Goodness Fish Farm

How Much Should I Feed My Fish? It’s always best to underfeed, especially in new aquariums, as uneaten food can cloud your water and cause dangerous rises in ammonia and nitrite levels. A general rule of thumb is to feed only what your fish can consume in 2 to 3 minutes. When in doubt, start with a tiny quantity and observe how fast your fish consume it. If it is completely consumed in less than 2 minutes, give them a little more. It won’t take long to figure out how much food to give them at each feeding. Remove any food that remains after five minutes with a siphon hose or net. What part of the water column your fish feed in. Fish can be: Surface feeders Mid-water feeders Bottom feeders Most fish will learn to take food wherever it’s available, but some specie of fish like shy fish may wait until food drifts into their “safe zone”. These fish may need to be target fed, meaning directing food right to them. Flakes and some pellet foods typically linger at the surface for a mi...

Understanding and predicting fish performance in ponds Understanding and predicting fish performance in ponds can be relatively difficult without the prior knowledge of how water parameters influence fish behaviour. This is due to poor knowledge of fish water chemistry. For example Africa catfish grown naturally on fresh water body such as rivers, streams and lakes with high oxygen content Fish, unlike other animals, feed and defeacate inside the same water where they live and the quality of the water inside which they live directly affects feed efficiency, rate of growth, survival and the state of health of the fish. When water quality depreciates, consumed feed is not properly converted into body flesh. Poor growth is recorded, fish survival is affected and ultimately massive fish kills may occur. In fish production, key water quality parameters which need to be continually monitored are temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and ammonia. Due to dynamics within the ponds, these par...

Tilapia Fish Health Benefits: • Tilapia fish is good source of protein. • Tilapia fish is good for bone health. • Tilapia fish may prevent prostate cancer. • Tilapia fish is good for immune system and thyroid function. • Tilapia fish is good for brain health. • Tilapia fish is good for weight loss: • Tilapia fish prevents premature ageing • Tilapia is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids, hence good for heart.

Often times the first questions aquarists ask, especially those who are new to the hobby, are about feeding. What do I feed my fish, how much should I feed them, and how often? In nature, what fish eat depends on whether they’re herbivores (plant eaters), carnivores (meat eaters) or omnivores (both). How often and how much they eat depends on their dietary preferences, their appetite and availability of food. Here are some tips to help provide the best possible feeding program for your fish: Herbivorous fish tend to forage throughout the day because it takes a lot more plant material to satisfy their nutritional needs than the amount of meat protein for carnivores. Omnivorous fish have it best because they have many more options for suitable food items. Predators and specialized feeders eat more when food is abundant, but when it isn’t several days may pass between meals. This could explain why aquarium fish readily accept food anytime it’s offered; they don’t know when their n...