fishbreeder Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 does anyone have or know anyone who raises up saltwater fish to eat, like flounder, trevelly (SP?) etc? nothing massive though. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Do you mean like a factory or a home aquarium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 something i can grow up and fatten up at home in an aquarium for putting in the oven not for commercial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Doubt it. Most of those fish grow big, and need lots of space and currents and all those things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfur Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 I had a pet paua once.... he was a great glass cleaner but didn't grow all that much. The old seahorse place in Napier used to do crayfish and paddle crabs among other things. I imagine crabs would be quite easy since they eat nearly anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 do you know how to run a FOWLR system ? might be cheaper to go out on a charter boat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Most of the commercial fish have a minimum legal size as well (says him who 30 years ago kept flounder the size of a 50c coin). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 well that just bums me out. thought i could grow some in a tank. oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 I think they are very slow growing as well. Get a rod for xmas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 have to go netting then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 well that just bums me out. thought i could grow some in a tank. oh well You could, but you'd probably get better returns on your thousands of dollars by buying a boat to go fishing with. There's a reason fish aren't farmed in fish tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 you could try this in the back garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfur Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 I seem to recall that koi carp are the most suited for backyard aquaculture, which aint gonna happen in this country. Tilapia are commonly used overseas too but you'd need a stonking great tank. Oh and one of my books says that overseas people eat moonlight gouramis... which is a shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 that looks like a nice tank, what do you have in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 snapper, kawhai, mullet, parore, sweep, maomao, mackerel any quota fish are legal size minimum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 so do you get them at legal size and put in ur tank? and let them breed?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 well that just bums me out. thought i could grow some in a tank. oh well you can but on a larger scale than you are thinking, and then the costs outweigh the benefit. Depending what you catch and how big it is, I like the boat charter option - its fun as well as (sometimes) productive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 so do you get them at legal size and put in ur tank? and let them breed?? yes catch at legal size hen put into tank no breeding yet except blennies, triplefins, seahorses and shrimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Eating yur pets - EWWWWWWWWWW! Don't eat NEMO - he's your friend . .. . Funny - I agree with you mystic - i could never eat a fish i raised in an ornamental tank. BUT - if i could work out how to get crayfrish breeding in a large tub, trust me, they'd be on the menu every night . . 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted April 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 not eating pets mystic, same as eating chicken, pigs, sheep or beef. people raise then then eat them. same idea really. mmmm crays how to breed them in captivity?! fish is not cheap so just thought it might be an idea, esp if they BREED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 not eating pets mystic, same as eating chicken, pigs, sheep or beef. people raise then then eat them. same idea really. mmmm crays how to breed them in captivity?! fish is not cheap so just thought it might be an idea, esp if they BREED! the other thing you would need to consider is temperature - you'd need a chiller i reckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 mmmm crays how to breed them in captivity?! Thought of koura? might be easier on smaller scale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 You could, but you'd probably get better returns on your thousands of dollars by buying a boat to go fishing with. There's a reason fish aren't farmed in fish tanks. not quite true, there is a kingfish farm in ruakaka. the site used to be the old marsden b power station & if i remember what they said on the documentry it requires 1,000,000 cubic metres of water per hour. the old power station had a cooling system with this capacity, i think they said it was a 2.4m diameter pipe that sucked the water straight from the ocean. i may be getting confused with the paua farm they have also set up but it was something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted April 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 are koura eatable? would one get much off it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 As a very Heart-felt Animal-lover, I would never eat my Pets! :-? I dont eat most meats for a start, and I dont raise them either. And if I did, I still wouldnt eat them. I love my animals too much to do that to them. Ive had Pet Sheep & Chickens, and I didnt eat them, LOL! Sorry, to me, a real Animal\Pet-lover, would NEVER eat their Pets! :evil: Some do - I DONT and DONT agree wif it. (JMO) :evil: You go ahead (if you do) and eat yur pets! No skin off my pets (I mean back!) Mystic - there is a total difference between raising something specifically to eat it (as he is suggesting here) and keeping a pet and eating it. Just because you raise something (feed it and give it shelter) does not mean its a pet. And you can be an animal lover but still eat animals and animal products - its the way they are despatched that is important - as long as its humane then its fair do's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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