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1 How much feed should be given to raise 1000 fish for a time span of six months? Or how much
does it cost to feed.
2 Things to be kept in mind when buying fish feed from the market.
2.1 Fish Feed size.
2.2 Protein contained in the Fish Feed.
2.3 Average body mass of fish.
2.4 Price of fish feed.
3 Understand the Feed chart for 1000 Fishes.
4 Example of Feed Chart for 1000 fishes
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For fish farming to be successful, fish must be provided with quality water, good aeration and a
protein rich Feed. The fish are usually fed pellet feed purchased from the market. Instead, there
are those who make their own fish feed at home. In addition, Azolla and other leafy vegetables can
also be fed to the fishes. Now let’s take a look at what our friend asked.
Fish feed should be selected according to the size of the fish. Fish feeds size ranging from 0.5 mm
to 4mm is available in the market today. We can see from the fish feed chart and select feed size
according to the size of fishes.
The feed with a size of 0.8 mm contains 38% protein. The feed of size 1.2 and 1.8 mm contains
32% and the 3 mm and 4 mm fish feeds contain only 24% protein.
3. Average body mass of fish.
The weight of the fish determines the amount of feed to be given to the fish. The average body
mass of a fish is the average weight of the fish growing in the fish pond. To understand this you can
catch 10 or 20 fishes from the fish pond and take its average weight. For example, if the 10 fish we
catch weigh one kilogram, its average body mass is 100 grams.
The first column of this chart shows the growth of fishes, represented in weeks
The second column shows the average body mass of the fish.
The third column shows how many kilos of feed should be fed to thousand fish a day.
The fourth column is what percentage of feed to be fed to fishes by weight.
Fifth column represents protein content in the feeds and sixth column shows the size of
pellets.
The next column is about the amount of total feed to be given in the span of time, that is in
the first week or two to three weeks.
In the last column is the total amount of feeds per size.
Similarly, for each growth stages or size of fish, it is important to know the amount of protein in the
feed and size of feed to be given.
Initially the feed is about 20% of the weight of the fish but as the fish grows the feeding percentage
can be reduced. When the fishes reaches five to six months growth, one per cent feed will be
sufficient.
This Feed chart is very simple and anyone can understand how much feed should be given to the
fish. It takes about 450 kg of feed to feed thousand fishes for six months. According to the price of
the feed we buy, the feed about Rs. 25,000 is given to one thousand fish for six months. We feed
the fish pellets in the morning and evening. At other times Azolla or other leafy vegetables are also
given. Therefore, we feed only 75% of what is stated in this feed chart. The remaining 25% is
provided by other leaf species and azolla.
I am not saying that this is a feed chart that should be followed exactly. This chart is created using
information from training provided by the Department of Fisheries.
Everyone will benefit if you comment your information about on how and how much each of you
are feeding your fishes below this video. Your doubts and comments can be commented below. If
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