Credit: Ndikwetepo Oiva (Namibia)
The photos show the facilities of a hatchery in the seed production of tilapia in Namibia. The earthen ponds shown in the photos are square of 225 m2 surface are (15×15 m). Hatched fry are stocked in aquariums and then after in plastic tanks which are furnished with a filtration system to purify the water. The 2-g fry produced during this phase are moved to nursing facility to produce the fingerlings that are required for grow out.
