Its been about 5-6 years since my father started fish farming. I was not into much of this bussiness but before one year from now I started to help him out a bit. This way is the best way to learn before you start on your own. Now you can say I've learnt about 30% of what my father knows already or may be a bit less. Because learning never stop for lifetime,it goes on and on.
In India, particularly in my region flooding season occurs mainly in may and june and july, but this year it shocked everyone. It's last week of August and water level are rising at 1 ft a day scale. Is it because of climate change ? I know nothing about it for now but it might be. A week before, Nag panchami (from this day snakes start to go into hibernation till the end of winter seasonal) was gone but snakes are still seen in roads, houses because holes are filled with water.
Toady , to distract fishes from escaping the ponds, i went and bought some fish foods . My father told me, this way fishes will be distracted from the flowing water from outside. It costs about 60RS( .9$) per Kg. I bought 5 KG of fise food of 4mm size. For today about 2 KG of this food is used for feeding.
In a matter of time after i along with my father threw the foods, it was finished. Pictures don't do justice to what i saw fishes eating the food.
There was a gap in one side of our pond so that the water gets in and it doesn't pressurize other part to slide down. But fishes can escape from the gap, so we have to make a barrier.
We made a bamboo bridge to cross between the gap. This has become a habit during flooding season.
I was scared to take this picture and hold my phone tight because if it fell down I'm not going to have a new phone or repair for about half a year lol.
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