Finfish Breeding and Hatchery Management (2+1)

Unit 15 - Breeding of indigenous carps

15.3. Raising captive brood-stock

• Rectangular concrete ponds having an area of 50 m² with soil base (6-8’’) are suitable for raising broodstock.
• Standard procedure that is used for Indian major carps can be adapted for indigenous carps also.
• Each pond is provided with netting to avoid predation by birds.
• The fingerlings are were fed with crumbles of a formulated pelleted feed (about 30% protein) at 3% of their body weight once daily.
• The proportion of feed ingredients is : 30% fish meal, 24% ground nut oil cake, 25% rice bran, 10% wheat flour, 10% tapioca flour and 1% vitamin and mineral mixture).
• Standard procedure that is used for Indian major carps can be adapted for indigenous carps also.
• Each pond is provided with netting to avoid predation by birds.
• The fingerlings are were fed with crumbles of a formulated pelleted feed (about 30% protein) at 3% of their body weight once daily.
• The proportion of feed ingredients is : 30% fish meal, 24% ground nut oil cake, 25% rice bran, 10% wheat flour, 10% tapioca flour and 1% vitamin and mineral mixture).
  

Water quality
The water quality parameters such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, CO2, total alkalinity, hardness and ammonia are analysed at fortnightly intervals to monitor their levels.