Fish farming at home as a business

Fish farming can be a good business if you approach the issue with all responsibility. First you need to decide which fish to breed. According to statistics, two varieties are most in demand among the population: carp and trout.

Fish selection

It is easier to grow carps - they are tenacious and unpretentious, most water bodies are suitable for them, if desired, they can be grown even at home. But trout is a more sensitive fish, for which you need to create certain conditions in the pond, you can not do without an experienced qualified specialist - a fish farmer. Growing costs will be almost the same, only trout in the markets is three times more expensive than carp.

If conditions allow, then you can breed both carps and trout. If the conditions do not allow, then you have to choose one variety.

Today, fish farming is in great demand as a business. This is a profitable business, because fish farmers do not pay VAT, social tax, income taxes, they work on a single agricultural tax.

Optimal conditions

The health of fish and their growth depends on temperature, oxygen saturation of the water, equilibrium of a closed biological system, and acidity level. Entrepreneurs should realize that it’s not enough to buy a reservoir, launch fish there, then catch it and sell it profitably. Fish farming is a difficult business, because the work is done with “live products”.

Feeding and treatment

The purchase of feed in the fishing business is one of the biggest expense items. When growing carp, you will need feed sold at a price of 8-10 rubles per kilo. But such a feed is not suitable for trout, because of it the fish will have white meat, the demand for it will be low. Trout is required to choose high-quality German food, they cost an average of 0.7 euros per kilo.

Diseases and epidemics are the main risk. Three times a month it is necessary to carry out a control catch: examine the gills of fish and internal organs. If required, then it is necessary to carry out treatment on time: give fish therapeutic feed with immune-strengthening drugs and antibiotics. If you skip the start of the epidemic, then all the livestock raised can be destroyed.

Economy and Saving

If trout is grown, then it is better to buy fertilized eggs with further incubation. If you are an inexperienced fish farmer, it is advisable to purchase landing trout and landing carp. A kilogram of trout will cost 250-400 rubles, carp - from 60. We write off 10% for losses, fish weighing 800 g or more will emerge from the survived fry 2.5 years later, and you can already start selling them at a bargain price.

The disadvantage of the fishing business is that the investment pays off for a long time. But you can speed up the process by buying a two-year-old fish for breeding - you can feed it in a season.