PRODUCTION OF CATFISH FRIES

PRODUCTION OF CATFISH FRIES

 

Steps to follow during catfish hatchery process:

 

• Buy a matured male and female broad stock catfish ( 7 to 10 months old) and keep them in a separate pond for up to 7 day to rest before starting the hatchery process
• Induce the female catfish and leave her for up to 10 to 12 hours to rest
• Stripping the eggs off the female catfish

 

 

BUY A MATURED MALE AND FEMALE BROOD STOCK CATFISH:

 

The matured broad stock catfish for the hatchery must above seven months to a year old, the eggs of the matured female broad stock catfish is brown or green; it can also be identify through the head of the catfish.

 

  Matured male and female brood stock

 

 

INDUCE THE FEMALE CATFISH BY INJECTING OVA PRIM INTO IT DOSAL FIN MUSCLE:

When injecting the female catfish it must be beside the belly or the dorsal fin muscle, and rob where the needle is being penetrated so that the drug can circulate properly in the catfish, the name of this drug is called ova prim. After inducing the female catfish, separate both catfish into a separate pond. After inducing the female catfish leave her a separate large plastic and pour a little water into the pond and cover it for 10 to12 hours.

Note: this whole process should be in the evening to enable the female catfish relax very well.

 injecting the female catfish

 

 STRIPPING THE EGG OUT OF THE FEMALE CATFISH:

After the duration of 10-12 hours, GENTLY strip out the eggs from the Female catfish with your hands into a bowl. After doing that, you will need to dissect the male catfish to remove the sperm, then squeeze the white substance out from the sperm bag and pour it into the bowl containing the eggs, then steer gently to mix it together and then add a little water then steer it together and gently pour out the water. Use a plastic spoon and gently put the eggs on the floating net inside the already prepared fish pond. Cover the pond and leave for 24hrs you’ll observe some movement at the bottom of the pond. These movement indicate the eggs has started to hatch into fries.

 stripping the egg from the female catfish

 locating the sperm sac in the male catfish

  sperm sac of the male catfish

 hatched fries

i beleaved with these explanation you can be able to carry the fertilization and hatching catfish fries

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