Fish is a delicious and nutritious protein source that is also rich in nutrients like omega-3 Fatty acids that improves our heart health and lowers our blood cholesterol level. Farmed fish has been playing an important role in meeting global protein demands.
Pond management
1. Pond constructing process
- Select a suitable place for making the pond.
- Determine the appropriate area of the pond.
- Make the shore of the pond strong.
- It would be better if there are no big tree near the pond.
- Make an inlet and outlet path.
- Make the pond fertilized before releasing minnow there.
- Build the pond near your residence.
- Stock minnow according to the area of your pond.
- the pond where at least one natural water source is available around the year
- Determine the area of pond which you can easily maintain.
2. Size of the Pond
The size of the pond depends on your farming type. If you want to cultivate fish to meet up your family needs, you can start in a small pond design. If you want to cultivate fish commercially you have to make a large one. The pond can be both square and rectangular sized. Square and rectangular sized pond are easy to build. A pond with an area of 250-300 square meter is best for family used fish pond. In commercial purposes the pond size can be any. The size of the pond should be right that which you can easily maintain.
3. Depth of the Pond
The water depth will be 30 % in one corner and 100 % in another corner. Depth of the water depends on the species of fish you are cultivating. The depth of the pond can be more if you want to use it for reserving water for the dry season. What ever the depth of the pond can be but 'it have to have the well facilities of draining. A well drained pond is suitable for collecting fish.
