Source: www.fishconsult.org Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) This 8-min video addresses the sequence of the artificial reproduction of African catfish (Clarias gareipinus). The process starts with the hormonal induction of catfish brood fish using the extract of catfish pituitary gland. Afterwards, a female catfish is stripped upon ovulation …
Tag: African catfish
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Oct 19 2013
Culture of African catfish in itegration with agricultural crops in Egypt – Video
Video credit: Elie Badai (Cameroon) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal The video shows the farming of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in integration with other agriculture crops of vegetables and fruits. The farm is located in Ismaelia governorate. This farm could serve a model of catfish farm especially the national strategy targets to enhance the contribution of …
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Oct 17 2013
Use of locally-made feeding facilities in an African catfish farm in Sudan
Credit: Elsadig Arbab (Sudan) The three photos show the locally-made feeding facilities used in an African catfish farm in Sudan. The facilities include a feed manufacturing unit capable to produce 1 ton of feed/day and demand feeders of 30 kg/each capacity. The third photo shows the produced feed. The total area of this farm is 31,500 …
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Oct 15 2013
Culture of African catfish, Clarias garipinus in Sudan
Credit: Elsadig Arbab (Sudan) The two photos show the culture of African catfish, Clarias garipinus that represents the main cultured species in a fish farm in Sudan. The stocking rate of fingerlings is 7 pieces/m2 whereas fingerlings are either collected from the wild or from hatchery-produced fry through induced breeding. The average initial weight upon stocking …
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Aug 31 2013
Mubone fish station, Bujumbura Province (Burundi)
Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) The photo shows the Mubone fish station, Bujumbura Province. The station has a total of 23 ponds and 100 hapas which are installed in one pond and used for the reproduction and nursing of Nile tilapia. The species farmed/searched on the station are Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus and African catfish, Clarias gariepinus. …
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Aug 31 2013
Kavogero fish farming station, Kirundo (Burundi)
Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) The photo was just taken after the rehabilitation of Kavogero fish farming station, Kirundo province. One can see the color of unfertilized pond water. The station has nine earthen as well as two hen houses what are constructed above two of the fish ponds. Tilapia and African catfish, Clarias Gariepinus are the species …
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Aug 30 2013
Packing hatchery produced fingerlings of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus in Egypt – Video
Video credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This video has been taken at the Egyptian Aquaculture Center (Kafr El Sheikh) during the Warm water fish production training course (2012). The video shows the packing of the hatchery produced fingerlings of African catfish, Clarias Gariepinus. Hatching technology for the mass production of catfish …
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Aug 29 2013
Extraction of the pituitary gland of African catfish (a training tool) – Video
Video credit: Amal Magga (South Sudan) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This video has been taken during the Warm water fish production training course. The video shows in details how the pituitary gland was successfully allocated and extracted. You will notice how the …
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Aug 05 2013
Constructing a fish pond on the campus of Kwadaso College of Agriculture, Ghana
Credit: John Francis Ababio (Ghana) The picture shows students constructing a fish pond as part of their practical training. It is not a typical sized pond. This was done just to give the students practical skills in pond construction and for in-school practical lessons. At the moment, hand building fish pond is the common practice in …
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May 09 2013
Smoking trial of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus in Egypt
Photo credit: Sherif Sadek (Egypt) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Source: www.fishconsult.org The photos show the process of smoked catfish in an attempt to study the market potential of the smoked product. African catfish enjoys desirable production characteristics especially its high growth rate and the extreme tolerance to the adverse environmental conditions. However, the marketing …
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