Dec 01 2013
Credit: Mukhtiar Ahmed (Pakistan) The culture of red tilapia in Pakistan started with the import of 500 fry with an average weight of 2.5 g from Thailand in March 2011 by Livestock & Fisheries Department, Government of Sindh. After the further nursing and grow-out of imported tilapia, the spawning has been carried out in breeding hapas …
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Nov 21 2013
Credit: Carlos Calderón Deza Via: Wilder Rodriguez Arteaga (Peru) This photo shows cage farming of red tilapia in Peru during either fry nursing or fattening. During fry nursing, balanced feed of 30 and 45% protein content is offered at 10-12% of fish biomass/day. During the fattening phase, fish are stocked at densities that range …
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Nov 04 2013
Credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) The photo shows a grow-out tank for tilapia located in Lake Amatitlán, Guatemala. The lake is one of four major lakes in Guatemala. The water supply to tilapia tank is pumped from a depth then pass through a filter of volcanic rocks and geotextile to reduce its ammonia content before …
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Oct 23 2013
The video covers different phases of the stocking of tilapia fingerlings in Lake Nasser. The stocked species is Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. The video shows the broodstock facilities and maintenance in one of the three hatcheries devoted to produce the fingerlings required for the restocking. The nursing of tilapia fry is briefly shown in the …
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Oct 15 2013
Credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) The first photo shows people collecting the swim-up fry of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from the spawning tanks. Tilapia broodstock are stocked at the ratio of four females for each male. The collected fry are passed to the sex reversal unit which is shown in the second photo. The sex reversal …
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Oct 11 2013
Credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) The photos show one of tilapia fish farms which is located in one of the villages that belongs to the province of Petén. The farm adopts an extensive management system. The Fisheries Department (DIPESCA) provides technical assistance to the farm.
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Oct 10 2013
This review addresses the following issues: Contribution of aquaculture to total fishery over an extended period of time Mode of aquaculture development in Egypt starting by historic information Aquaculture development and natural resources (land and water) Aquaculture practices in relation to the limitation of natural resources (intensification, integration, rotation) Production basket focusing on tilapia Aquaculture …
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Oct 02 2013
Credit: Carlos Calderón Deza via: Wilder Rodriguez Arteaga (Peru) In this production system, ponds of acreages from 0.5 to 3 acres are used with water exchange that ranges from 15 to 30% per day of the entire volume of the pond. In this system, aerators are used with aeration intensity that depends on the intensification level (ranges …
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Oct 02 2013
Credit: Carlos Calderón Deza via: Wilder Rodriguez Arteaga (Peru) En este sistema de producción se utilizan estanques de 0,5 a 3 hectáreas con recambios de agua del 15 al 30% diario de todo el volumen del estanque y se utilizan aireadores, dependiendo del grado de intensidad de siembra del sistema (se utilizan desde 2 HP a …
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