Overview
explain pond management.
outline the practices involved in pond management.
state materials used in pond management.
What you'll learn
- Pond management are practices carried out to ensure optimum fish production
- Monitoring water quality.
- Daily checks of leakages/seepage.
- Stocking:
- i. Rate of stocking/stocking density (2 to 4 fish persquare meter depending on the culturing system)
- ii. Method of stocking: lower the fingerlings with the container inside water to allow the fish to adjust to the new environment and swim out on their own.
- iii. Period of stocking: early in the morning or late in the evening.
- iv. Transportation of fingerlings should be done by using oxygenated bags or clean big containers.
- Feeding should be done daily.
- Sorting should be done monthly.