Recently, I lost about 30 percent of my fishes to cannibalism. It wasn't a good experience but I hold myself responsible for negligence. This is the reason I am writing this piece. Most breeders don't know how much is been lost to cannibalism on a per minute basis. A lot of activities go on under the water that we are not aware of, and one of such activities is 'fish eating fish'. The popular proverb that says bird do not eat other bird's intestine do not hold for fish. As a matter of fact fish predates on themselves to grow. It is the best example of the survival of the fittest.

Cannibalism is a slow-killer, it is a great reducer of fish population and can lead to monumental profit loss. This is why Grading fish into groups of similar individual
sizes should be a common management practice in fish
farming. To fail to observe this is to risk running into Loss.

Apart from losses from cannibalism, there are other benefits of separating your fingerlings into similar individual sizes. These includes the following:

1. It helps to remove the fast-grower from the slow- growers. No matter how hard one try fish do not grow the same. Sorting however helps in separating and similar sizes into the same pond.

2. Sorting helps to reduce cannibalism. Like I stated earlier, fish predate on themselves to grow. It is an inevitable truth. Apart from mortalities, another factor that reduces the fish population drastically is cannibalism. Sorting, done regularly help to control your fish population greatly.

3. Sorting improves supplementary feeding efficiency. 'Different strokes for different folks'. Different sizes of fish requires different supplement. You cannot be assured that all your fishes have the required supplement except through sorting. Except you sort, the big ones keep getting bigger while the smaller ones remains the same. The reason is that the bigger ones takes advantage of the smaller ones by eating the better chunk of the feed while the smaller ones eat crumbs leaving them with a less nutritious feed.

4. It increases the accuracy of stock estimates for better monitoring and feed administration.

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Sorry for ur loss

Ariyke:
Sorry for ur loss

thank you.

Sorry bro

Sorry bro

Eeya...Sorry brotherr, I can imagine how painful it is to lose something that you invest time and money in.

Sorry

sorry for your lost bro

Cat fish? So sorry


Titus

Ehya bro,sorry...that's why it's not advisable to do fish farming on part-time basis.

I hope you can learn from this to starve off future occurrences

Yommiefish:
Recently, I lost about 30 percent of my fishes to cannibalism. It wasn't a good experience but I hold myself responsible for negligence. This is the reason I am writing this piece. Most breeders don't know how much is been lost to cannibalism on a per minute basis. A lot of activities go on under the water that we are not aware of, and one of such activities is 'fish eating fish'. The popular proverb that says bird do not eat other bird's intestine do not hold for fish. As a matter of fact fish predates on themselves to grow. It is the best example of the survival of the fittest.

Cannibalism is a slow-killer, it is a great reducer of fish population and can lead to monumental profit loss. This is why Grading fish into groups of similar individual
sizes should be a common management practice in fish
farming. To fail to observe this is to risk running into Loss.

Apart from losses from cannibalism, there are other benefits of separating your fingerlings into similar individual sizes. These includes the following:

1. It helps to remove the fast-grower from the slow- growers. No matter how hard one try fish do not grow the same. Sorting however helps in separating and similar sizes into the same pond.

2. Sorting helps to reduce cannibalism. Like I stated earlier, fish predate on themselves to grow. It is an inevitable truth. Apart from mortalities, another factor that reduces the fish population drastically is cannibalism. Sorting, done regularly help to control your fish population greatly.

3. Sorting improves supplementary feeding efficiency. 'Different strokes for different folks'. Different sizes of fish requires different supplement. You cannot be assured that all your fishes have the required supplement except through sorting. Except you sort, the big ones keep getting bigger while the smaller ones remains the same. The reason is that the bigger ones takes advantage of the smaller ones by eating the better chunk of the feed while the smaller ones eat crumbs leaving them with a less nutritious feed.

4. It increases the accuracy of stock estimates for better monitoring and feed administration.

More soon...

Nice writeup...simple and concise!!! Experience is the best teacher

so sorry.. don't give up

Scanfrost:

Nice writeup...simple and concise!!! Experience is the best teacher

I appreciate!

Sorry brov



Ur points are noted.....

Sorry for your loss bro. May almighty help you in your bussiness process akeem.
Pls what's the timing rang from day one can the sorting be done?

Mustack:
Sorry for your loss bro. May almighty help you in your bussiness process akeem.
Pls what's the timing rang from day one can the sorting be done?

For fingerlings I will advice every 3 days. But for grow-out maybe 2 - 3 weeks.

Yommiefish:
For fingerlings I will advice every 3 days. But for grow-out maybe 2 - 3 weeks.

Thanks

This is what I fear most in rearing fishes, hens, etc. The mortality rate's always bit on the high side. Sorry bro.

francizy:
This is what I fear most in rearing fishes, hens, etc. The mortality rate's always bit on the high side. Sorry bro.

Tis to let others learn.

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Yommiefish:
For fingerlings I will advice every 3 days. But for grow-out maybe 2 - 3 weeks.

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