FISH CULTURE

Understanding the difference between fish farms and fish ponds Pond: In the form of land or a container made specifically for cultivating fish bounded by dikes or levees that is located on the beach or coast, source water comes from sea water or brackish water. Fish ponds: In the form of land or a container made specifically for cultivating fish bounded by dikes or levees are located on the mainland, the source of water is fresh water from lakes, reservoirs, rivers, irrigation canals, swamps or springs. Source: Ministry of marine and fisheries Indonesia, Directorate General of Aquaculture Production Directorate, in 2012.

fish farming in small fields land area of ​​fish farming is increasingly narrowed due to the many land conversion of agricultural land into land for housing, industry, commerce made limited land fish farming especially in urban areas, especially for the more limited scope for fish farming. While on the other hand increased food consumption needs, especially the needs of the animal protein required for maintenance and growth. From the above we need to make fish farming in small fields. One of the fish farming in small fields is the cultivation of the pool tarp. cultivation in the pool tarp has been done in various regions in Indonesia. generally for farmed fish in the pool tarp that is the type of fish that have a great tolerance towards the oxygen content in the water. some types of fish that have a high tolerance for the minimal amount of oxygen is catfish and carp. fish farming in ponds tarp does not take a broad space for pool tarp size generally is 3 m long and 2 meters w

Seeds of fish to be stocked and cultivated in ponds, floating net cages and cages should be checked beforehand health. seed fish will be stocked to be healthy and fish seed should have a uniform size, so that a uniform growth of fish seed to harvest. Some criteria for healthy fish seed is as follows: A. Having a uniform size and brightly colored B. when the fish move in the water, the fish must be agile and nimble C. The fish should be healthy and free from germs D. fish seed should be complete no defects and injuries due to transport or pathogen infection. E. The position of the body in the normal water F. If the water in the container is rotated, fish will be swimming against the tide turns. fish farming