Do Sticklebacks Need a Filter?

Sticklebacks don't need a great deal of room, so any 60cm/24” area for a small group will work. If you happen to have a small internal canister filter floating around that'll make a fine alternative to an external.

Do sticklebacks need feeding?

Feeding Instruction: If there is a population of invertebrates in the pond, feeding is not completely necessary. During spouts of which there is less activity in the pond, such as winter, it may be useful to feed the fish with dried bloodworm, tubifex, shrimp and frozen foods such as daphnia.

How do you care for a stickleback?

Feeding: Can be fed very small pieces of fresh or frozen fish. Will readily eat commercial tropical fish flakes, and zooplankton. They will eat small caprellids off of clumps of hydroid placed in their tank. Tank Cleaning: Once a month, the fish should be removed from the tank and placed into a holding bucket.