Credit: Patrick Appenteng (Ghana)
The two photos show hatchery and nursery facilities for the production of tilapia fry. The facility is owned by a farmer in the Asuogyaman District of Ghana. One photo shows the egg incubation unit of farm (03) found in the Asuogyaman District of Ghana. Eggs of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus that are collected from tilapia brood stock in earthen ponds are incubated in this facility. The incubation unit is locally manufactured by the farmer using some local materials. The big black receptacle on the ground is a poly tank with PVC pipes overlaid to channel water into the system through a plastic bucket with perforation at the bottom. Connected into the poly tank are two transparent plastic receptacles holding harvested tilapia eggs.
The second photo shows concrete tanks with hapa’s used as a nursery facility for tilapia fry. The Dimension of each tank is 4m ×12m; however divided into three (3) compartments. Total numbers of tanks are twelve (12). Dimensions of hapa’s are 3m × 3m each. The source of water is the Volta Lake.
Out of this facility, the farmer produces his own fingerlings to feed the cages in his farm since he does not get adequate fingerlings supply to stock his cages. Total number of cages is sixty (60) of dimensions 6mx6m×6m.
