Materials Used to Fill Ponds in Catfish Cultivation

Materials Used to Fill Ponds in Catfish Cultivation – In this case catfish itself is one type of fish that can live in high densities. This fish has a good conversion rate of feed into body weight. With properties like this, catfish farming will be very profitable if done intensively.

There are various types of ponds that can be used for catfish farming. Each type of pond has its own advantages and disadvantages when viewed in terms of cultivation. To decide what pool is suitable, please consider the environmental conditions, labor availability and available funding sources.

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The types of ponds that are commonly used in catfish cultivation are earthen ponds, cement ponds, tarpaulin ponds, floating nets and cages. But in this review we will discuss pond fillers in catfish cultivation.

Cultivation ponds are ponds for cultivating catfish, starting from 5-7 cm or 9-12 cm seeds until they are ready to harvest “7-10 fish/kg”, the cultivation pond gets nutrient water intake that has been prepared in the nutrient enrichment pond. Aquaculture ponds can be made using tarpaulins, cement ponds or earthen ponds. The shape of the cultivation pond can be adapted to land conditions. The pool size is generally 3×6 meters with a minimum water depth of 1.2 meters. 

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Pond Filling Materials in Catfish Cultivation

Make sure the pool that is made is not seeping or leaking. If using an earthen pond that has been used, clean the mud first, then fill it with aquaculture pond filler.

1. The first thing is to prepare 3-5 kg/m2 of compost in the pond, spray it with miracle green organic probiotic starter. The dose used is 10 cc starter per one liter of water. The dose is the basic benchmark in mixing starter. Starter spraying until the compost becomes damp or wet.
2. Leave it for 24 hours, then put it in a “sack” container.
3. Place the sack at the bottom of the pond in several angles in a balanced manner, sprinkle with 0.3-1 kg/m3 of water stabilizer.
4. Then fill the pond with water to a height of one meter, leave the water until the color turns green and natural food appears "usually 7-14 days", this condition indicates that the water quality needed by the fish has been met.

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