Fish choice for Avg annual temp of 65 degrees F - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T11:57:14Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/fish-choice-for-avg-annual-temp-of-65-degrees-f?id=4778851%3ATopic%3A379208&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTim,
I would recommend Bullhe…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-10-25:4778851:Comment:4112242012-10-25T12:48:23.706ZJohn Cubithttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnCubit
<p>Tim,</p>
<p>I would recommend Bullhead Genus ameiurus. Although they are a species of catfish brown and blacks are very common in the Northern US and very hearty is cold. They remain very active up to 80 degree water and down to 50. They are a very mild flavor and very easy to care for. Omnivore by nature. We raised bullhead at our college fish farm, and our primary buyers were Asian markets as for profitability they were our number one selling fish and lowest cost to maintain. We also…</p>
<p>Tim,</p>
<p>I would recommend Bullhead Genus ameiurus. Although they are a species of catfish brown and blacks are very common in the Northern US and very hearty is cold. They remain very active up to 80 degree water and down to 50. They are a very mild flavor and very easy to care for. Omnivore by nature. We raised bullhead at our college fish farm, and our primary buyers were Asian markets as for profitability they were our number one selling fish and lowest cost to maintain. We also farm raised Char, Brook, Rainbow and Brown Trout, and Atlantic Salmon as well as rear Gar, Sturgeon and Pike and Pickerel. The nice thing about the brown and black bullhead is they grow based on their environment. The more non compete space they have the larger they grow. When confined they will typically grow in proportion to their container. We found they were usually 25% of the total space available.</p>
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<p>Since bullhead dwell at the bottom they make great tank cleaners for the solids that are not picked up by the pump and that could leave room for another species to co-exist in the mid range of a tank. They also eat dead fish so if you get a sinker that may otherwise raise your ammonia level, they will make quick work of getting rid of the dead ones.</p> I think of using carp,they…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-10-25:4778851:Comment:4110812012-10-25T06:01:09.416ZRonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Ron
<p> I think of using carp,they sound tough,survival wise.I could see trying catfish also.Ive eaten it good and bad.I never have had carp,i heard about lots of bones.Trout is what they put in all the local lakes.</p>
<p> Since im new im not sure what water temp is actually best for various vegetables?I just remember talapia as being a warm water fish.</p>
<p> I think of using carp,they sound tough,survival wise.I could see trying catfish also.Ive eaten it good and bad.I never have had carp,i heard about lots of bones.Trout is what they put in all the local lakes.</p>
<p> Since im new im not sure what water temp is actually best for various vegetables?I just remember talapia as being a warm water fish.</p> Hi Tim, good question.
I agr…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-09:4778851:Comment:3906592012-09-09T21:16:43.624ZCarey Mahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CareyMa
<p>Hi Tim, good question. </p>
<p>I agree with TC and think your best bet is to go with either catfish or bluegill. Then again it depends on what you have available as an energy/ nutrient input. Besides weather and geography, I always consult people to find a bio-waste source as the major bio input (preferably free or haul for a fee even). What is available in your area? Spent grains, coffee grinds, manures, kitchen scraps/ waste (restaurant)?</p>
<p>Do you plan to do a pond/ green water…</p>
<p>Hi Tim, good question. </p>
<p>I agree with TC and think your best bet is to go with either catfish or bluegill. Then again it depends on what you have available as an energy/ nutrient input. Besides weather and geography, I always consult people to find a bio-waste source as the major bio input (preferably free or haul for a fee even). What is available in your area? Spent grains, coffee grinds, manures, kitchen scraps/ waste (restaurant)?</p>
<p>Do you plan to do a pond/ green water culture or a confined/ controlled environment operation?</p>
<p>Also, besides fish, there are other options for nutrient input. Animal-ponics of all sorts, huma-ponics/ pee-ponics etc.</p>
<p>Sorry I can't write more at this time.</p>
<p>Cheers & good luck.</p> Hi David, good to meet you he…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-09:4778851:Comment:3905552012-09-09T12:52:08.808ZCarey Mahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CareyMa
<p>Hi David, good to meet you here. I consult to fish farmers in Beijing and can attest that it is common practice here to mix species In fact, I believe people in Asia have a much better, more holistic approach to farming than many modern, western cultures. We not only produce fish in our ponds but manage to harvest a variety of symbiotic creatures like fresh water prawns, muscles and snails.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>David Li said:…</cite></p>
<p>Hi David, good to meet you here. I consult to fish farmers in Beijing and can attest that it is common practice here to mix species In fact, I believe people in Asia have a much better, more holistic approach to farming than many modern, western cultures. We not only produce fish in our ponds but manage to harvest a variety of symbiotic creatures like fresh water prawns, muscles and snails.<br/> <br/> <cite>David Li said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/fish-choice-for-avg-annual-temp-of-65-degrees-f?id=4778851%3ATopic%3A379208&page=2#4778851Comment381920"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I just started a backyard aquaponic system in Shanghai, China. I currently have 5 grown <span>Crucian carps which I used to kick off the cycle and just added 10 Tilapia fingerling. Well, I started with 10 grown Crucian carps but family took advantage of availability of fresh fishes right in the backyard. </span></p>
<p>However, being in Shanghai, the Tilapia isn't going to live through the winter when the outdoor temp will be around 40F. I have been doing researches on the fishes to grow and found out about the 4 main fishes account for 80% of the annual fish production in China: Grass Carp, Black Carp, Silver Carp and Bighead Carp. </p>
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<p>There are quite a few interesting ways to keep these fishes and many suggest to mix them. Grass carp can be feed with grasses and the poo can facilitate the growth of algae and plankton which will be eaten by Bighead carps. All these sounds very interesting but I wonder how the algae will affect the nutrients in the water for the plants. </p>
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<p>I just want to say hi to others who are interested in testing carps as AP fishes. I am leading toward trying the mix of grass carp and bighead carp. I will post result. </p>
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</blockquote> Yeah, no kidding. Great arti…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-08:4778851:Comment:3903282012-09-08T01:26:33.399ZGeorgehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Geoge
<p>Yeah, no kidding. Great article about the blind taste test. Coincidentally, I was on Kentucky Lake last week fishing for Crappie (appetizing name) and we saw Asian Carp cruising around. They are considered by and large to be a worse than worthless invader but maybe people will start eating them eventually, or at least harvest them for some useful purpose. There are plenty of them and they get very large. Seriously, I will try them but I was not equipped to catch them on that trip.…</p>
<p>Yeah, no kidding. Great article about the blind taste test. Coincidentally, I was on Kentucky Lake last week fishing for Crappie (appetizing name) and we saw Asian Carp cruising around. They are considered by and large to be a worse than worthless invader but maybe people will start eating them eventually, or at least harvest them for some useful purpose. There are plenty of them and they get very large. Seriously, I will try them but I was not equipped to catch them on that trip. People in that area shoot them with bows but I believe they are just wasted afterwards. <br/> <br/> <cite>Vlad Jovanovic said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/fish-choice-for-avg-annual-temp-of-65-degrees-f?id=4778851%3ATopic%3A379208&page=2#4778851Comment390081"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Well, to each their own I guess.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20120408/SPORTS/704089913">http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20120408/SPORTS/704089913</a><br/> <br/> <cite>George said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/fish-choice-for-avg-annual-temp-of-65-degrees-f?page=2&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A390182&x=1#4778851Comment390231"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Whoops, it's not just Americans</p>
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</blockquote> Well, to each their own I gue…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-07:4778851:Comment:3900812012-09-07T17:20:18.371ZVlad Jovanovichttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/VladJovanovic
<p>Well, to each their own I guess.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20120408/SPORTS/704089913">http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20120408/SPORTS/704089913</a><br></br> <br></br> <cite>George said:</cite></p>
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<p>Well, to each their own I guess.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20120408/SPORTS/704089913">http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20120408/SPORTS/704089913</a><br/> <br/> <cite>George said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/fish-choice-for-avg-annual-temp-of-65-degrees-f?page=2&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A390182&x=1#4778851Comment390231"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Whoops, it's not just Americans</p>
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</blockquote> I have had good luck with Rai…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-07:4778851:Comment:3901822012-09-07T17:13:59.146ZMarkhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Mark759
<p>I have had good luck with Rainbow trout. They like the cooler water, at my place the water is 20c/68f all year. It takes about 9 months to start to harvest. Right now I buy the food for them.</p>
<p>I have had good luck with Rainbow trout. They like the cooler water, at my place the water is 20c/68f all year. It takes about 9 months to start to harvest. Right now I buy the food for them.</p> Whoops, it's not just America…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-07:4778851:Comment:3902312012-09-07T13:47:35.862ZGeorgehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Geoge
<p>Whoops, it's not just Americans</p>
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<p>Whoops, it's not just Americans</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-19499737" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-19499737</a></p> Well, we have good tasting fi…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-08-15:4778851:Comment:3833112012-08-15T10:12:58.706ZVlad Jovanovichttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/VladJovanovic
<p>Well, we have good tasting fish here in Europe too. We just count carp among them :)<br></br> <br></br> <cite>George said:</cite></p>
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<p>Well, we have good tasting fish here in Europe too. We just count carp among them :)<br/> <br/> <cite>George said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/fish-choice-for-avg-annual-temp-of-65-degrees-f?xg_source=activity&id=4778851%3ATopic%3A379208&page=2#4778851Comment381847"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Possibly because we have so many good fish here. It'll be interesting to see if carp make my top 20. My grandson and I came home the past couple of days with flounder, red drum and spotted seatrout, all very good fish.<br/> <br/> <cite>Vlad Jovanovic said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/fish-choice-for-avg-annual-temp-of-65-degrees-f#4778851Comment378995"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I believe many people (mostly just Americans it seems) have been conditioned to 'automatically' respond to carp in such a negative light.</p>
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this temperature…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-08-15:4778851:Comment:3833042012-08-15T09:10:49.193ZSergey Dekhtyarenkohttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/SergeyDekhtyarenko
<p><span class="short_text" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span class="hps">63 degrees F</span></span></p>
<p><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span class="hps">this temperatures</span> <span class="hps">suitable for</span> <span class="hps">trout and</span> <span class="hps">sturgeon</span></span></p>
<p><span class="short_text" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span class="hps">63 degrees F</span></span></p>
<p><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span class="hps">this temperatures</span> <span class="hps">suitable for</span> <span class="hps">trout and</span> <span class="hps">sturgeon</span></span></p>