Mudcrab culture/farming, anyone?

**badsekktor** · March 31st, 2016 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by lowslowbenz

You will be needing clean estuarine environment, and a bit of luck.

Yep! Medyo risky pero ganda ng rewards. Simple computation lang sir nung nagtry ako. 1000 na fry at 3.50 so 3500 plus 3 months na alaga 3k a month sa bantay and 1 month na pakain na trashfish. Mga 100 kilos a week sa 130 pesos per 30 kilos.
benta mo na average eh 1k per piece. 3 months lang yun. So far ganda ng survival rate ng mudcrab. Wala masyado predator kapag ga piso na ang laki

and yep kelangan clean estuarine environment. Luckily yun area ng farm eh controlled by government. Bawal factories, babuyan, etc. Main livelihood kasi ng karamihan dito ay palaisdaan. And mostly mga nakapwesto na politicians eh malalaking parcela ng palaisdaan ang pagaari nila dito. Problema lang namin naeencounter eh mga bantay mo na bantay salakay at yun baha. Last nov and dec. Twice na nagbaha. Tangay yun 700k ko na worth na puhunan. Buti na lang naani na yun mudcrab. Yun supplier ko inintay niya magpasko to fetch a better price. Mas magaganda pa alimango niya sa akin. Tangay lahat ng baha.

**lowslowbenz** · March 31st, 2016 03:11 PM

One small hindrance lang in crabbing is the supply of crablets.

Most of it is caught in the wild pa, so there is no assurance that one can buy anytime.

**badsekktor** · March 31st, 2016 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by lowslowbenz

One small hindrance lang in crabbing is the supply of crablets.

Most of it is caught in the wild pa, so there is no assurance that one can buy anytime.

Yep isa pa yan. Mahirap din makakuha na mostly bulik. Kadalasan may halo na pulahan. which is much cheaper at hindi masyado lumalaki.

Ang maganda sa mudcrab. Hindi matrabaho mag-harvest. At kapag naharvest, pwede mo ibalik sa pond kapag di kayo nagkasundo sa presyo. Unlike sa hipon at isda. You need to dispose the product asap. Kung hindi eh mabibilasa na yan.

**lowslowbenz** · March 31st, 2016 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by badsekktor

Yep isa pa yan. Mahirap din makakuha na mostly bulik. Kadalasan may halo na pulahan. which is much cheaper at hindi masyado lumalaki.

Alam mo na ba ito?

Crablet or binhi ng alimango For Sale Philippines - Find New and Used Crablet or binhi ng alimango On OLX

Bulacan area din. Please give me feedback kung ok ang transaction ninyo.

**badsekktor** · March 31st, 2016 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by lowslowbenz

Alam mo na ba ito?

Crablet or binhi ng alimango For Sale Philippines - Find New and Used Crablet or binhi ng alimango On OLX

Bulacan area din. Please give me feedback kung ok ang transaction ninyo.

I havent bought from them pa sir pero kilala ko sila. Yun anak nyan kaibigan ni misis. Yun tatay nila ang nagnenegosyo sa kanila ng fingerlings. Medyo mataas kasi ng 50 cents sa kanila compared dun sa nagsusupply sa akin. Byahero kasi yan sir. Bibili ng semilya tapos bebenta din with patong. Yun supplier ko kasi nag-lelease sa amin ng farm. Lumber at furniture ang negosyo so kapag nagagawi sila ng south, direct sila sa mga nakukunan sa bicol kaya siguro mas mura since di na kami pinapatungan.

actually matagal na rin kami inaalok nila ng
mudcrab fry. Ewan ko lang kung bakit hindi kami nakakuha since alam ko matagal na business ng erpats niya yan. Konti lang naman kasi difference. Marami rin ako natutunan sa kanila about mud crabs. Kung paano malaman ang difference ng pulahan at bulik saka kung paano tumingin ng mataba sa payat at kung kailan yun time na magiging bakla yun crab. Mas maganda magfetch ng price sa market yun bakla kesa babae mas preferred ng foreign buyers yun taba na greenish na masabaw kesa sa dilaw na aligi na dry.

**lowslowbenz** · March 31st, 2016 03:52 PM

^

I see.

Nag text kasi ako sa kanila, hindi man lang ako sinagot.

Anyway, saka na pag ready na yung trial pond ko.

Locally, I think the alimango aficionados like their aligi, yellow/orange and dry.

"Hagas" na yan if its soupy/watery inside, I think.

**badsekktor** · March 31st, 2016 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by lowslowbenz

^

I see.

Nag text kasi ako sa kanila, hindi man lang ako sinagot.

Anyway, saka na pag ready na yung trial pond ko.

First time nyo sir sa aquaculture?

baka po walang load hehehe!

**lowslowbenz** · March 31st, 2016 04:06 PM

^

Yes. I was fortunate enough to acquire land in Batangas that has 3 unused fishponds, and sasa palms na nakapalibot. Was planning to raise tilapia at first, but when I noticed the crab holes dun sa sasa forest, I had an "idea"

**badsekktor** · March 31st, 2016 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by yebo

ako naman not because of gmo. sayang kasi yung tinatapon namin na food everyday. we cook too much tapos ako lang kumakain ng re-heated food. next day tapon na. if i can grind it and feed it to alimango ...

2nd question is, pwede sa fresh water? or brackish water lang?
3rd question, how long to culture?

Kung tanks sir i havent tried bangus pero sa tilapia pwede. 35 days to reach maturity at reproduction. Mabilis magharvest at nanganganak. Pwede ka pa manghingi ng fry sa government. Last year binigyan ako ng 15000 na fry. Maganda fry ng government. Mabilis lumaki saka matataba. Mapaabot mo lang ng 3 to 4 pcs per kilo. 50 pesos per kilo sa consignee pero kaya naman nila bilhin by bulk. 180 yata sa supermarket ang kilo nun. 120 sa palengke

**badsekktor** · March 31st, 2016 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by lowslowbenz

^

Yes. I was fortunate enough to acquire land in Batangas that has 3 unused fishponds, and sasa palms na nakapalibot. Was planning to raise tilapia at first, but when I noticed the crab holes dun sa sasa forest, I had an "idea"

Pwede naman sir polyculture. Hindi pa ba infested ng arroyo yun area? Nung nagstart
ako bangus and hipon (vannamei) unang trial. Maganda naman profit kaya tuloy-tuloy na. Ito yun tipong business na nakakarelax. Maganda rin ang kita