In today’s article there is a general idea about making fish feed and ingredients. What kind of feed should you make for some fish and what kind of feed should you keep in your diet? I hope today’s article will help in making feed for fish farmers.
The main and important sector of fish farming is feed management. Balanced fish feed is available in the market but we can reduce the cost of feed management by making fish feed at home or on our own.
Source of protein in fish feed
It is necessary to know the nutritional value of all the ingredients for making fish feed.
Soybean meal – 42-44% protein
Rape Seed Oil Cake – 36% protein
Fish meal analog – 72% protein
Fish meal (Grade-II) – 54% protein
Anchor pulses themselves – 36% protein
Khesari itself – 29% protein
Lentils themselves – 24% protein
Carp fish feed preparation
Carp fish mainly eat aquatic algae (Phytoplankton) and aquatic insects (Zooplankton). If the concentration of fish is high or the supply of natural food in the water is low or the increase in fish production will be accelerated.
Carp diet requires 24-25% protein, 4-5% fat and 3000 kcal/kg energy. Below is a carp fish feed formulation/ preparation
| Feed ingredients | Quantity (kg) |
| Reich Bran (Auto Mill) | 30 |
| DORB | 30 |
| Soybean meal | 30 |
| Fish Meal | 5 |
| Molasses | 2 |
| Salt | 1.5 |
| Limestone | 1 |
| Dicalciumphosphate | 0.300 |
| Fish Premix (Vitamins & Minerals) | 0.200 |
Tilapia and Pangasius fish feed preparation
Tilapia or pangasius fish diet should contain 28-30% meat, 5-6% oil and 3300 kcal / kg energy. Below is a list of food preparations.
| Feed ingredients | Quantity (kg) |
| Reich Bran (Auto Mill) | 25 |
| DORB | 25 |
| Soybean meal | 35 |
| Fish Meal | 10 |
| Molasses | 2 |
| Salt | 1.5 |
| Limestone | 1 |
| Dicalciumphosphate | 0.300 |
| Fish Premix (Vitamins & Minerals) | 0.200 |
Horn-catfish feed preparation
Shing-magur fish needs to have 30-32% protein, 5-6% fat and 3400 kcal/kg energy. Below is a list of horn-magur fish feed preparation.
| Feed ingredients | Quantity (kg) |
| Reich Bran (Auto Mill) | 20 |
| DORB | 20 |
| Soybean meal | 35 |
| Fish Meal | 20 |
| Molasses | 2 |
| Salt | 1.5 |
| Limestone | 1 |
| Dicalciumphosphate | 0.300 |
| Fish Premix (Vitamins & Minerals) | 0.200 |
Method of making shrimp feed
Shrimp diet needs 33-35% protein, 6% fat and 3500 kcal/kg energy and others nutrition. Below is a list of making shrimp feed.
| Feed ingredients | Quantity (kg) |
| Reich Bran (Auto Mill) | 15 |
| DORB | 15 |
| Anchor Pulses | 10 |
| Soybean meal | 35 |
| Fish Meal | 20 |
| Molasses | 2 |
| Salt | 1.5 |
| Limestone | 1 |
| Dicalciumphosphate | 0.300 |
| Fish Premix (Vitamins & Minerals) | 0.200 |
Fish feed preparation lists will help fish farmers prepare ideal fish feeds.
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