14 replies to this topic

[STEVEGREEN]

hey guys n gals

friends are keen to give this ago after looking on youtube and know nuthin about fish

any info on people currently doing this would be fantastic

... type of fish
temp
volume of water
season

any info would be appreciated

Cheers
Steve Green

[Mudjimba]

G'day Steve,

tried this some time ago, but not currently.(got too attached to fish to eat them)

used the white IBC for ponds(about 800litre) and plastic tubs for vege grow beds with the expanded clay for growing medium.
The tubs where over the IBC's and water pumped up to them to allow gravity to filter the water through and clean water to fall back to IBC.

Worked great, kept Barra during summer and trout for winter therefore natural temps used, no heaters. If well fed can achieve edible sizes per seasonal change.

Grew many types of vegies and received much shorter growing times until harvest and great taste.

cheers

[Thalium]

goto www.backyardaquaponics.com.au this is a great source of information

[Goldfishguru]

marron and yabbies would b great as they grow quickly and grow large and are very good eating u could catch wild yabbies from dams local parks and creeks but youll need a license for marron. u could try trout and carp also
hth goldfishguru

[STEVEGREEN]

thanks for the replys guys , looks like we are going ahead with it , should be fun to set it up and am keen for a feed!!

Cheers
Steve Green

[ado]

keep us updated how you go with this

I've been looking at doing it for a while, but hasn't happened yet.

would be great to hear details of your setup and your success

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[thembu]

Hi,
Have you had any luck buying fish? If so, where did you get them.

Thanks
Thembu

[STEVEGREEN]

finding the fish maybe the problem , ive heard that without a licence you will struggle.

there is a place out mundajong way that might help

cant remember its name

Cheers

Steve Green

maybe golden ponds??

[ado]

maybe golden ponds??

thats the one...on mundijong rd towards baldivis

great place...keep us updated on how u go

[thembu]

Hi,

We bought our trout from Golden Ponds in Mundijong. Great place, heaps of help and advice.
http://www.goldenpon...australia.shtml

Thanks
Thembu

[soko]

you can buy them from the fisheries dept in pemberton we just got 2000 fingerlings for $270 no license needed

[highlucks]

Hey steve did your mates ever go ahead with this, if so how did it go.

[STEVEGREEN]

Hey steve did your mates ever go ahead with this, if so how did it go.

yeah mate he did , he bought a 4000L fiberglass pond , forgot to ask him how its going .

will put it on my to do list

Cheers
Steve Green

[thefishdummy]

Hi steve,
For aquaponics system, u can have barra, silver perch, rainbow trout.
Silver perch - suitable for all year round
Barra - Summer fish
Rainbow trout - Winter fish (soon there will be people buying the trout fingerling)

hth

[marek90]

i wana ask is carp alowed in wa?
and are all the fish on that site eatable i know that koi wont be be good lol or is it lol
are Silver perch good eating all ( perch)