Aquaponics in Wisconsin - The Farmory working to hatch perch
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- čas přidán 27. 01. 2019
- Dr. Ken Webb, UW Green Bay, and consultant to The Farmory in Green Bay talks about efforts to hatch perch at The Farmory, and sell to aquaponic farms in Wisconsin. It may be a tough road to ride since perch are a tough on the raise inside and especially hatch. Most systems use Tilapia since they're much more adapted this aquaponic systems.
OUTLINE...
00:0 - 1) Intro to hatching perch
1:10 - 2) Why is Tilapia so popular in aquaponic farms?
1:52 - 3) So, why raise perch?
3:14 - 4) What they've learned about rearing perch at the Farmory.
4:45 - 5) The fish life cycle (Adult, eggs, fingerlings)
7:04 - 6) Spawning perch indoors. Expelling eggs and fertilizing.
8:27 - 7) Plans for The Farmory to raise perch fingerlings.
10:17 - 8) The Farmory. Working with the community.
Thank you for the video very helpful info
We are going to try to breed the perch this spring at The Farm (former growing power). Talked to Fred and Will and they think it’s unlikely we will succeed but we’re going to try.
The Farmory had a few bumps along the way, but they seem to have gotten the process working well. They've got brood stock now, so they're having multiple spawnings and hatching each year. I think they have training course starting soon that teaches what they know. And they've added Walleye to the mix now.
really nice video, im gonna start aquaponics later this summer when my plants are big nough
I am looking to start some aquaponics and I live in WI. I love the idea of doing it with yellow perch because of what it means for this area, and also it's my favorite fish to eat.
Any chance you may sell some of the dry from your already domesticated school?
The Farmory has walleye fingerlings for sale now, and later this year (I think) they'll have more perch fingerlings. Details are on their website. They also offer classes on hatching and raising perch. www.farmory.org/
Ultimate farm collaborative is now operating the former Growing Power Farm and they have yellow perch. They are looking to breed them in March. Maybe you guys can collaborate somehow.
I passed information on to them. They're getting closer and closer to goals of breeding and hatching, but with the pandemic I haven't been back for a visit for quite some time.
Really interesting. How many time to grow fingerlings to 50 gr (O,O6 lbs) please ?
I've filmed several stories at the Farmory where they may said something, but I'm not sure. This video has more detail from Ken Webb, but I don't recall what all he says about how long it takes to grow. czcams.com/video/oYKYbeqUrcQ/video.html
I'm sorry to take so long to get around to answering your question, I just saw it. A 50gr fish is roughly 165mm and it takes approximately 180days post hatch to reach that number in typical ponds. In situations like the Farmory which uses RAS and can maintain high water quality and DO while keeping the culture temperature at the upper end of the optimal range (20 - 23C), it is closer to 120days post hatch to reach that same 50g size. (Sorry to edit this but I noticed a pretty serious conversion error, 50g not 50mg, on my part. Corrected now.)
any hatcheries sell pellet trained fingerlings?
In Wisconsin, the Farmory is currently the only operation with biosecure, pellet-trained fingerlings. You can get them from traditional pond farms but those are somewhat different from what the Farmory sells.
Just live feed the perch scuds there easy to breed and groow different sizes so can feed fry and adults.
The Farmory was eventually successful in spawning and raising perch feeding them live artimia. But, hatches tended to be unreliable. Unfortunately and sadly The Farmory eventually ended up closing. This was one of the later videos... with correction. czcams.com/video/EuTtK7Z1hAw/video.htmlfeature=shared
@@RogerBindl is that the right video you ment to link?? Lol
@@redhammer5783 Whoops. That is definitely not the video I intended to link. Thanks for the heads up. I corrected it. czcams.com/video/EuTtK7Z1hAw/video.htmlfeature=shared
So feed them worms and small fish
could probably feed them kibble cat or dog food as well
It's not quite as easy as that. The very small fish described here are way too small to consume worms or small fish. Also, if you bring in organisms from outside you have the potential to bring in diseases and pests as well. The Farmory is seeking to raise biosecure fish that have zero chance to bring any infection with them when you put them into your fish ponds.