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Diseases and prevention in Biofloc fish farming It is difficult to avoid fish diseases completely, it is better to try to prevent it.        Note: part is only to give you a general idea about the common diseases. no treatment should be tried on the basis of this chapter. Experts should be consulted before trying any treatment. 

Fish selection for Biofloc What  species of fish to be selected for Biofloc farming? For the first time farmers, the focus should be on the survival of fish seed. Biofloc system is suitable for species with a tolerance of high solids concentration and poor water quality. such a situation can arise where toxicity is very high in water due to e mergencies such as air pump failure, sudden change in the temperature which could increase ammonia and decrease DO in water. Such a situation can result in mortality. That’s why it is advisable for beginners to start with air breather types of fish.  Join us for more https://www.facebook.com/BioflocFishFarmings What is an air breather fish?  There are two broad classification of fish based on the breathing habit ·          1-  Underwater breather This type of fish breaths inside the water. These fish breathe through gills, it filters oxygen which is dissolved in water ( DO or Dissolve Oxyge

Seeds selection What is seed? "Fish seed or baby fish refers to the industrial term of juvenile life stage of fish, which applied to either fry or fingerling stage." source: google.com Join us for more https://www.facebook.com/BioflocFishFarmings Understand little fact about  Juvenile fish development stage Egg Hatching (larvae) Spawn Fry Fingerling Hatching  or larvae is the term refers to the newly hatched fish with egg yolk still intact on their body. This egg yolk will be the source of food since the mouth is not formed yet and they couldn’t get any nutrition from outside Spawn  is when the egg the yolk is already absorbed and month begin to form They are already started enjoying small zooplankton like rotifers. Fish will turn into  fry  when they reach around 2-3 cm length; it takes about 7-10 days after the spawn stage to grow up to fry. Fingerling  is the final stage of the juvenile stage. By