Calendar of activities at typical fish farms
January
Grow-Out-Pond
- Dry pond to cracking
Nursery
- Maintain water at required level
February
Grow-Out-Pond
- Plough the pond bottom until smooth and spread organic manure evenly on bottom
Nursery
- Maintain water at required level
March
Grow-Out-Pond
- Fill the pond with water and add inorganic fertilizers, disperse evenly
- Transfer advanced fingerlings and shift to grow-out pond
Nursery
- Harvest advanced fingerlings and shift to grow out ponds
- Drain out water and leave for sun dry
April
Grow-Out-Pond
- Maintain water at required Level
Nursery
- Dry pond to cracking
May
Grow-Out-Pond
- Maintain water at required Level
- Apply manures/fertilizer at required levels
- Monitor growth on monthly basis
Nursery
- Plough the pond until smooth
- Spread organic manure evenly on bottom
- Fill the pond with water
June
Grow-Out-Pond
- Maintain water at required level
- Apply manure/fertilizers at the required levels
- Monitor growth
Nursery
- Add inorganic fertilizers, disperse evenly
- Maintain water at required level
- Stock with fingerlings of silver, grass carps
July
Grow-Out-Pond
- Maintain water at the required level
- Apply manure/fertilizers at the required levels
- Monitor growth
Nursery
- Maintain water at the required level
- Apply manure/fertilizers at the required levels and stock with fry of Rohu, Mori, Thaila
August
Grow-Out-Pond
- Maintain water at the required level
- Apply manures/fertilizers at the required levels
- Monitor Growth
Nursery
- Maintain water at required level
- Apply fertilizers at the required levels
September
Grow-Out-Pond
- Maintain water at required level
- Apply manure/fertilizers at the required levels
- Monitor growth
Nursery
- Maintain water at Required level
- Apply manure/fertilizers at the required levels
- Monitor growth
October
Grow-Out-Pond
- Maintain water at the required Level
- Apply manure/fertilizers at the required levels
- Monitor Growth
Nursery
- Maintain water at the required level
- Apply fertilizer at the required levels
- Monitor Growth
November
Grow-Out-Pond
- Maintain water at the required level
- Initial harvest of fish by net and marketing
Nursery
- Maintain water at the required level
December
Grow-Out-Pond
- Harvest by draining entire pond to market
- Drain, dry pond
Nursery
- Maintain water at the required level