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Reference: Ornamental fish farming, Saroj K Swain & Co 2010 (ICAR) @LUKRAM2020
What are the main food sources of ornamental fish ?
• Fishes in wild feed on a large variety of foods and their diets is
dependent upon the availability of foods in that particular
environment.
• Food types also change with season change.
• In aquarium fishes are maintain in a closed environment , in
addition to live foods; pelleted balanced diet are given for
breeding and maintenance .
• For breeding and culture live food is the best, but you have to
have extra 1-2 nursery earthen tanks to produced
zooplanktons uninterrupted.
• Besides live food supplementary feed is require to satisfy
nutritional levels.
• On the top of nutritional requirements feeding behavior and
their habitats must be well acquainted.
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#Most of the feeds are imported from courtiers like
Singapore, China, Korea, Thailand and many countries to
reduced this imports we can formulate required feed for
larvae and growth-out stages with locally available
ingredients.
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LIVE FOOD: ZOOPLANKTONS AND PHYTOPLANKTONS
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PLANT SOURCES
Reference: Ornamental fish farming Saroj K Swain and co 2010 (ICAR) @LUKRAM2020
ANIMAL SOURCES
P- Protein, P&C- Protein & β –carotene, C- carbohydrate, NFE= Nitrogenous feacal excretion
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Table 4. Minerals and vitamins required for ornamental fishes.
Minerals Units Vitamins Units
Calcium 5g A 5000-10000 IU
Phosphorus 7g D3 100-200 IU
Magnesium 500mg E 5-20
Potassium 1-3g K 5-20IU
Sodium 1-3g C 200-400mg
Sulphur 3-5g B1 50-100mg
Chlorine 1-5g B2 30-50mg
Iron 50-100g B6 30-50mg
Copper 1-4 g B12 0.02-1.0MG
Manganese 20-50g Biotin 0.5-1.0mg
Cobalt 5-10 mg Choline 200-400mg
Zinc 30-100mg Folic acid 10-500mg
Iodine 100-300mg Inositol 200-300mg
Molybdenum Trace Niacin 100-150mg
Chromium Trace Pantothenic acid 50-100mg
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Selection of food sources and preparation of pelleted fish feed:
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What is Pearson Square Method?
• It was first formulated by a British scientist Karl
Pearson
• It is an useful tool for simplifying and balancing
of rations.
• It shows the proportion or percentage or parts
of two feeds to be mixed together to give a
percentage of the needed nutrient or source of
Carl Pearson
Protein , Carbohydrates etc. Born: 27 March 1857
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How much amount of protein sources
you need to mix together for making
25%, 30% 35%, 45% etc for 1kg or
200kg of feed for your fish?
# Depending of the feeding nature of fish whether carnivore or
omnivore or herbivore we should know the target protein
concentration of the feed to be prepared according to the need
of fish.
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Let us do feed formulation by using Pearson Square
Method by using two food sources of protein wheat
flour (WF) and Fish Meal (FM
Wheat flour (WF)= 13-14 % protein concentration
(13%)
Fish meal (FM) = 40-50% protein concentration (50%)
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Step 2
• Write the percentage of crude protein needed
by the fish in the center of the square where
the Diagonal lines cross.
25%
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Step 3:
• Write the feeds to be used at each corner, and
place the percentage of crude protein in the
feeds after the name of feed.
Wheat flour 13%
(WF)
25%
Fish Meal
50%
(FM)
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Step 4:
• Subtract the smaller of the numbers from the larger
numbers (this involves crude protein needed by the
fish and that provided by the feed source) write the
difference in the opposite corners. PARTS
Wheat flour 13% 25=50-25 (WF)
(WF)
25%
Fish Meal
50% 12=25-13 (FM)
(FM)
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STEP 5
• The numbers at the two corners are parts of the feed
ingredients that are needed , do the Maths
PARTS
Wheat flour 13% 25=50-25 (WF)
(WF)
25 parts WF
25% + 12 parts FM
= 37 total parts
Fish Meal
50% 12=25-13 (FM)
(FM)
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37 Total Parts
STEP 6.
• The percentage of each feed needed in the
diet can be calculated by dividing the number
of parts by the total parts, then multiply by
100
• Do the Maths
• 25/37= 0.6756 x 100= 67.56 % of WF
• 12/37= 0.3243 x 100= 32.43% of FM
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STEP:6
PARTS
= 37 Total Parts
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Step 7:
• The amount of each feed ingredients for a
large batch or feed is determined by
multiplying the percentage of each by the
total amount of the feed desired.
• For example let us say 10 kg of feed
• 10kg/ 0.6756= 6.756 kg of Wheat flour (WF)
• 10kg/0.3243 = 3.243 Kg of Fish Meal (FM)
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• The dough is then cooked for 10-15 minutes in pressure cooker or
autoclave for sterilization that improves digestibility.
• After making moist pellets they should be dried at 40-45°C to avoid fat
oxidation and protein denaturation at high temperature.
• Pellets can be dried in fully ventilated place, may be under shade. Solar
drier may also be used.
• After drying pellets can be broken into different granular forms for
different smaller size groups of fishes through mesh/ sieves.
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Pelletizer For large scale production
Pellets
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• Pellets can be stored in an air tight container to
avoid moisture.
• It is advisable to keep feed in a cool dark place.
• Feed should not be keep after preparation so it
will be good to prepare required fresh food for
fish every two months
• For commercial production of feed, preservatives
like sodium benzoate (C6H5COONa) at 0.1% can
be added.
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SIZE OF PELLET OR GRANULE RECOMENDATED
ACCORDING TO BODY SIZE
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Underfeeding and overfeeding
#UNDER FEEDING:
• When fish does not accept prepared feed or any other live-food, means the
fish is the in stress, the checking of water quality, inspect feed quality and also
appearance of diseased conditions, may be due to improper feed formulation.
Therefore fish should be check and also its environment from time to time. If
underfeeding is continued for long duration they may become emaciated and
finally dies. Therefore feeding properly on time is necessary for the health of
fish.
# OVER FEEDING:
• Unconsumed feed remain after the feeding in the water after a long time is a
sign of overfeeding. The complete consumption of feed by fish means a good
health of the fish. Over feeding causes pathogenic conditions and spoils water
quality of the tank as well as increases ammonia and other products of decay,
causing diseases. Feeding should be done by a concern person at particular
place and time to avoid overfeeding.
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Colour Enhancers for Ornamental fish:
• Enhancing of colour is very important for ornamental fish because bright and multiple
colour are the first attractive part of fish.
• Carotenoids a kind of pigments are the primary source of colour in the ornamental fish
skin. Different colours in fish are due to carotenoids and carotenoid-protein complexes.
• Carotenoids are only synthesized by plants and modification take place in animal tissues,
so the only source are plants so ornamental fish can get only through their diets. It should
be ensure that the fish get a constant intake and adequate amount of carotenoids from the
feed.
• Carotenoids are a group of naturally occurring lipid-soluble pigments that are produced
primarily in plants (including phytoplanktons and algae).
• Zanthophylls are synthesized in green materials starting early in the summer and maturing
to yellow/red pigments of autumn leaves, fruits, flowers, roots and fungi. Eg marigolds,
tomatoes, peppers, maize, carrots, beetroot and mushrooms.
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Exercise
Q1. Prepare 50 kg of artificial feed for ornamental
fish containing 25 % of crude protein from wheat
flour (8% Protein) and fish meal (60% protein).