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What differentiates a prudent fish farmer from a novice in the fish farming business? Why do some farms make more money and experience fewer hazards in their farms? a good stocking density equals to more profit for the fish farmer These are some many questions that fish farmers ask themselves, at various times on their journey in the  aquaculture industry .   What differentiates a prudent fish farmer from a novice in the business is this; that the prudent fish farmer knows that if he stocked his  fishpond  with just the right number of fish, at the right stocking density; his fish will properly utilize his feed for growth and defense against infections and diseases. the novice onotalks the other hand; talks of big numbers, but only has a few ponds, so he over stocked them, exceeding their stocking density. He later experiences a deadly outbreak caused by a bacterium, and he lost half his stock in a matter of days.  95% of the time, you find that; such a loss was inevitable because of p...

High pH problems In fresh water ponds and how to manage it. I welcome you to Solutions4Success blog where we talk about things  aquaculture  and  fish farming . Today, we will be talking about high pH problems and how to manage it. But before we dive deep into our topic, first Let’s try to understand what pH is and what it is used for. What is pH: It is level of hydrogen ion concentration in an aqueous or other liquid solutions. The term "pH" is of German origin, and is derived from p representing German Potenz ‘power’ + H2, the symbol for hydrogen. It is the negative logarithm of hydrogen ion concentration in an aqueous solution, in layman term; it is a scale to measure the acidity or alkalinity of an aqueous solution, and it was introduced by Søren Sørensen in the year 1909. High pH problems: It is good that we talk a little about pH because the aquatic ecosystem is highly dependent on pH, hence pH is one of the most critical factors that determine maximum profitability in ...