Composite fish culture system is a very popular fish culture system to maximize the yield of fish from a reservoir or pond.
This culture technique involves the utilization of different feeding zone of different fishes in the pond so as to avoid competition for the food and to use every part of the reservoir for maximum yield of fish.
Fishes with different food habits are selected to avoid competition and to guarantee the complete utilization of the food supply in the pond.
Rohu, Catla, mrigals, etc are the fishes raised in composite fish culture.