INTENSIVE FISH SEED REARING

TECHNOLOGY FOR IMC

05.09.2020
R. RAVICHANDRAN. M.Sc.,
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES
(REGIONAL)
BHAVANISAGAR – 638 451
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 DIFFERENT STAGES IN FISH
PRODUCTIONS

• Seed Productions in ICS centres

• Nursery Rearing
• Stocking & Growing in Ponds
• Harvest &
• Marketing

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 Seed Productions in ICS centre
 Fertilised Eggs

 Spawn

 Hatchlings

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 Nursery Rearing -
Different stages of Fish Seed Rearing

Stages DOC No. of ABW at

Days Final day

EF 1 1st Day 1.50 mg

EF to LF 1 - 15 15 25.00 mg
LF to FL 16 - 45 30 1.00 g
FL to AFL 46 - 90 45 > 7.50 g
Stock size 91-150 60 > 50 g

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• Classification of Seed Rearing
• Intensive Fish Seed Rearing
• The species involved in Intensive
Fish Seed Rearing
• Technical parameters that needs to
be considered for Intensive Fish Seed
Rearing
• Extensive & Intensive Fish Seed
Rearing – A Comparison 9
 Classification

Fish Seed Rearing

Extensive Intensive

Semi-Intensive

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STOCKING DENSITY FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF
FISH SEED REARING
Sl.No IMC Seed No. of EF
Rearing Stocked / m2
1 Extensive 400

2 Semi - Intensive 1000

3 Intensive 5000

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 INTENSIVE FISH SEED REARING

• High stocking of Early fry for rearing.

• Use of artificial/formulated feeds
contain 35 - 40 % of crude Protein.
• The feeds should be Nutritionally
balanced.
• It provides Nutrients for optimal growth.

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 INTENSIVE FISH SEED REARING

• Good and high quality feed improves

the quality of the seeds
• To increase the survival rate
• The produced seeds all are in uniform
size
• To increase the number of cycles.

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IMC

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CHINESE CARPS

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 TECHNICAL PARAMETERS THAT NEEDS TO BE
CONSIDERED FOR INTENSIVE FISH SEED REARING

a.Selection of Cement Cisterns (CC)

b. Good Management Practices (GMP)
a. Pre stocking
i. Liming
ii.Organic Manuring
iii.Aeration
b.Stocking of Quality EF seeds

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 Specifications for
Intensive IMC Fish Seed Rearing

Type of Rearing Area RCC – Cement Cistern

Dimension (20 x 15 x 1.2) m
Area 300 m2
Volume 360 m3
Bottom Clay Coating 3 to 6 inches
Storage Capacity 3.6 Lakh Litres
(360 tonnes)

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 CEMENT CISTERNS PREPARATION
• To dry the CC bottom followed by tilling
and levelling
• To scrap the walls and do White wash
by two coatings in all the four sides
• To check the soil pH and apply Shell
lime based on the pH value (7.0 to 7.2)
• Mix the soil with Vermi-compost of
initial dosage –15.0 kg
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 CEMENT CISTERNS PREPARATION

• To fill the water by using filter bag of

P-60 mesh
• To raise the water level up to 1.2 m
• To close all the inlet & outlet
provisions to make it as a leak proof
• This type of rearing method is
known as closed system
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 CEMENT CISTERNS PREPARATION

• Chlorination – Apply CaOCl2 @ 25 ppm –

(9.0 kg)
• To ensure the available Chlorine between

30 to 33% (Prefer ISI Brands)

• To kill all types of flora and fauna
• To kill both beneficial & pathogenic
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 CEMENT CISTERNS PREPARATION

• Initial aeration is used to mix the CaOCl2

uniformly & allowed to settle for one day

• To prevent the entry of Aquatic insects
by covering the entire CC by using
mosquitoes net
• For Dechlorination, the CC are to be
aerated continuously for next 3 days
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 Aquatic Insects
Sl.No Common Name Scientific Remedial
Name measures
1. Back Swimmer Notonecta 1. Oil
Sp. Emulsion/Ha
Waste Vegetable
2. Dragon Fly Acschna Sp.
oil 50kg with 20
Nymph
kg of Washing
3. May Fly Nymph Ephemerella soap. Emulsion
Sp. is applied
4. Damsel Fly Argia Sp. uniformly on the
Nymph surface of the
water
5. Stone Fly Perla Sp.
Nymph

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 Aquatic Insects
Sl.No Common Name Scientific Remedial
Name measures
6. Stone Fly Dineutes Sp. One Ha of
Nymph EWSA Diesel
50 Litres or
7. Water Scorpion Nepa Sp.
Kerosene 75
Litres with
8. Diving Bettle Cybister Sp. 20 to 25 kg
of cheaper
9. Water Stick Ranatra Sp. washing
insects soap power.

10. Giant water Bug Belostoma Sp.

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Predatory Birds
Indian Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax Sp.)

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 CEMENT CISTERNS PREPARATION
• To test the CC waters for residual Chlorine,
to ensure that the water is free from Cl2.
•To check water pH (7.5 to 8.0)
• If the water pH < 7.5 then again to add
shell lime of required quantity
• If the water pH > 8.5 then to add pH fixers

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 CEMENT CISTERNS PREPARATION

• To broad cast the Vermicompost as a

second dose of 15 kg

• To add Agrimin 5 to 7.5 kg as initial dose

and aerate for uniform mixing

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 DETAILS OF AGRIMIN

Co, Cu, I, Fe, Mg, Mn,

K, Se, Na, S, Zn, Ca, P

DL – Methionine

L – Lysine Mono HCl

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 CEMENT CISTERNS PREPARATION

• Add freshly prepared Probiotics-I ,

total 72 litres in 3 split doses once in

15 days (40 +17+15)

• Continuous aeration for next five days
results, Biofloc will be developed
• To check the water quality parameters 29
 CEMENT CISTERNS PREPARATION

• If necessary, add another 2.5 to 5.00 kg as

second dose Agrimin and CoCl2 @ 0.5 ppm

in 3 split doses at the interval of 15 days

• Stock 3 days old Early Fry @ 5000 Nos/m2
• EF stocking density @ 4670 Nos/m3
• Ensure stocked EF seeds are free from
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 CEMENT CISTERNS PREPARATION

• The EFs are fed with supplementary

feed 4 times a day in split doses by
mixing Agrimin 5 g/kg of feed.
• 6 am , 10 am, 2 pm & 6 pm (10 pm)
• While feeding stop the aeration
• The mash feed protein level is between
35 to 40%
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 CEMENT CISTERNS PREPARATION

•To check Biofloc concentration once in

a week and maintain the water
transparency level between 20 to 25 cm
• While harvesting FL, Prefer scooping/
cotton threaded cash net of fine mesh
instead of dragging
• Reuse the same water for next two cycles
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 Different stages of Fish Seeds
Sl. Classification / Stages Size
No ( in mm)
1 Spawn / Hatchlings 5 – 10
2 Early Fry 11 – 25
3 Fry 26 – 40
4 Advanced Fry 41 – 60
5 Early Fingerlings 61 – 80
6 Fingerlings 81 – 100
7 Advanced Fingerlings 101 – 125
8 Juvenils 126 – 150
9 Yearlings 151 – 200
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 FREQUENCY OF FEEDING

Sl. DOC Stage ABW % of Feed Feeding

No frequency
1. 1–5 EF 1.50 mg 4 times of 4 to 5
ABW times/ day
2. 6 – 14 EF to 25.00 4 times of 4 to 5
LF mg ABW times/ day

3. 15 – 45 LF to FL 1.00 g 3 to 4 times 3 to 4
of ABW times/ day

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 EXTENSIVE FARMING OF SEED REARING *

Area : 300 m2 Volume : 360 m3

Sl. Rearing Stage Stocking Nos. of Duration Survival Expected Feed
No Density seed of (%) output required
required culture (in Lakh) (in Kg)
(Nos/ m2) (in Lakh) (in Days)
1. Early Fry 400 1.2 15 40 0.48 15
to Late Fry EF LF
2. Late Fry to 200 0.6 30 60 0.36 90
Fingerlings LF FL
3. Fingerlings 100 0.3 45 80 0.24 320
to FL AFL
Advanced
Fingerlings
Total 425

* Area based Culture

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 INTENSIVE FARMING OF SEED REARING *

Area : 300 m2 Volume : 360 m3

Sl. Rearing Stage Stocking Nos. of Duration Survival Expected Feed Bio
No Density seed of (%) output required (in mass
required culture (in Lakh) Kg) (in Kg)
(Nos/ m ) (in Lakh) (in Days)
3

1. Early Fry 5000 15.0 15 60 9.00 60.00 22 ½

to Late Fry EF LF
2. Late Fry to 3000 9.00 30 80 7.20 623.00 720
Fingerlings LF FL
Total 683.00

* Volume based Culture

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 BIOMASS - CARRYING CAPACITY

Sl. Harvest Biofloc No. Of Biomass

No Stages (in litres ) Fish Seed (in gram)
reared in
CC
1 Late Fry 1000 2500 62.5
2 Fingerlings 1000 2000 2000
3 Late Fry 2 5 0.05
4 Fingerlings 2 4 4.00

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Characteristics of Supplementary feed

• Nutritionally Balanced
• Host Acceptance
• Assimilation (Shrimp)
• Digestion
• Absorption (Energy)
• Conversion (FCR)
• Excretion 38
 Proximate composition of
Supplementary feed

Sl.No Composition %
1 Protein 35 to 40
2 Lipid 6 to 8
3 Fibre 6
4 Moisture <10
5 Vitamins Traces
6 Minerals Traces

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 Feed Requirement in Different DOC*
Sl.No DOC Feed Cumulative
Requirement Feed
(in kg) (in kg)
1 1 to 5 7½ 7 ½
2 6 to 10 20 27 ½
3 11 to 15 32 ½ 60
4 16 to 25 116 ¼ 176 ¼
5 26 to 35 198 374 ¼
6 36 to 45 308 ¾ 683

* EF – 15 Lakhs Seeds , LF – 9 Lakhs Seeds FL – 7.20 Lakhs Seeds

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 FCR for Different Stages*

Sl. From To FCR DOC

No

1 EF LF 1 : 2.66 01 to 15
2 LF FL 1 : 0.87 16 to 30
3 EF FL 1 : 0.95 01 to 45

* EF – 15 Lakhs Seeds , LF – 9 Lakhs Seeds FL – 7.20 Lakhs Seeds

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 RELATIVE COMPARISON
EXTENSIVE Vs INTENSIVE
Area : 300 m2 Volume : 360 m3
Sl. Type of IMC - EF - Number Expected Expected %
No Rearing Stocking of Early Late fry Fingerlings increase
density Fry production production
Nos./m2 Stocked (in Lakhs) (in Lakhs)
(in
Lakhs)

1. Extensive 400 1.20 0.48 0.29 24%

method
2. Intensive 5000 15.00 9.00 7.20 48%
method

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 COMPARISON OF
EXTENSIVE Vs INTENSIVE

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 COMPARISON FOR EXTENSIVE Vs INTENSIVE
Features Extensive Intensive
Rearing area Earthen Ponds Cement Cistern with
Bottom Clay lining
Area of occupancy More Less
Food Dependency Natural Food & High Energy
Supplementary Supplementary Feed
Feed + Biofloc medium
Space More area Limited area
Water Exchange Low Nil
Feeding frequency 1 to 2 times per 4 to 5 times per day
day
Fertilizer use Partially Nil (To avoid
Planktons )

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 COMPARISON FOR EXTENSIVE Vs INTENSIVE
Features Extensive Intensive
Aeration Nil Continuous aeration
except Feeding Hours
Stocking density EF EF (5000 Nos/m2)
(400 12 ½ times more
Nos/m2)
Harvesting Conventional Selective
Production of FL 96 Nos/m2 2400 Nos/m2
Risk Minimum Maximum
Seed rearing Source Water Biofloc
Medium
Man power More Minimum
Cost of Nil Rs 10.00/-
Probiotics/litre
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 COMPARISON FOR EXTENSIVE Vs INTENSIVE
Features Extensive Intensive
Bloom Plankton Bacterial
(Unstable) (Stable)
Growth Differential Uniform
FCR 1:2 1:0.95
Type of Open Closed
system
Dieses threat Yes No
Production Rs 0.30 Rs 0.35
cost / FL
Quality Moderate Good
Type of culture Area based (2D) Volume based (3D)
Formation of More Minimum
Toxic gases
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 ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS

No of Cost of Producti
No. Seeds Total Selling
seed / Price Producti on
of Produce number 1000 on cost cost /
Stage DOC cyc d / cycle of Seeds Nos (Rs in seed
(Rs in
les (in produced (in Lakh) Lakh) (in
Lakhs) Rs)* Rs)
EF to 15 2 9.00 18.00 300.00 5.40 2.70 0.15
LF
EF to
15+30
LF to = 45 1 7.20 7.20 500.00 3.60 2.52 0.35
FL
•- Minimum rate fixed by the Department
Profit/Seed  EF to LF  Rs 0.15/-
 EF to FL  Rs 0.15/-

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DoF Letter No. 5241/ F1/2019 dated 20.03.2019

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