Aquaponics Digest - Fri 08/06/99

Message   1: Re: fish that have ceased to be...

             from "Sam Levy" 

Message   2: Re: fish that have ceased to be...

             from "Frank Stancato" 

Message   3: Interesting possibly problematic defect

             from "Ronald W. Brooks" 

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Subject: Re: fish that have ceased to be...

From:    "Sam Levy" 

Date:    Thu, 05 Aug 1999 22:13:07 PDT

Debra--

you might check out the cornell compost page downloadable spreadsheet:

http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/compost/download.html

also, university of maryland extension service has some publications (fact 

sheets) on composting poultry mortalities--i'd guess that the major 

difference might be in water content

sam

>I was wondering what creative methods you are using to dispose of your dead 

>fish (those that are not usable for consumption).

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Subject: Re: fish that have ceased to be...

From:    "Frank Stancato" 

Date:    Fri, 6 Aug 1999 12:37:56 -0400

Deborah, depending on how many fish you have and why they died you could try

making 'fish emulsion'. I subscribe to an organic newsgroup and they use it

quiet regularly. You can find a recipe (usually an acid) on the net and they

claim there is no smell, but great for plants.

Frank

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Subject: Interesting possibly problematic defect

From:    "Ronald W. Brooks" 

Date:    Fri, 6 Aug 1999 16:20:04 -0400

I received some Areua fry the other day from a farm down south and noticed

that there is roughly 10% defective. They have blunted heads and malformed

mouths. At the moment they are eating ok due to the fact I am feeding Baby

brine shrimp and pulverized #2 crumbles. Now they are supposed to be from  a

pure strain. Is this something inherent with Areua ? Or is the farmer not

really taking care to cull when breeding ?

I have not noticed any deformities in my collected Nile fry. My broodstock

for the Nile was purchased from a farmer that has certified pure stock.

I am planning on breeding the male Areua to female Nile. I have read that

this cross will give me mostly male offspring , but with an added advantage

of increasing my fillet size.

Ron

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