Fish for NW Aquaponics - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T17:41:29Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/fish-for-nw-aquaponics?groupUrl=northwestaquaponics&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A611338&groupId=4778851%3AGroup%3A20675&feed=yes&xn_auth=noRight, James. I was consideri…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-03-11:4778851:Comment:6259312016-03-11T22:44:03.180ZJeff Guykemahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffGuykema82
<p>Right, James. I was considering Trout when I started. Love those guys. However, my water got up to high 80's during the summer last year. Figured that it's easier to heat water than to cool it. How did you keep 'em cool?</p>
<p>Right, James. I was considering Trout when I started. Love those guys. However, my water got up to high 80's during the summer last year. Figured that it's easier to heat water than to cool it. How did you keep 'em cool?</p> Trout really are the native…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-03-11:4778851:Comment:6258752016-03-11T07:04:09.732ZJames D Eiselsteinhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JamesDEiselstein
<p>Trout really are the native fish to have in the Northwest, I've hatched and raised, Rainbow trout</p>
<p>and Brown trout from eyed eggs. they just need to be in the shade in cool water. Heating water is</p>
<p>inefficient. Done tilapia but they have problems in the winter below 50 F.</p>
<p>Trout really are the native fish to have in the Northwest, I've hatched and raised, Rainbow trout</p>
<p>and Brown trout from eyed eggs. they just need to be in the shade in cool water. Heating water is</p>
<p>inefficient. Done tilapia but they have problems in the winter below 50 F.</p> Finally got my system up and…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-08-09:4778851:Comment:6125412015-08-09T20:23:12.278ZJeff Guykemahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffGuykema82
<p>Finally got my system up and running... what a relief. Cycling now with some goldfish. Having decided to go with catfish, I'm struggling to find them for sale. And, when I do find them, they won't ship. </p>
<p>Any ideas on where to find channel cats in the South Puget Sound area? Thanks a lot for any help!</p>
<p>Finally got my system up and running... what a relief. Cycling now with some goldfish. Having decided to go with catfish, I'm struggling to find them for sale. And, when I do find them, they won't ship. </p>
<p>Any ideas on where to find channel cats in the South Puget Sound area? Thanks a lot for any help!</p> Thanks, everyone, for your in…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-07-25:4778851:Comment:6112912015-07-25T22:01:11.125ZJeff Guykemahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffGuykema82
<p>Thanks, everyone, for your input. I really appreciate the feedback. I think I'm heading in the direction of catfish but not quite sure on this yet. Still a little time to decide, though not long.</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone, for your input. I really appreciate the feedback. I think I'm heading in the direction of catfish but not quite sure on this yet. Still a little time to decide, though not long.</p> One of the members of the NW…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-07-25:4778851:Comment:6113382015-07-25T14:32:16.563ZLinda Loganhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/LindaLogan
<p>One of the members of the NW Aquaponic group had them. Contact Anne Phillip (Micro Mobius) for who it was. Check with local fish stores. There's a koi store in outer SE that might carry them, I feed them like goldfish. I had 15 plus a pleco in a 50 gallon barrel. All did very well. I sold them when I temporarily shut my system down.</p>
<p>One of the members of the NW Aquaponic group had them. Contact Anne Phillip (Micro Mobius) for who it was. Check with local fish stores. There's a koi store in outer SE that might carry them, I feed them like goldfish. I had 15 plus a pleco in a 50 gallon barrel. All did very well. I sold them when I temporarily shut my system down.</p> Chris thanks for the honest s…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-07-22:4778851:Comment:6112572015-07-22T15:44:55.917ZLinda Loganhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/LindaLogan
<p>Chris thanks for the honest statement on growing fish in the NW. I have grown tilapia, cat fish, blue gil, shumunkin, and gold fish. I didn't like the taste of the tilapia, sold the blue gil and cat fish, and found that shubunkin and gold fish gave me the best results for growing veggies. I still have some cat fish. I grew a tomato plant with shubunkin in a 50 gallon fish tank and a half blue barrel that produced 70 pounds of tomatoes. </p>
<p>Chris thanks for the honest statement on growing fish in the NW. I have grown tilapia, cat fish, blue gil, shumunkin, and gold fish. I didn't like the taste of the tilapia, sold the blue gil and cat fish, and found that shubunkin and gold fish gave me the best results for growing veggies. I still have some cat fish. I grew a tomato plant with shubunkin in a 50 gallon fish tank and a half blue barrel that produced 70 pounds of tomatoes. </p> I do want fish for harvesting…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-07-21:4778851:Comment:6112192015-07-21T14:07:59.375ZJeff Guykemahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffGuykema82
<p>I do want fish for harvesting, so I'm not a big fan of going with smaller fish (blue gill, crappie, etc...). Catfish I've thought about just a little bit but didn't know what their temperature range is. Could they take the colder temps during the winters here and the warm temps during the summer?</p>
<p>I do want fish for harvesting, so I'm not a big fan of going with smaller fish (blue gill, crappie, etc...). Catfish I've thought about just a little bit but didn't know what their temperature range is. Could they take the colder temps during the winters here and the warm temps during the summer?</p> They could all be outside, th…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-07-20:4778851:Comment:6111212015-07-20T16:57:59.266ZLaurence Hutchinsonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/LaurenceHutchinson
<p>They could all be outside, they all have an acclimation range I agree, I suppose I must be too picky about my water quality.</p>
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<p>They could all be outside, they all have an acclimation range I agree, I suppose I must be too picky about my water quality.</p>
<p></p> Trout are really picky about…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-07-20:4778851:Comment:6107922015-07-20T16:44:13.143ZCarla&Davehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CarlaDave
<p>Trout are really picky about water temp., and oxygenation. They require a lot of cold moving water. </p>
<p>Blue gill, Pumpkin seed sunfish, perch or catfish will do fine. Maybe bass...</p>
<p>Trout are really picky about water temp., and oxygenation. They require a lot of cold moving water. </p>
<p>Blue gill, Pumpkin seed sunfish, perch or catfish will do fine. Maybe bass...</p> What about housing the trout…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-07-20:4778851:Comment:6111182015-07-20T15:42:56.603ZLaurence Hutchinsonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/LaurenceHutchinson
<p>What about housing the trout outside, they do not have to be in the heat.</p>
<p>What about housing the trout outside, they do not have to be in the heat.</p>