Takazumi Sturgeon

Takazumi Sturgeon Food

4.5mm sinking pellets with 48% protein and 19% oils and fats

Takazumi Sturgeon is a sinking food formulated for sturgeon, with a recipe and feeding format that differ from the brand’s floating koi foods. Its 4.5mm pellets are intended to reach fish feeding below the surface. The manufacturer lists 48% crude protein and 19% crude oils and fats, together with fish meal, fish and vegetable oils, cereals, wheat germ, amino acids, minerals and trace elements.

Choose this food for its intended fish and pellet size, then select a bag that fits your feeding routine. In a mixed pond, make sure your sturgeon actually receives the sinking pellets. Seeing other fish eat enthusiastically does not tell you how much food has reached the sturgeon.

Product specification

• Brand: Takazumi.
• Food: Sturgeon.
• Pellet diameter: 4.5mm.
• Pellet behaviour: sinking.
• Manufacturer pack range: 1.5kg, 4kg, 7.5kg and 15kg.
• Crude protein: 48%.
• Crude oils and fats: 19%.

Select an available size above to see its price and stock status. The 1.5kg bag is the smallest pack in this range. It can be a convenient choice where a larger bag would take too long to use, or where you have limited dry storage. Larger bags suit a higher rate of consumption, provided you can keep the remaining food properly sealed and protected.

Nutritional analysis

Takazumi publishes the following analytical figures for this Sturgeon recipe. They distinguish it from the company’s koi-food formulations and give you a useful basis for comparing an existing feed with a replacement.

• Crude protein: 48.0%.
• Crude oils and fats: 19.0%.
• Carbohydrates: 16.7%.
• Crude ash: 9.2%.
• Crude fibre: 1.6%.
• Phosphorus: 0.9%.

The manufacturer describes this as a complete, balanced sturgeon food and reports approximately 80% digestibility. Digestibility describes how the feed is used by the fish; it does not mean that every pellet added to a pond will be eaten. Careful portioning and observation remain important, particularly when other fish compete for the same food.

Ingredients and the Sturgeon formulation

The published composition includes fish meal, fish and vegetable oils, cereals and cereal products, wheat germ, amino acids, natural minerals and trace elements. Keep the original packaging so the complete declaration, batch identification and best-before date remain with the food. Check that you are buying Takazumi Sturgeon with the required pellet size when replacing a previous bag.

A mixed collection of fish can need more than one feed. For the koi sharing your pond, browse our Takazumi koi food range. Choosing a suitable koi food alongside the sturgeon food makes it easier to organise feeding around the different fish, rather than relying on one pellet simply because all of them will investigate it.

Making sure sinking pellets reach the fish

Use a feeding position where you can watch the pellets entering the water and, where visibility allows, see the sturgeon taking them. Start with small portions and observe the response before adding more. A consistent feeding area can help you judge whether the food reaches its intended destination and whether appetite has changed.

In a pond with active surface-feeding fish, feed those fish first in a separate area, then introduce the sinking pellets where your sturgeon normally feeds. Watch what happens rather than assuming that sinking food cannot be intercepted. If other fish take it first, review the feeding position and timing before increasing the total quantity.

Remove accessible leftovers and avoid letting uneaten food accumulate. Maintain your normal water-quality checks, particularly when feeding increases or the number of fish changes. The aim is to provide a meal the fish can consume, not to leave a reserve of food across the pond bottom.

Choosing the right pellet size

Check that your fish can take a 4.5mm pellet comfortably. Fish size, feeding behaviour and competition all matter when choosing a feed. If you need a smaller format, compare our NT Labs Medikoi Junior Sturgeon with 2mm pellets. For a larger pellet, see Medikoi Sturgeon Jumbo with 8mm pellets.

Those alternatives have their own recipes and nutritional declarations. Compare the actual product details as well as the pellet measurement, and introduce a change of food gradually while monitoring acceptance. Do not use the words Junior or Jumbo as a substitute for observing how your particular fish feeds.

Seasonal feeding and storage

Follow the directions on the supplied pack and adjust the amount offered to the fish’s activity and appetite. Conditions can change during the year, so reassess consumption rather than automatically maintaining the same daily quantity. In a mixed pond, observe the sturgeon separately instead of relying only on the feeding response of the koi.

Keep the food sealed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. Use a clean, dry scoop, close the bag after each use and prevent pond water entering the remaining food. Takazumi’s stated quality assurance for unopened food depends on correct storage and the marked shelf life. Retain that date and the batch information when organising your pond-food storage.