How I BREED TROUT in my Backyard Aquaponics (Producing thousands of fingerlings!)
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- I found a way to BREED TROUT in aquaponics and you can do it too!
I had the chance to hatch millions of trout in my life while working in a trout hatchery. However, this time it's very different, I have been able to adapt professional techniques to a relatively small backyard aquaponics setup. Using only inexpensive equipment and no chemical.
In this video I give you an overview of the first aquaponics trout breeding.
The species involved here are Rainbow trout, Golden rainbow trout and Brook trout.
If you like to learn more I recommend to join the aquaponics revolution movement (and get a free aquaponics training) there: aquaponic.subscribemenow.com/
00:00 Introduction
01:59 Prepare Genitor Stock
02:59 Trout Gamete Harvesting
04:18 Trout Eggs Incubation
05:03 Trout Eggs Care
06:39 Trout Embryo Development
08:05 Trout Fry Care
08:54 Equipment and Space Management
09:38 How to Get More Information
10:03 Presentation of the Aquaponics
10:56 Presentation of the Trout Fingerlings Hatched in Aquaponics
13:46 Transferring Trout Fingerlings into IBC
17:50 Presentation of another Trout Fingerlings Batch
18:45 Outro
*The achievement of this project is a real milestone for me. I hope you enjoy as much as I do :)*
Where do i find the training for breeding i am very excoted about this
@@janelleg6923there’s none. Don’t sign up for his email shit. There’s nothing there specifically for trout breeding. He just wants to charge 500 bucks for shit you can learn on CZcams for free
Thank you for your help full knowledge that you offer .
Greetings! Love of alive water ! Thank you great video , ; I have one question, have you tried breeding Scuds - ? It would close your circle of Aquaponic even tighter because of the what Scuds can eat and how fine there FECES are easy for plants to pick up . There the best Trout food - the meat of the trout looks like sockeye Salmon if they had a diet of Scuds . Fly fishers make fly pattern s mimicking Scuds because the work well because trout love Scuds , throw some in your clean out tank settling tank or filters . Just a Idea 😜 I allways wanted to try ,but don't have a place to do it ! Breed Scuds by the Ton 🤣 if I had to much ? Dehydrated Scuds !! 1 Kg. $?
Wow. This video is very amazing and helpful. I watched the full video and enjoyed. Thanks so much
I’m an avid fly fisherman and gardener, and this is awesome.
Thanks Conor :)
Likewise!
Great video. I have been raising rainbow trout in my backyard for years. I live in Utah(United States). Your information is exactly correct and it matches my experience as well. It is a fun hobby. I really enjoy it. Thanks for your videos.
Thanks for sharing mate! Very rewarding activity indeed :)
You should add to your channel would to see them
I live in Utah as well. I’d love to do this once I get some property.
whats a ball park start up and operation cost asuming starting from scatch?
I drove around for miles and went to all kinds of lakes for years trying to catch my first lightning trout. Eventually I did. I appreciate this video.
Wow! This is amazing. Congratulations on your achievement. I’m just now looking into aquaponics for the first time and came across your videos. This is very different and much nicer than anything I’ve seen. I’d love to add something like this to my growing little homestead. Thank you!
You can do it!
Congratulation on your innovation and inspiration for Backyard Aquaponics.
Thank you very much!
Thank you so much aquaponics revolution these videos helped my make my own trout aquaponics farm
Brilliant! Thank you Aquaponics Revolution for sharing this video on aquaponics. Greetings from Madang, Papua New Guinea!
Trout are delicious. Working in the trout hatchery must have been very educational.
Well done.
Yes indeed, I learnt a lot there :)
A most enjoyable video to watch, very informative, very serious, with a relaxed presentation.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing! I am new to aquaponics and find your videos fascinating. Thank you for sharing.
This is amazing. Thank you for sharing.
I've got a trout stream running through our property. It used to be stocked yearly w rainbow trout but hasn't been in years. There's still a small population in there but I rarely catch them anymore. 3 waterfalls in the 20 miles it runs so the upper area doesn't have many.
Would love to try this. I'm just learning aquaponics so this might be above my skill level. But I would love to be able to let the little ones go in the stream.
Sounds great! You could definitely catch, breed and repopulate your stream.:)
I would love a stream running on my property
@@chrismartinez5163
I'm very lucky, especially because we live in the high desert.
Just having property is awesome! I bet your soil is better than the sandy clay we have. pluses and minuses to every situation ;-)
Best to you and yours.
Love it ! This knowledge helps empower people to be more self sufficient. Thank you for sharing this with us, I want to do the same.
Glad it was helpful! Please keep us posted on your project :)
The achievement of this project is astonishing!
Thanks mate!
Mate massively impressed. This is next level. Well done!!
Thank you Brother!
Thank you for all the information on your awesome setup, it’s nice to see a local doing it really good job.
I’m in Melbourne and I miss having my aquaponics running. I might have to pop by to get some trout from you if I get it all set up again.
Thanks for the nice message :) I just moved back to France actually and hope to setup something similar (or larger) soon!
Great idea? Feed them natural food sources and you can eat them.
Better idea then a goldfish pond.
True, I am working on a few ways to produce natural and cheap food :)
Thank you for posting this video.
Any time
This is awesome. Greetings from the Caribbean.
Interesting subject, never heard of aquaponics before. Would like to see more videos on the subject. Thanks for sharing this video.
Thanks Patrick. have a look at the Holistic Aquaponics setup :)
Marvelous work
Wow there’s gold here. Thanks❤
That's very impressive. You are a true innovator. I really enjoyed the video, congratulations on your success!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm so glad I came across your channel. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! New subscriber.
Awesome! Thank you!
Watching a man jack off 2 fishes wasn't on my list of things for 2023, but was actually interesting. Aquaponics are in general a very cool concept, if one day I own a big enough house I will give this a shot
If you have them in a light deprevation greenhouse you can spawn them even more frequently
Yes, I have done this in my previous life
@@AquaponicsRevolution I figured you knew already haha fish of all sizes can be seasoned by light management.
This is amazing thanks so much for sharing.
I am very glad you like it Joanna 👍
Thank you. Subscribed~!
That is incredible! wish my wife would let me do something like this
If you ask nicely she might say yes! And who is the boss? :)
Show her all the baby fish. How could she say no to that???? 😅
Great Video about the breeding in your aquaponic system.
I live in the black forest where we have lots of trout hatcheries, and i can catch the trout in the river in front of my house.
So in our backyard we are growing carp, just to try it out.
Great, yes carp are also a nice fish in my view. Where I come from we eat them (dusted and deep fried) but some people have a different point of view and find it terrible. Anyway, it's an easy fish to start with. Have fun :)
Thanks a lot!
Ans congratulations to the birth of your daughter!
My kids are already succesfully fishing.
Trout breeding is my favorite PH category.
Congratulations Jonathan!How I wish Ican do the same,THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge about natural Aquaphonics which I think The Lord long been put in my hear,God bless you richly,Brother Jonathan.Shalom Shalom.
Thank you..
I am inspired :)
You're welcome 😊
This is so cool this is my end game too
8:12pm NZ TIME 16 Jan 2024 amazing for my beginners journey into aquaponics and hopefully trout as my fish choice especially living in South Island Trout Country👍
Thank you Pam!
This is awesome! Wish there wasn't racoons here or I would try this in my yard too. Using this video to learn how to do it.
all the Americans: 'what is this Celsius you speak of ?????" 🤣
Amazing video
Thank you Crede, glade you like it :)
Champion 🏆
This is super cool!!
Thank you :)
You are ingenious!! Why not breed your own food. Only if more people think like you! Thanks for your time and information.
In which climate is your trout pond? And will this work in Massachusetts?
This is in Melbourne. Not 100% sure about Massachusetts climate but it seem OK to me.
Looks like they don't do well below 35-39 F. You might look into adding some extra passive solar heat in winter (using rocks and a collector to channel the water through) or a temporary seasonal overhead greenhouse-type cover, or both. Some innovative passive methods are discussed in All My Secrets of Organic and Container Gardening So Far. I always try to manage winter without BUYING energy inputs for heat.
I am in Connecticut let me know if it works ???
@@cultleader3572 still unsure myself, really want to do it
Merci Mr trout dude 🐟
Thanks mate :)
Fishing in Warragamba dam as a kid i was so certain that the scores of smelt were baby trout. Put about 20 in my empty coke bottle and a 3 hour walk home through enough terrain and about 3 smelt survived to my fishtank
Great video 👍🏻
Thanks bro
AMAZING 👍🏾😇
Cool
Bless their little cotton socks 😂👍🏻
ahahahah
I'm not in the position to get into hydroponics for myself, but I would love to volunteer with the local hatcheries here in northwestern WA. I don't know how easy it would be to do so being that I don't have a degree in biology or fisheries management. I recently became aware of naturally spawning king salmon in Patagonia Chille that was introduced some time in the late 70's or early 80's. They used king salmon from the Columbia river as well as other surrounding rivers in WA state. I would think this was a big operation but there is no record of this being done. Obviously this was done in secrecy which I can understand why. I say it looks like a big operation because they have 4 specific king salmon runs. Spring, summer, fall, and winter. Currently I'm saving up money to experience it for myself. Knowing what little I know about hatchery salmon and steelhead I'm still convinced there has to be a better way to mimic naturally occurring spawning and egg maturation. The biggest problem I see is that natural selection isn't being done. Nature shows that big females spawn with big males. The males fight off other males and usually the biggest and strongest win. That's why the fish used to be bigger not long ago.
Enough of the ranting😊
Thanks so much for the video it really sparked some thought, enough so that I will be seeking to work as a volunteer.
Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm and insights! It's wonderful to see your interest in volunteering with local hatcheries in northwestern WA. Your dedication to understanding and preserving natural spawning cycles is inspiring. Degrees are valuable, but the passion and hands-on experience you bring can be equally impactful. Volunteering is a fantastic way to contribute, learn, and make a difference. Best of luck on your journey, and feel free to share any exciting discoveries along the way! 😊🐟
Thank You ..
Thank you bro
👌 I'm inspired
Great!
I hadn’t considered trout for my garden because it isn’t readily available here in the southern US. I found you while searching for an option that isn’t grown in a monoculture. I do love fish and I adore fish eggs, every kind so far. That makes this an option. Still, even with all these marks checked we are extraordinarily fortunate to have an expert explain the process, benefits, pitfalls and joys of farming trout in a natural environment. The natural food source is my favorite aspect of this process as farmed fish tastes like the food it eats - meaning it tastes bad.
I have other interests. I wonder if I could use the water from the small river nearby to power a turbo (underground) then deliver a small portion of it my aquaculture garden before returning to the river? This would give me power and local water without interfering with the river’s path in any significant way.
Just thinking…
Thanks for the kind words and you have a great project! Keep us posted.
Most rivers in Southern US would be too warm
@@wesh388 You don't think they can order them as live fry offline?
@@wesh388 I heard the water has to be quite cold, so I was wondering the same thing.
Great breeding... 👍👍👍 I must learn from you
Always welcome
@@AquaponicsRevolution thanks a lot
very nice
Thanks
Do you have to buy them dinner first? 😂 Seriously though, great job! You have made me hungry for some fresh trout! But aquaponics is something I have always been interested in. You got my sub!
Thanks mate :)
Bravo!
Merci!
Would this be a project that could be attempted by someone with no prior experience in aquaculture? I’ve had lots of experience keeping fish tanks. I think a trout pond would be an awesome way to supply food for myself one day in the future. My goal is to one day be completely self reliant with my food. I’m glad that you choose to go the no chemical route. Being eco friendly is half of the reason I try to be more self reliant.
Yes, with the right protocol you can do it :) I have a full step by step training on the topic
What should be the ideal temperature for trout to survive?
maximum 23C (they struggle at 22C already)
Great video also the french accent 👌
Glad you liked it!
C'est fascinant :)
Yes it is :)
This is amazing! If one were to have a small stretch of a creek(fast flowing) would it be possible to breed in it-- and would it be more efficient?
Yes it would as long as this is in the right climate (part of the world)
@@AquaponicsRevolutionbut can we create an artificial environment for it ?
So if I had a lake or pond an I installed a water flow system would the trout breed themselves?
Hi James, that would be very cool but unfortunately very unlikely. That said it is very feasible to breed them following specific protocols (I have a step by step training about it ;) ) but they will not breed if you just leave them in the system.
Wow thats actualy amazing well done
Thanks Editsss ;)
Great video! Fascinating! Can you tell us anything about the brood trout you started with? Any hybrids?
I started with fingerlings from a local trout farm (making sure they are natural assortment and not all females). Then I grew them and breed them. Yes I have made hybrids between brook and rainbow bu the success rate is lower than normal breeding.
That is an amazing video! Thank you!
Can this be done in hotter weather area like south Florida?
Thanks :)
Trout can not accept any temperature above 24C and will seriously struggle above 22C
Is there a video of yours that shows how you keep the water cold enough for trout? Or are you just in a very cold climate?
In Melbourne we got days above 40C but the structure of the pond, the exposition of the setup and the use of specific plants and rafts help to keep the water just under the limit :)
@@AquaponicsRevolution Could you grow trout in Florida?
Washington fish and game would be all over you!
How do?
How so?
This is awesome.
I’m interested in getting some fingerlings for myself. Where would be the best place to contact you for some help around this?
Thanks!
Hello Brian,
By clicking on my username under any video, you're directed to my CZcams Channel. Clicking "About" and then "Send Message". This will be private and you can leave your email.
Thanks
Hi!!! great video! just one questiong to know if it would work for me... i live in the extreme south of argentina, in Tierra Del Fuego, here we have trouts everywhere, but i want to make an aquaponics system. you cover in your training the case of freezing winters? and how to mantain the system in freezing temperatures?
Great point! trout are cold water fish and will be fine in pretty cold water but as you said, the water they swim in must remain liquid. it's OK if there is ice on the surface but the bottom of the tank must not freeze and the water must remain oxygenated.
@@AquaponicsRevolution Perfect! i was imagining something like that, but im not sure how to achieve it... maybe i just need to build a greenhouse arround it, or add some ducks to the equations, in thery ducks keep the water from freezing
This is INCREDIBLE 👏👏👏👏
Thanks
I live in central TX where temps range from 100F in summer to 20F for periods in winter. I have this idea to create a natural stream using geothermal cooling and solar pumps to support a small population of trout, and am wondering now whether I can incorporate aquaponics in my project to create shade and insect life. But my fear is hot summers and cold snaps in winter will kill my fish. And I fear the pumping will raise the temperature of the water as you need quite a lot of HP to push enough water to make even a small stream say 5' wide and 6" average depth, with a head of say 10'. That HP becomes heat.
Hi just watched your Vidio i'm quite interested in Aquaponics and also in trout. Got a set up in my yard in melbourne that i think could be converted to aquaponics quite well. I'm not sure in melbourne where your located but was hoping to speak with you to see what you think, cheers Tim
Very informative n well explained thank u 🙏
Currently will b moving from flat to bungalow so will b looking to do this fir my self subsistence living
Thanks Paul, how is your project going?
@@AquaponicsRevolution not started yet mate.. Moving into new property tomorrow so will have all components for it by end of summer
Do you sale them or how to get them in California thank you and very happy for your success!
I've always been interested in trout for aquaponics but their temperature needs have always stumped me. How do you maintain the low temperatures they need in the heat of the summer?
Yes, it can be a real challenge. I specifically build my setup for this purpose. It's deep into the ground and keeps the water just cold enough to keep trout alive in summer.
@@AquaponicsRevolution How deep? I'm in Southern Ontario Canada and have both extremes (hot summers, cold winters).
hi, can you please tell me what is that round thing you have inside the plastic containers? it looks like a strainer to prevent the fingerlings from being sucked out. Where can I get it from if you do not mind or how to build it? thanks
Hi Mohamed, yes you are right, it's a filter/sieve to prevent the fingerlings to go through. You can build it from a pipe and mosquito screen. I detail the whole process of building the setup and breeding the trout in the training “Trout Breeding”.
Cheers
Sounds incredible, but I can't wait a year just them hatch to near fry as you state 330 days
I am very encouraged by trout aqua. Its a committed effort of yours. Just to understand which country is this. Can trout breed in tropical countries like Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka would be too warm for trout but great for tilapia or barramundi
0:09 you know what you're ......nevermind..
Sava tribein !
Do you release some in the wild?
These Trout are not from wild stock.
This is amazing! How do you get the roe,fry or fish
The chicken or the egg? Hi, I initially start by buying fingerlings from a local trout farm. Then grow them to genitor size, then breed them. And then you can do the same with the new fingerlings hatched.
@@AquaponicsRevolution lol yeah I wasn't sure if you started with adults. How do you keep the temps regulated in summer
@@sactowndad116 I live in Melbourne, the air temperature can increase up to 40C in summer but the pond is inground so the soil the pond is buffering and keeping the temperature at an acceptable level. Also the system is not in a full sun position
Very cool!
After the Gamete Harvesting, are both trouts still alive and able to produce subsequent harvests?
Yes they are, they recover quickly after the stripping
@@AquaponicsRevolution Good to know!
Please try for walleye !!!
My dream too.
Let's make it come true :)
00:08 forbidden applesauce
LOL
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Salut, do you know anything about how to sterilize the fish in your hatchery?
May I ask how many and what strains of Salmonids you breed?
Good stuff, i have been thinking about trout roe for the last couple of years.
Will Brook trout hybridize with other trouts if left in the same pond?
Yes. Golden trout are a surprise genetic mutation that occurred in the breeding pool of the WV Dept of Natural Resources.
No they will not breed by themselves in the pond but we can hybridize them. The success rate is lower though.
Amazing.
I love it.
Where did I get your original donor trout..eggs and sperm first time,?
. Is there any problem in using wild trout donors over farmed donors?
As an angler I know about triploids. What are the advantages of these over brook or other types?
Cheers.
would I need a water cooler since I live in a warm state here in the u.s? what is a good temp to raise them at?
Hi Michelle, if your water increase above 25C you will have trouble to keep them alive. I still don't recommend using a cooler since it wouldn't be sustainable.
Here in Melbourne the air temperature can reach 40C few days per year but with the Holistic aquaponics style I am able to keep the water temperature at an acceptable range for the trout.
I hope you can get inspired and do the same.
@@AquaponicsRevolution during summer it gets 46c. even the pool water feels like a bath tub and tap water in the house get hot water coming thru them.
@@WhoisMichelleCollie in this case Trout is probably not an adapted fish for your conditions unfortunately
@@AquaponicsRevolution I know, there more up north, I just love eating them.
Hi Michelle. I’m in NE Vic and experimenting with an old freezer. I know this doesn’t meet the “sustainability” we aim to achieve but I offset this by using solar. I run a coil of poly pipe through the lid and back to the tank and use a valve to regulate the flow to a trickle (else if freezes). So far I’m able to keep temperatures below 25! It’s my first attempt so probably much room to improve and make more efficient.
Can I breed trout in Florida ?
You can breed trout anywhere but you must have access to some trout stock and being able to maintain your temperature in the acceptable range (max 22C in summer) and lower than 15C in winter if you want to trigger gametogenesis.
@@AquaponicsRevolution I’ve long planned to build a large koi pond in my backyard in San Francisco. Now I’m beginning to think I might like to do something like this instead. I believe our temperature range during the year may be perfect.
How did the trout breeding go? They should be big enough to add to the aquaponics by now. Successful growing can be a challenge, hope you succeeded.
Hi Jim, the breeding season is eggcellent!
Results are beyond expectations. Here is the result of the first female: czcams.com/users/shortsbZ7Y3dkndFA?feature=share
i have a 40 acre farm with 2 wet weather streams and a pond. i want to have trout in my pond and them breed. can you offer advice?
Sure thing Joseph, the most successful way to breed trout is manual fertilization. I have a full Step by Step training available. Just send me an email from the website "Aquaponcis Revolution" and I can send you the link.
Cheers
Jonathan
What do you do with them???
Ok. I see you in melbourne
Yes, moving back to France now
What do the little fish eat?
Great channel sir. I don't like Trout, is Salmon possible?
It's possible but not as easy. The flesh taste is identical
Check your laws in your state, because here in Washington state there is strict laws forbidding this. Laws like transfer, illegal harvesting...of species. Tough here