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Carp Hatchery Systems
Eco-hatchery-circular spawning pool It consists of circular cement pools (8 m diameter) with 50 cubic metres of water holding capacity. The bottom of the pool slopes to the centre, where there is an outlet pipe (10 cm diameter) leading to the incubation pond (egg collection chamber). The wall of the spawning pool is provided with diagonally fitted inlet pipes at an angle of 45o for circulation of water creating artificial riverine conditions. After circular pool is filled with water, about 80 kg of females and 80 kg of males are released into the pool. When the breeders start coming up to the surface, the valves are opened so that a circular current is created. The speed of water current is maintained at about 30 m/min. The yield of 10 million eggs per breeding operation is usually achieved. Eco-hatchery Incubation pool As spawning goes on in the spawning pool, the fertilised eggs are led into the incubation pool (3 m diameter - double walled circular pool, with inner wall of regulated mesh permitting outflow of water) where water at a regulated speed enters through the duck mouth valves fitted on the floor of the outer chamber. The speed of the water is regulated @2.5 litre/sec in the initial stage and then reduced to 2.0 l/sec when movement of embryo inside the eggs starts. After hatching, the speed is again increased to 3.0-3.5 l/sec. and the hatchlings are allowed to remain there for about 3 days till the yolk sac is absorbed. Rearing of seed-hatchling to fry/fingerling stage Presently two techniques are practiced.
Rearing in earthen ponds at fish farm up to fry stage From the hatchling receiving ponds (nursery ponds), the weeds are removed. Unwanted fishes are removed using mahua oil cake containing 4-6% saponin at the rate of 2000-2500 kg/ha meters. Lime is applied @ 250-300 kg/ha. for neutralizing acidity and helping mineralisation of organic matter. Manuring of ponds with cow dung @5000kg/ha is done about 15 days before the anticipated date of stocking by broadcasting all over the pond (dose of cow dung is doubled when Mahua oil cake is not used). Aquatic insects are controlled. Suitability of water is tested. Thereafter ponds are stocked with about 3-4 days old spawn usually in the morning hours. The moderate rate of stocking may be 25-30 lakhs/ha. Supplementary Feed A mixture of finely powdered groundnut/mustard oil cake and rice bran/polish, in equal proportion by weight is supplied to the fry. Cobalt chloride or Manganese sulphate (trace elements) @ 0.01 mg/day/spawn may be added to the feed. Addition of yeast increases survival of fry. Feed may be broadcast all over the pond commencing from the day of stocking. Feeding may be stopped one day earlier to the harvesting. The generally recommended feeding schedule is given below. Feeding strategy for fry of Indian major carps
(Source: Food and Agriculture Organisation) Chinese Fish hatchery
Harvesting of fry Harvesting in nursery ponds In nursery ponds the fry usually grow to a size of 25–35 mm in about a fortnight with more than 70–80% survival, when they become ready for harvesting. Harvesting is done by seining the pond water using a close meshed (1.45 mm) drag net. Several netting operations should be done to ensure near total harvesting of the stock. No harvesting should be done on a bright sunny day or in cloudy weather as there might be heavy mortality of tender fry due to high temperature related increased metabolism and the depletion in available dissolved oxygen. The most suitable time for harvesting is the early hours of the morning. Feeding should be stopped a day before harvesting to minimize the conditioning time required for transporting fry over long distances.
(Source: Food and Agriculture Organisation) Stocking of nursery ponds Carp spawn requires natural feed immediately after stocking and hence it is essential to have a minimum plankton value of 30–40 ml/m3 in case of stocking at a moderate rate (1.5–2.5 million/ha). Combined rearing of two or more species of spawn should not be done in nursery ponds. The pond should be stocked after three days of hatching when their sizes range from 0.60–0.75 cm and counts on an average about 500 nos./ml. Stocking of rearing ponds Rearing of fry to fingerling stage is done in rearing ponds where fry are stocked at the rate of 0.25–0.30 million/ha with a survival level of 60–80% under proper pond conditions. Either monoculture or polyculture methods can be adopted for this rearing. Prior to stocking the rearing ponds the pond waters must have a plankton level of about 30–50 ml/m3.
Method of stocking Stocking of spawn, fry and fingerlings should be done very carefully to avoid any post-stocking mortality due to shock or infections. To minimize post-stocking mortality the fry/fingerlings should be slowly and gradually acclimatized to the temperature and quality of the water in the stocking pond. To do so, open the mouth of the seed transport bag/container and gradually add the pond water in phases and after 15–20 minutes slowly dip and tilt the bag/container in the pond so that the spawn/fry/fingerlings are free to swim out. Stocking should preferably be done in the cool evening hours. Post-stocking management Post-stocking management involves harnessing the pond productivity in the form of natural fish food, maintenance of pond environment congenial to the cultivated fish and fish husbandry, mainly feeding and health care.
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