Fish farming is usually carried out by large fish farms. But few people know that fish can be bred even in a small pond arranged in an ordinary courtyard of a country house or in the country. And it turns out that there is nothing complicated or unusual in the arrangement of such a mini-fish farm.
Instructions
Step 1
Of course, it is unlikely that it will be possible to breed noble fish in a summer pond, but carp and crucian carp are quite unpretentious and survive well in the most modest conditions. They feel very good in shallow, well-warmed water bodies that are not flowing or have a very weak flow. For their cultivation, a pond with a depth of one meter to one and a half and measuring 4 by 6 meters will be quite enough. In such a pond there will be enough room for several carps, or even for a couple of dozen carps weighing up to 300 grams. When purchasing fish, do not rush to release it into the pond, make sure that the temperature of the water in which the fish is located and the temperature in the pond are identical, a temperature drop of even a couple of degrees will cause a temperature shock in the fish, which is fraught with possible death of the fish literally within the first day.
Step 2
Crucians and carps are a kind of water pigs, in the sense that they are unpretentious in food, and you can feed them with anything. Along with protein food (worms and larvae), they can be given cereal food, based on the calculation of 5% of the total weight of fish in the pond. That is, if you have 3 kg of crucians swimming in your pond, then they will need 150 grams of steamed grain or mixed feed per day. Feeding is best done 1-2 times a day at the same time. You can even hang a small bell by the pond, the fish will swim to its sound and immediately eat the portion given to them. They will get used to the routine, the food will be better absorbed, and its remains will not rot, polluting the water. Ideally, you can make a special galvanized tray for feeding, and put the feed in the water in it only during the feeding period, this will allow you to better control the amount of food eaten and protect the pond from contamination.
Step 3
Make sure that the fish does not become cramped in the pond, if your crucians stay at the surface of the water, gasping for air, then they obviously do not have enough oxygen dissolved in the water. You need to either add water to the pond or reduce the population of your fish farm. Such a dacha fishing industry involves catching all the fish from the pond in the fall, your pond is very small, in winter it is most likely to freeze, and the fish will die due to lack of oxygen. It may happen that you are not the only angler with a view to your carp. If you notice that a heron or some other lover of fresh fish has begun to fly to the pond, then a thin net will have to be pulled over the surface of the pond. Farming fish in a summer cottage is a fascinating business, and having launched the first fish into the pond in April, in August you can already start catching them for a light dinner at sunset.
