, 11:16 AM #3
No, but I am thinking about a sturgeon myself, my pond is 4600 gallons, i'll have to take a look at sterlets if I can't get my hands on a sturgeon, I was hoping to get one that someone was moving on due to size
I'll be following this thread with interest4600 Gallon Concrete Block and Fiberglass
2100 mm x 710 mm Infinity Window 32mm thick glass
2 x Aerated Bottom Drains and Skimmer
Filtreau HiFlow 30 Drum Filter
Bio Chamber - 140 litres K1
Bakki Shower - 30 KG Sakura Far Infrared Media
2 x 18,000 lh pumps
Heated from house boiler through a heat exchanger
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23-04-2020, 11:55 AM #4
Golden Sterlet (not an albino)
White edged sterlet (standard with a fancy trade name I presume)
Albino Sterlet.
2660 Gallons. 4" Bottom Drain and Skimmer. Draco Solum 16 Drum. Anoxic Filtration. Air lift returns.
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23-04-2020, 11:58 AM #5
Not expensive either:
Sturgeon & Sterlet Delivered to your door. - The Carp Co2660 Gallons. 4" Bottom Drain and Skimmer. Draco Solum 16 Drum. Anoxic Filtration. Air lift returns.
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23-04-2020, 12:18 PM #64600 Gallon Concrete Block and Fiberglass
2100 mm x 710 mm Infinity Window 32mm thick glass
2 x Aerated Bottom Drains and Skimmer
Filtreau HiFlow 30 Drum Filter
Bio Chamber - 140 litres K1
Bakki Shower - 30 KG Sakura Far Infrared Media
2 x 18,000 lh pumps
Heated from house boiler through a heat exchanger
Idealseal MS290
My Pond Build
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23-04-2020, 12:24 PM #7
Are they all yours alburglar
I had looked at having one in the pond but decided it was just something else to worry about when treating etc.
i do like them
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23-04-2020, 12:32 PM #8
No I'm just researching before I buy. They don't seem too much bother:
Proper Food. Set feeder to 11pm / 5am when koi are less active.
More oxygen - most koi ponds over indulge on air by far anyway. I may run airlift instead of pumps so that might sort that anyway but would need monitoring as they grow.
Treatments are fine. Just add more air.
I watched an Adam Julyan video of treating the pond with sturgeon in. There's no major issues when you look into it.2660 Gallons. 4" Bottom Drain and Skimmer. Draco Solum 16 Drum. Anoxic Filtration. Air lift returns.
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23-04-2020, 01:44 PM #9
Its the treatment thing that has always put me off or in would have loved one . Have you got any links so the treatments being safe ??
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23-04-2020, 01:44 PM #104600 Gallon Concrete Block and Fiberglass
2100 mm x 710 mm Infinity Window 32mm thick glass
2 x Aerated Bottom Drains and Skimmer
Filtreau HiFlow 30 Drum Filter
Bio Chamber - 140 litres K1
Bakki Shower - 30 KG Sakura Far Infrared Media
2 x 18,000 lh pumps
Heated from house boiler through a heat exchanger
Idealseal MS290
My Pond Build
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23-04-2020, 03:53 PM #11
That was treating PP for costia. He only took the sturgeon out because it was 24degrees water temp (his pond is indoors) and you can't carry enough oxygen at that temp. I have seen another one where he leaves the sturgeon in and explains how. I think it's this one but can't look at it in detail right now
https://youtu.be/LMQ57B7umgk2660 Gallons. 4" Bottom Drain and Skimmer. Draco Solum 16 Drum. Anoxic Filtration. Air lift returns.
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23-04-2020, 03:56 PM #12
Perhaps an emergency show pool for sterlets during treatment if its over 24degrees in the water. Can't see it happing in an outdoor pond as it won't be 24deg when parasites turn up. Unless you add fish late in season without QT.
2660 Gallons. 4" Bottom Drain and Skimmer. Draco Solum 16 Drum. Anoxic Filtration. Air lift returns.
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23-04-2020, 03:58 PM #13
.... I've actually got no idea what temps to expect, but 24deg seems way high?
2660 Gallons. 4" Bottom Drain and Skimmer. Draco Solum 16 Drum. Anoxic Filtration. Air lift returns.
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23-04-2020, 04:55 PM #14
I've got a couple of sturgeon in with koi. They are fascinating creatures. They look so prehistoric - well I suppose because they are.
From my research you should not use pp with them as they are sensitive to drops in oxygen. I've seen julians video but not sure I'd personally chance pp with sturgeon in, especially in warmer water.
You also aren't meant to use formalin with them, which rules out koi strength fmg. I used eradic with sturgeon. But it's so weak I don't think that'll harm anything - including the parasites lol
Also you're not meant to use salt with sterlets specifically. Other types of sturgeon can tolerate much higher levels of salt than koi can as they migrate to the sea. So another thing to be mindful of if treating.
However there are alternatives to use that should be (no guarantees of course) ok with sturgeon. E.g colombo alparex instead of fmg. So acriflavine and Malachite is ok. And ct and fluke treatments seem fine too.
I'm with alburglar. If you get some you can always take them out and put them in a quarantine or grow on whilst the pond is being treated.
Fortunately they tend not to suffer from parasites like koi do, but can still be carriers, so would still need treating to avoid recontaminating the pond.
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23-04-2020, 06:56 PM #15
Thank you. That's been very helpful.
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23-04-2020, 08:57 PM #16
I had some albino stertlets when I first had my pond and they did grow slowly over the 2 years I had them. As they were small it was easy to remove them and QT when using some of the chemicals previously mentioned by TWNS. larger ones will be a right ole challenge though....!
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24-04-2020, 09:44 AM #174600 Gallon Concrete Block and Fiberglass
2100 mm x 710 mm Infinity Window 32mm thick glass
2 x Aerated Bottom Drains and Skimmer
Filtreau HiFlow 30 Drum Filter
Bio Chamber - 140 litres K1
Bakki Shower - 30 KG Sakura Far Infrared Media
2 x 18,000 lh pumps
Heated from house boiler through a heat exchanger
Idealseal MS290
My Pond Build
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24-04-2020, 10:11 AM #18Freddyboy the legend
"we are water keepers first"
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25-04-2020, 09:51 AM #194600 Gallon Concrete Block and Fiberglass
2100 mm x 710 mm Infinity Window 32mm thick glass
2 x Aerated Bottom Drains and Skimmer
Filtreau HiFlow 30 Drum Filter
Bio Chamber - 140 litres K1
Bakki Shower - 30 KG Sakura Far Infrared Media
2 x 18,000 lh pumps
Heated from house boiler through a heat exchanger
Idealseal MS290
My Pond Build
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25-04-2020, 09:53 AM #20Freddyboy the legend
"we are water keepers first"
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Aquaforte Dm vario 20000 pumps
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