Aqua culture: farming of Tilapia / Bangus / Suahe

[wowiesy]

any of you into this as a business or as a hobby? =)

na curious lang ako...

[1D4LV]

my dad's farm is partially into suahe and sugpo farming. i think 20% ng land nya is dedicated for this.

[badkuk]

my dad's farm is partially into suahe and sugpo farming. i think 20% ng land nya is dedicated for this.

Hmm, raising tiger prawn used to be a big deal back in the 80's-90's, but i haven't heard about it recently. Ok pa rin ba ang kita?

[remzam]

magkano initial capital needed to start this business?

[vinj]

Hmm, raising tiger prawn used to be a big deal back in the 80's-90's, but i haven't heard about it recently. Ok pa rin ba ang kita?

Okay ang kita... if you get a good harvest. Mahirap mag-sugpo with issues to the environment and water quality.

[shadow]

puro mainland chinese na nagnenegosyo ng ganyan

[_Cathy_]

Why are shrimps so expensive? Diba bottom feeder ang shrimp like mussels and pusit which are very cheap. How do you know pala if a shrimp is farm raised o galing dagat?

Nung bata ako pag may buhay na Tilapia, hindi ko pinapaluto, nilalagay ko sa drum ng tubig, kaya lang namamatay din e

[lowslowbenz]

Hmm, raising tiger prawn used to be a big deal back in the 80's-90's, but i haven't heard about it recently. Ok pa rin ba ang kita?

Yes, it still pays huge dividends, as most harvests are being exported. I have friends in Negros that dedicate a portion of their lands to prawn farming (specially those near the coastal areas). The key to brackish water pond culture of black shrimps is good hygiene practices, as a disease outbreak will virtually wipe out current stock.

TS: If you're interested, see this link: SEAFDEC Philippines | Brackishwater pond culture of black tiger shrimp

[vinj]

Yes, it still pays huge dividends, as most harvests are being exported. I have friends in Negros that dedicate a portion of their lands to prawn farming (specially those near the coastal areas). The key to brackish water pond culture of black shrimps is good hygiene practices, as a disease outbreak will virtually wipe out current stock.

TS: If you're interested, see this link: SEAFDEC Philippines | Brackishwater pond culture of black tiger shrimp

I can attest to this. We have family friends who are into this in Negros and years ago, pollution was a problem. My dad set-up shop in Misamis but the unforeseen problem of natural spring water flowing freely into pond areas pretty much affected the project. One time they had a good stock and a day or so before harvest, the effing bay overflowed onto the ponds for the first time ever and brought the entire stock with it. An acquaintance of a friend took over and grew crabs instead, the last time i heard.

The quality of the shrimp is likewise stringent if it is for export purposes.

[lowslowbenz]

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Yup, I remember we had a seminar at San Miguel Aquaculture, in Hda. Refugio (of the Menchaca's) in Calatrava, Negros Occidental. Prawn farming has its promises.

Crabs (alimango) on the other hand are not very labor/technology intensive.

Primo, I have friends that were already digging up their sugarcane fields if just to catch up with the booming prawn industry during those days .... when the industry hit a choke point because of stringent export controls .... they (my friends) gladly covered up the diggings and reverted back to sugarcane! .......

[1D4LV]

Hmm, raising tiger prawn used to be a big deal back in the 80's-90's, but i haven't heard about it recently. Ok pa rin ba ang kita?

ok naman.... tsaka mabilis ang turnaround, usually harvests between two to three months.
each harvest ang pinakamahina is around 250k.
dapat lang established na yung mga buyers mo.

[Ry_Tower]

Hmm, raising tiger prawn used to be a big deal back in the 80's-90's, but i haven't heard about it recently. Ok pa rin ba ang kita?

As vinj said, dapat ideal location and really good water quality. Plus all you need are contacts.

[kinyo]

a friend is into sugpo farming ... yes, it is profitable if you know how ... as he personally manage/supervise every step all the way to harvest time, he now looks the typical fisherman ... small, dark and never-mind ... with bottomless pocket! ... needless to say, sagot nya lagi ang inuman ... ang pulutan? syempre sugpo!

[vinj]

Primo, trick question ba yan?

Your guess is as good as mine. :D

as he personally manage/supervise every step all the way to harvest time

In any business, this matters big time. Time and again, a business will never fly if it's handled by remote control.

[lowslowbenz]

needless to say, sagot nya lagi ang inuman ... ang pulutan? syempre sugpo!

Inihaw na sugpo tapos ice cold SMB Pale Pilsen ..... whattalife ..

[beni23]

Nibuy back ng dad ko yung dating narematang 100 hectares nila na fishpond. Minsan nakikita ko bumibili sila nung mga maliliit na bangus at pinapakawalan dub, kung tama ang pagkakarinig ko Piso per maliit na bangus ang bili niya, nasa planggana lang tapos binibilang isa isa.

[vinj]

Nibuy back ng dad ko yung dating narematang 100 hectares nila na fishpond. Minsan nakikita ko bumibili sila nung mga maliliit na bangus at pinapakawalan dub, kung tama ang pagkakarinig ko Piso per maliit na bangus ang bili niya, nasa planggana lang tapos binibilang isa isa.

Minsan, we drained an unused pond for it to be dried up and prepped and were surprised to find a load of Bangus (or Tilapia... can't remember anymore). Yun pala one of our friends threw in some "fry" and forgot about it.

[badkuk]

Ayun, sa "quality controls" pala nadale. Same thing they're doing to banana/mango exports.

Ang impression ko kasi maseselan yang mga hipon, esp. sugpo. Interesting to hear that Chinese mainlanders are raising them, ang impression ko more of alimango ung tastes nila.

Siguro biased lang ako since i have zero knowledge/experience in it...pag agri/aquaculture kasi vulnerable ka sa environment -- e.g. flood, drought, pollution, algal bloom. Pero kung 2-3 months turnaround time baka manageable naman.

[wowiesy]

Ayun, sa "quality controls" pala nadale. Same thing they're doing to banana/mango exports.

Ang impression ko kasi maseselan yang mga hipon, esp. sugpo. Interesting to hear that Chinese mainlanders are raising them, ang impression ko more of alimango ung tastes nila.

Siguro biased lang ako since i have zero knowledge/experience in it...pag agri/aquaculture kasi vulnerable ka sa environment -- e.g. flood, drought, pollution, algal bloom. Pero kung 2-3 months turnaround time baka manageable naman.

Actually ang iniisip ko breeding / aquaculture within tanks and not natural bodies of water. Para mas controlled ang environment... Anyone into this?

Prawns is 2-3 months. Sa tilapia? Bangus?

[lowslowbenz]

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See here: SEAFDEC Philippines | Tilapia

and here: SEAFDEC Philippines | Agree-build-operate-transfer aquaculture business