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What commercial feeds do you use, where do you get them?
What about growing/making your own feeds?
Home made fish feed recipes.
Fish nutrition?
Are worms and/or BSF larva good fish feeds?
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I've noticed there has been much talk about trying to feed fish sustainably as well as trying to make them healthy to eat. I thought perhaps this warranted a group. Another point to keep in mind is that the fish feed in aquaponics is not simply a means to grow fish, it is also our primary means of getting proper nutrients to our plants so one can't really expect to remove fish and veggies from a system into which no external feed is added. If you will be removing fish and veggies to eat, you will have to replace the nutrients you take so you can't expect to grow all the fish feed in the system and still have much nutrient left over to provide veggie growth and fish harvest. (No perpetual motion machine.)
That said, there is much that can be recycled within an aquaponics system or if not directly, it might go through worm or bsf bins before coming back to the fish.
I'm starting a list of links here to previous discussions on feed and related things
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Tilapia feed recipe
Started by steve. Last reply by Sue Whitney Jun 18, 2014. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Would like to work on developing a Tilapia feed recipe. It would consist of several possible component categories. 1. Animal or bug Protein, fish products, BSF 2. Grains, Corn, Soy, Rice, carbs. 3.…Continue
growing brine shrimp for feeding
Started by Hydroponics Curacao Dec 15, 2013. 0 Replies 0 Likes
I'm interested in starting to grow brine shrimps. I've searched the Internet a lot about these but I keep getting different information. Does someone on here know how to grow them to give me tips?…Continue
"The Future of Aquafeeds"
Started by Paul Trudeau. Last reply by halemart Sep 28, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Click below for an interesting report from NOAA on fish food, dated Dec. 2011:The Future…Continue
Sustainability Overview of Fisheries Used for Fishmeal, Fishoil Released
Started by Paul Trudeau. Last reply by tilly the tilapia Jun 27, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes
from The Fish Site Newsletter, June 26, 2012: "Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has released the annual sustainability overview of fisheries used for fishmeal and fish oil." Read more at: …Continue
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Comment by Rick Stillwagon on March 15, 2012 at 8:40pm
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I am going to raise these guys as a feeder fish. They reproduce well in my ponds and they dont get over about 3" in length. No wasted food... If they dont eat them all they will be swimming around until they do!
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Comment by Paul Trudeau on March 14, 2012 at 7:03am
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I thought I saw a posting in the last week or so about trying to manipulate fish food content to produce ideal nutrient balance for the plants. But now of course I can't find the post. Did anyone here notice that post and can you direct me to it? Thanks.
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Comment by TCLynx on February 7, 2012 at 6:10pm
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The link is good Paul.
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Please see “Guidelines for the Use of Wild Fish as Feed in Aquaculture” and "Research on Alternative Raw Feed Materials" posted in Organic/Natural Fish Feed group on this forum. Perhaps I should have posted them here instead.
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Comment by Root Doctor on November 27, 2011 at 3:00pm
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We do not require fish and or manufactured fish foods or nutrients to fully sustain a aquaponic system. Bioponics supports fish but does not rely on fish. Green manures recycled into the garden system are sufficient to product fertility for even the heaviest feeding plants. Fish are fun and added income but don't get stuck believing you have to have a certain fish biomass or variety to keep your grow beds nutrient rich year round.
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try in moderation. I don't really expect molasses to be directly detrimental to fish but as Halemart noted, adding too much to a system can cause a serious bloom which could complete with fish for oxygen if it is too extreme.
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Comment by Larry Austin on September 4, 2011 at 8:59am
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Plantation Blackstrap Molasses from local health food store, about $8.50 a quart. The label shows higher values than any other brand that I have been able to find.
May be worth checking out..
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The original comment about molasses came from the idea of coating some surface with it to grow small critters like midge larva to then hang in the fish tank to feed the fish.
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Comment by Kobus Jooste on September 4, 2011 at 1:24am
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I'm not sure if this was mentioned before, as I have not been following the string to see where the molasses idea came from. In a biofloc situation, the degree to which bacteria will bloom is derectly related to the ratio of carbon to carbohydrates in the water. Shrimp farmers know this and create the perfect coctail to ensure that the detrivores have the best floc (solids coated in bacterial growth) to feed on.
I wonder if anyone has tried to see if there is use for this knowledge in typical aquaponic applications?
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Comment by Harold Sukhbir on September 3, 2011 at 9:59pm
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It was made in my country for over 150 years, old folks swear by it.......good for digestion/constipation. I guess it increases "good bacteria" in humans, so why not fish or AP environments? I'm very interested in your results.
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