Growing sturgeon at home is a very interesting activity and profitable business. This kind of red fish gives not only tasty meat, but also the rarest and therefore expensive black caviar. The fish is considered elite, it is specially purchased restaurants, run in the overview aquariums to attract the attention of visitors. On an industrial scale, sturgeon is grown everywhere, but not always production is in your area. Therefore, it is convenient and profitable to have a farm for growing sturgeon at home "by the side", but it is better to do this business by business. It is believed that the breeding of fish earns well!

How to start a sturgeon breeding business?

For a "home" company it will be sufficient to purchase or rent a room of 30 m2 and spend money on purchasing equipment. It includes water filters and round pools, connected together by plastic pipes. The diameter of each can be from one and a half meters to two, depth - 1-1.2 m. To start a small business, get one form and try breeding sturgeon at home.

If the room is about 30 m2, and the pools for growing - 5-7, then in a year will be more than 1 ton of fish. According to fish breeders, one person can grow up to 3 tons of sturgeon per year, provided that a day he will go to care for fish 3-4 hours. It turns out that such a business is available to every worker in the main place of work.

If you decide and purchased equipment for which you need about 3000 $, you will no longer need financial expenses, except for the purchase of fry in the fishing industry. Cultivation of sturgeon consists in cleaning water in swimming pools, constant monitoring of its composition and serviceability of filtered systems. Daily fresh water is added to the pools, and the fish are sorted every week. In large-scale production use car feeders, but if you decide to do it at home, then to purchase expensive equipment will be superfluous, you can feed and manually.

How does sturgeon grow?

When purchasing fry, you can not determine how the fish will grow in the future. Strong individuals reach the set sizes already for half a year and at once go on sale (approximately 15-20% from all quantity of a sturgeon). The weak continue to grow to 9 months, the rest - medium, their growth takes about 6-7 months. Fresh sturgeon is always in price: it is required in restaurants, it is readily supplied to markets and stores. The average size of the individual is 500-600 g: such a fish will be interested, and, despite the cost, which exceeds the usual lake fish 5-6 times, sturgeon always diverges by trade points.

Under what conditions will the sturgeon grow?

To professionally cultivate sturgeon, you must purchase from 4 to 10 pools, where you will do sowing fish as it grows. It is interesting that the black caviar in nature in sturgeon is formed on the 8th year of life, while the individuals raised at home give caviar already in the fifth year. Some amateurs act slyly: 3-4 years old females purchase on fishing farms already with fry inside and increase them independently.

In the room where the fish grows, the air temperature should be from 18 to 22 ° C, water supply and medium illumination are mandatory. Under poor conditions (a rare change of water, lack of filters, poor-quality food), fish will not be able to gain weight in weight. On the territory of our country there are 3 farms engaged in the sale of fodder for sturgeon. Of course, fry can be grown on their own, but with the formation of the initial business, the fry is bought in fish farms, and then they master the incubation at home.


  To cultivate sturgeon breeds is quite a profitable and promising business. One kilogram of sturgeon comes to $ 20, and the cost of black caviar is 1000 $ per 1 kg. It is easy to calculate how much will be the profit from such a business and the period of its payback. But before you start breeding it, it will be useful for you to know:
  • How long does sturgeon grow?
  • What diseases can staple a sturgeon suffer?
  • What is the price of fry?

How much does sturgeon grow?

Many start-up businessmen are interested in one question: how long it takes them to reach the age suitable for implementation. Not everyone knows that its length can reach 6 meters, and the maximum weight can be 800 kg. In a natural habitat, they grow very slowly. Sexually mature male becomes at the age of 5 years, and the female ripens only by the age of 8.

In conditions of home breeding, they develop much faster. Already by the first year individual individuals can weigh 1 kg, with a body length of 55 cm.

At a water temperature of 17 degrees in the reservoir, the individuals reach 80 cm in length and 3 kg in weight by the second year of life.

With a constant water temperature of about 22 degrees by the second year, they will reach 4 kg of weight.

If we take the average data, then individuals aged 1.5 years, when their weight is equal to 2 kg, are selected for capturing and further realization.


  Breeding sturgeon at home

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Diseases

On an industrial scale, breeding, on the territory of Russia, is conducted near the Volga River, and river water is poured into fish tanks. In the process of breeding at home, a beginner businessman may face problems such as diseases that can kill some of the fry.

All diseases of this fish in the process of breeding are associated with poor conditions of detention. The most frequent diseases are:

  • Viral.
  • Bacterial.
  • Fungal.
  • Invasive.

Such stress factors include:

  • Excess density of neglected young animals in the reservoir.
  • Poor quality of water.
  • In reservoirs with water, there are temperature differences.
  • A high content of organic matter is observed in water.
  • The hydrochemical regime does not correspond to the norms.
  • Contamination of tanks with water, and high ammonia.
  • Abundance of gas in water.
  • The presence of toxic substances in a reservoir of water.

To virus diseases carry:

The reason is a DNA virus that affects the intestinal mucosa and spiral valve. In most cases, they suffer from young individuals from 0.5 to 10 grams.

Mortality of fry reaches 50%.

  • Iridoviral diseases of white sturgeon.

The cause of this trouble is the DNA virus, which tries to hit the skin, gills and upper digestion of fish. To him subjects of white and lake sturgeon at the age of 3-16 days and 9-12 months are subject.

Mortality of fry reaches 95%.

  • Iridoviral diseases of the Russian sturgeon.

The cause of this disease is a virus that is found in the cells of the gills, skin or mouth. In most cases, such a disease threatens the young, at the age of 4 months.

The causative agent is a DNA virus. It affects the skin and mucous membranes in the mouth.

The risk group includes fries weighing up to 13 grams.

Mortality reaches 97%.

  • Diseases caused by herpes-virus-2.

The causative agent is a DNA virus. In the area of ​​his defeat include:

  • Lips.
  • rostrum,
  • Internal organs and pectoral fins.

The risk group includes individuals of all ages.

Mortality can reach 100%.

Bacterial diseases include:

  • Flexibacteriosis.

The causative agents are bacteria belonging to the groups Flexibacter and Cytophaga.

The risk group includes all types of sturgeon fishes at a young age.

Death in this disease is not too high, within 13%. If the water in the tank reaches 18-24 degrees, the number of diseased fish will increase.

  • Bacterial hemorrhagic septicemia.

The causative agents are the bacteria of the genus Aeromonas.

The risk group includes all individuals of sturgeon, regardless of species and age.

The mortality rate of fish reaches 70%.


To fungal diseases of sturgeon fishes include:

  • Saprollegyosis.

As the causative agent are fungi Saprolegniales.

The risk group includes all types of sturgeon, including their caviar, regardless of age.

Mortality reaches 50%.

Price of fry

Buy fish planting material is not as simple as it seems. If you place an advertisement "Buy Fry", you will surely be overwhelmed with offers about the possibility of acquiring. Remember that the acquisition of fish planting material is a very important step. The price in this case is not an indicator. At different companies the price for young growths can be different, apiece or per kilogram.

Prices for sturgeon fry

  • Up to 200 pieces - 60.
  • Up to 500 pieces - 50.
  • Up to 1000 pieces - 40.
  • More than 1000 - 30.

The price offer for young sturgeon weighing up to 5 grams is:

  • Up to 200 pieces - 70.
  • Up to 500 pieces - 55.
  • Up to 1000 pieces - 45.
  • More than 1000 pieces - 35.

In the price list of the fisheries of Osetrinskoe all prices are indicated per unit (rub / unit).

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Video: Sturgeon breeding

Russia has long been famous for such a famous product as sturgeon. The taste of meat and caviar is appreciated all over the world. Many domestic and foreign restaurateurs are ready to pay a lot of money for these dishes, regularly supplied to their kitchen. Despite the apparent complexity of the business, breeding sturgeons at home from scratch is quite possible to organize independently.

Selection of premises

For the arrangement of the territory on which the entrepreneurial activity will be carried out, at least 30 sq.m. Specialists say that sturgeon breeds well even in a city apartment, but not everyone can dare to do such an experiment. The ideal space is your own house or country house outside the city. The main thing is that the pool with the fish should be covered and heated. The water temperature should be maintained throughout the year at levels above 20 ° C.

Devices and equipment

Scheme of equipment line for sturgeon breeding photo:


Building materials can choose a variety of:

  • Plastic;
  • Concrete;
  • Metal;
  • Tree.

Most often build concrete pools or buy ready-made containers in the store.
  The water in the pool must be filtered and cleaned. To do this, you need a filter, a compressor and a pump. Choose equipment should be, given its technical characteristics. For a long time, the devices will be able to work at the maximum of their capabilities, therefore they are always purchased with a certain power reserve.

At the operating farms in the pools are installed autocouples. They require additional material costs, but very save time for caring for fish. To start, to buy equipment for breeding sturgeon need about 3 thousand dollars.

Purchase of fry

Even experienced farmers buy fry in large farms. Breeding them at home is very difficult. Buy should be young, weighing at least 5 g. For the purchase of fry, you need to allocate about 1 thousand dollars. Saving on this expense item is fraught with future losses, as only healthy offspring will quickly grow up healthy adults.

Food for fish

Breeding of sturgeon fishes at home for beginners provides for the acquisition of high-quality feed. He is alive and artificial. The last species in the diet of fry should be 70-80% of the total. For each phase of fish growth, a certain size of food is needed. More often, sturgeon fry grow unevenly, so experts advise to separate the individuals every three days into three categories: small, medium and large. So in separate sections they can provide adequate nutrition.

Sturgeon fish usually find food with the help of smell, so it should smell nice and sink in the water. It is important at the same time to ensure the cleanliness of the reservoir and in time to clean it from the remains of feed.

Technology features

The technology of sturgeon breeding at home is the regular feeding and care of the pool. The purity of water is the key to the rapid growth of individuals. When the fish reaches a weight of 500-600 g, it can be sold. It is these sturgeon that buy catering establishments for cooking in their kitchen.

As for the breeding of fish for black caviar, this process lasts longer. As the development of business over time, you can master this technology. Investments will pay off not so soon, but incomes will be much higher. Conditions for breeding sturgeons for caviar will require an increase in the number of pools and their capacity. Then you can think about renting or building natural reservoirs. In addition, the entrepreneur must undergo training in order to know the peculiarities of biotechnology of incubating eggs and growing young fry.

A full-value product can be obtained during 17-18 years of life of sturgeon with a periodicity of 2-3 years. Moreover, with each new generation of offspring, the quality of caviar is improving. Only after the lapse of 20 years there are signs of deterioration in the offspring.

Financial calculations

An example of a ready-made business plan for breeding sturgeon fish with financial calculations can be found on the Internet, but it should be noted that for different regions of the country the figures may vary, therefore every businessman must conduct individual calculations. If we consider that the technology of cultivation is fully observed, then we can assume that the first batch of adult fish ready for sale can be obtained after 6 months. The remaining young will grow up after another three to six months. Average wholesale prices for sturgeon - 700 rub. for 1 kg. Medium-sized fish farms usually bring the owner about 300 thousand rubles. income on a monthly basis. This is a good incentive for an entrepreneur who wants to start his business - breeding sturgeon in the household.

If you want to trade elite products, black caviar and sturgeon, then grab for business on breeding sturgeon at home. It is known that their meat and caviar is a very valuable dietary product, so the demand for this product is always high. In this case, it is not so difficult to grow a sturgeon as it seems.

Advantages of sturgeon breeding

This family of fish includes Siberian sturgeon, Russian sturgeon, sterlet, beluga, stellate sturgeon. In this case, sturgeon breeding can be organized even in your own apartment.



The main advantages of business:

• Relatively small starting capital.
• The constant high demand for meat and caviar.
• Fish is unpretentious and easily adapts to new conditions in case of temperature changes.
• Breeding of sturgeon does not require special skills and large means ..

Sturgeon breeding room

As mentioned earlier, breeding of sturgeon at home  can be organized even in a city apartment. It is important to allocate for this area of ​​30 square meters. m. Conditions for breeding sturgeons require mandatory heating of the premises in winter. During the cold weather, the water temperature should not be below 17 ° C, and in the summer - about 20-24 ° C.

If there is no possibility to organize a house, you can install a pool on the land and cover it with a polycarbonate greenhouse, which is relatively inexpensive ..

Equipment for breeding sturgeon

There are many companies that offer equipment for breeding sturgeon with delivery and installation. It will cost about 10 thousand dollars. But, as it was bored, it is unpretentious fish, therefore breeding of sturgeon at home can be fully organized in a tank made independently. It is important that the container has a diameter of 2-3 meters and a depth of 1 meter. You can serve such a pool on your own and grow about a ton of fish per year.

If you want to arrange with minimal costs, in addition to the sturgeon breeding capacity, you need to purchase aeration, filters and compressors. To clean the pool from time to time, the pump is purchased. You can buy a car feeder, but it is quite expensive.

It is important to choose the equipment of the required capacity. Note that it should not work to the maximum, otherwise it will very quickly fail. Sturgeon breeding pool, made by own hands, will cost three times less than the purchased one.



We buy sturgeon fry

To start breeding sturgeon at home, you need to buy fry. To do this, you will have to look for several fish farms in the district, compare the options, and choose the suitable one. It is important to choose the fry so that they grow up well and quickly and do not get sick.

We select fodder for sturgeon

To start a business on breeding sturgeon at home, it is important to know that the fish lifts the food from the bottom. She also has a good sense of smell, so the food should have an attractive scent for sturgeon. However, it should not be destroyed by water for at least half an hour, because the fish will not eat everything at once. But it should soften slightly so that the fish can eat it. If you want your sturgeon breeding to be highly profitable, buy the most calorie feed.

The approximate composition of sturgeon feed:

• phosphorus;
• lysine;
• fats;
• protein;
• cellulose.

Also remember that the diameter of the feed should match the size of the sturgeon.

Technology of sturgeon breeding (video):

Breeding sturgeon in the pond

If you have a pond, your business on breeding sturgeon at home  will be more profitable. However, in this case sturgeon breeding technology  will be slightly different. Before starting the fry in it, it is cleaned, limed at least two weeks before the young animals are placed in it.

Pay attention to the bottom - it should have the shape of a bowl. In the water should be algae, worms, reeds, fertilizers. Run the fry in the pond on a summer night. Sturgeon breeding technology will require moving the fish into a spawning pond when it reaches a medium size. New fry can then be returned to the common pond. By the way, males are usually the bearer of infections.

Sales and Return on Business

If you buy about 5 kg of fry, in half a year a significant part of them will reach a weight of 500 g. The peculiarity of fish is that fry grows unequally. The most popular on the market is siberian sturgeon  weighing 500 grams. One and a half months after the sale of the first batch, those fry that have average sizes will grow up, and after another three - the smallest. In nine months you can start a new CEC.

Profits can be obtained from the sale of meat and caviar to supermarkets, shops, markets, specialized stores, catering establishments, wholesale companies. Separate profit breeding sturgeon gives from the sale of fry.

Business profitability calculations

The cost of sturgeon in retail is 15 dollars one kilogram. With the cost of it - about $ 8. In general, every month you can make a profit of $ 8 thousand. Depending on the scale of your sturgeon farm.

Fish feed costs about $ 1.2 / kg. That the sturgeon received 1 kg of gain, he needs to feed about 1.5 kg of feed. Fry that weigh 1 grams costs $ 0.2. The cost of the equipment depends on what you decide to do with your own hands and what to buy. If the planned output is 5 tons, then you need to purchase equipment worth about $ 20,000. The smaller your apatites, the less money is needed for equipment.

The most important thing is to breed this fish, feed it with quality food, clean the pool regularly, check the condition of the equipment, especially the filters, and also the water quality. Otherwise business on breeding sturgeon at home  inexpensive and uncomplicated.