Farming Tips

Air – Breathing fish culture Murrels and cat fish are known for their esteem and good market demand owing to their low fat content and few intramuscular spines. The air […]

The basic principle of composite fish culture system is the stocking of various fast-growing, compatible species of fish with complementary feeding habits to utilize efficiently the natural food present at […]

Fish are prone to hundreds of parasitic and non-parasitic diseases, especially when grown under controlled conditions. Adverse hydrological conditions often precede parasitic attacks, as the resistance of fish is thereby […]

One of the most important features offish culture is that the fish should have good food. Feeding and fertilization together make the pond culture successful. The growth offish in the […]

PONDS In nature, many fish never reach adult size because they are eaten by other animals or predators or die from disease or lack of oxygen. Fish culture in ponds […]

In nature, many fish never reach adult size because they are eaten by other animals or predators or die from disease or lack of oxygen. Fish culture in ponds try […]

Catla catla, Labeo rohita and Cirrhinus mrigala are the fastest growing and consumer preferred species among Indian major carps. Besides exotic carps viz. Ctenopharyngodon idella and Hypophthalmichthyes molitrix do form […]

Transportation of breeders, fry and fingerling is a common phenomenon in fish culture systems. The fish seed are transported from hatchery units to the fish farm to rear them in […]

The problems encountered in bundh breeding are : 1. Sometimes it is difficult to coordinate the collection and hatching of large quantities of eggs at a time, particularly in the […]

In various countries, pond breeding species are generally preferred for fish culture as they do not involve the difficulties in the collection and transportation of young fish. But the widely […]