Question

What do you understand by composite fish culture?

Answer 1

• In composite fish culture, a combination of five or six fish species are cultivated in a single fishpond.
• Fish with different types of food habits are selected to ensure that they do not compete for food. As a result, the food available in all the parts of the pond is used.
• Example of a composite fish system: Catlas and silver carps are surface feeders, Rohus feed in the middle-zone of the pond, Mrigals and Common Carps are bottom feeders, and Grass Carps feed on the weeds.
• Together these species can use all the food in the pond without competing with each other. This increases the fish yield from the pond.