Friday, October 16, 2015

Fish farming in Paduthakulam in Ollur Thrissur Kerala


Fish farming is widely done in Kerala. But raising fish in Paduthakulam or water filled Silpaulin sheet layered Ponds are getting popular in Kerala. The photo shows a Paduthakulam in my house in Ollur of size 18 x 8 x 2 ft. in which I am raising a batch of 40 GIFT Thilapia's and 10 African Vala fishes. They were 2 inches in length when I bought them 50 days ago from Rosen Fisheries, Marathakkara. Growing up fast. now almost 200 gms and 5-6 inches long.

5 comments:

Ashif said...

WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE WATER FREQUENTLY OR USE ANY FILTERS IN PADUTHAKULAM ?

9895039531 seeandoh said...

Sorry for the late reply. No need to change water frequently unless there is algae or green layer on top. Keep water aerated or add fresh water to make up the loss by evaporation etc. Use pellet feed to minimise the waste accumulation

Unknown said...

Kindly answer the following

1. Well water to be used ?

2. Can we use borewell water

3. Do we get such large size silpaulin sheets . if it is of smaller
size can we join two pieces together . any chances of leakage

4. Do we have to cover the pond with net .

5. The sides of the pond , should we increase the height

6. How do we avoid snakes , birds and other small animals entering the pond .

please reply

joshy george - 8129401175

Unknown said...

Does fishes thilopia/ gift cut open the sheet...?

9895039531 seeandoh said...

Well water can be used. Even Bore well water, Pipe Water (KWA) etc. Technically you have to check the PH level of water to grwo fish. Ideal is around 7 to 8 or 9 PH. But you can grow fish in any type of clean water. It is a trail and error method if you are not doing it commercially. Silpaulin sheets are available in various sizes and gsm. Large sheets of 36 x 24 feet are ideal for home padutha kulam. You have to cover the pond with net to ward off birds, snake, cat etc. Usually the fish does not damage the PVC sheet. But they bite and nibble on it sometimes. For more details call me George 9895039531. Check out my Youtube Video KIZOA on the subject