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6.3. Selection of broodfish and breeding technique
Unit 6 - Breeding of common carp
6.3. Selection of broodfish and breeding technique
- Artificial breeding is undertaken to enhance fry survival.
- Common carp is an asynchronous multiple spawners, releasing eggs in batches.
- Mature brood-stock is identified based on their morphological characters.
- Male has round abdomen and whitish genital opening; oozes milt when pressure is applied on abdomen.
- Female is stout, with soft and swollen abdomen; a few ova may ooze out when pressure is applied on abdomen.
- Mature male and female are released at a ratio of 2 : 1 in a cement cistern (25 m3) with running water.
- Aquatic plants like Hydrilla or Vallisnaria or Eichhornia, etc. are used substratum in the cistern for the attachment of eggs.
- The plants are disinfected with a solution of KMnO4 and used at a ratio of 1:2 (female : substratum.
- In South-East Asian countries, kakabans (plant fibres, normally coconut or palm, nailed between two pieces of bamboo) are used as substratum for the attachment of eggs.
- The weight of female brooder is taken before and after spawning in order to estimate quantity of eggs released, allowing 5-10% towards loss of weight due to excreta.
- The total quantity of eggs released can be calculated using the formula: Loss in weight (g) x 700, where, 700 is the number of eggs per g ovary weight.
- After spawning, the brooders are removed from the tank, disinfected and transferred to a prepared pond.
Common carp attached to Hydrilla being released in a pond for hatching
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