Hi all! I am looking for recommendatios of materials to use as filter for protozoans and debris in the rotifer culture.

I know that reed mariculture sells it but I don't live in the usa. Maybe some had experienced with some kind of filter floss or coarse sponge filter?

Anyone know where I would look to find the laws regarding raising and selling farmed fish in Florida? Pensacola area.

I’d like to sell aquacultured blue tilapia locally to my city’s fishmongers or privately. It is invasive in Florida, but there are no special permits for transporting them live or harvested within my area.

Would be ~300 2-4 pound tilapia a year.

Thanks!!

Hello everyone, how is it going?

I intend to live in Palm Beach County next year and I would like to know if is legal and possible to sell live adult brine shrimp to nearby buyers, such as fishkeepers and people from aquarium shops. I saw some people on Ebay who even send them by mail, but I do not know how it would work.

My main research interest is aquaculture and my undergraduate thesis is justly about culturing Artemia in a laboratory environment. I currently have a small culture with RAS, using a sponge filter (and heater), extremely simple (bucket up to 12 liters, I suppose) and the animals are doing good. Indeed, I have had some passion for them since 2012.

I know some things about regulation, such as the Aquaculture License from FDACS (as well as zoning laws), but I know that these things will be probably costly and I will have to check about the demand for the product.

What do you think?

Thanks for your attention!

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I’m a recent Master’s Grad in Aquaculture researching Atlantic salmon guts on growth performance. I landed a job as a feed control room operator, feeding salmon remotely. It’s not my dream job by any means, working in a corporate office in front of a computer 11 hours a day counting uneaten pellets and changing feed rates. And it’s already pretty automated and AI dependent on pellet detection. So my guess would be that this job becomes redundant when the AI revolution comes :’)

I really just want to know if and how people have been able to climb the corporate ladder in big salmon companies. What did you need to do to get to where you are? And if you had any advice on getting there? And what is the work like?

With a background in more research-y things in salmon digestive systems, I think my ideal would be an RnD position for a feed company. Has anyone had experience in aquaculture RnD or in feed companies? I’d really like to hear your experience, what’s it like? What are your roles?

I heard about the ability of sponges to filter and consume marine viruses and was curious as to if they can be used to offset the increase in viral abundance associated with mariculture. They could also be harvested as I am aware certain sponges are used to source biomolecules for pharmaceuticals.

Hi guys, I am interested in starting saltwater shrimp farming in India. I have 2 location options, first my own farm which is couple of kilometres away from sea and water found there is freshwater but the farm has all the facilities. Second option is a plot of land that I'll get on lease for a few years and this location is kinda beach types, I doubt it is a backwater place. If I want to select a location that is near sea, what type of land i.e. backwaters, estuary, etc should I prefer?

Thanks, I am very new to this and If I have used wrong terms unknowingly then I apologise.

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Hi Everyone,

TLDR: I'm looking for a local (Central FL, Disney-East to Flager or Brevard) fish farm (either food or ornamental) I can visit/volunteer at as I look to pursue fish farming as a business endeavor. And/or a recommendation (book, website, etc.) so I might familiarize myself with markets and the business as a whole.

I'm a young professional working in Central Florida. I work from home and am looking to purchase agricultural property so I can have use flexibility and keep overhead low. I have been a lifelong aquarist and have kept and bred numerous species of ornamental species as a hobby. Additionally, I have thousands of hours of breeding and keeping experience of snakes/gators in a for profit setting outside of my day job and grew up around farms. This is to say, while I have no direct working experience in aquaculture, I'm pursuing a passion and understand there will be significant sacrifice.

I'm trying to determine direction (food/ornamental, species, location, markets and outlook for specific species markets, etc.) before I consider deploying capital outside of property.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

There is currently one small system set up and am planning on building a second but am unsure how to start building up the bacteria for the second one. I was thinking of adding more media to the first to let bacteria build and then after a few weeks transfer that to the new system and letting that circulate for a few days? any help is greatly appreciated!

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I'm curious what you guys have in place for everyday SOP for biosecurity. I'm starting up a small system (small marine invertebrate lab) and not sure what I should be doing. Heard of Virkon Aquatic for footbaths but worried about it accidently entering the sumps as the animals are very sensitive.

So I'm studying animal science but I'll focus mainly on aquaculture during my last year as I'm interested in aquaculture. What would you reccomend me to do to build a career in the field?

Everything from what kind of place should I choose for an internship (because I need to find a place to do one), if I should pursue a masters or try to start working outright, what countries and/or cities offer the best oppurtunities and are reachable for a newbie.

Also I don't know if its important to focus on farming certain species only. As if getting work experience with salmon for example would help me if then I want to work with mussels or shrimp for example.

I feel like this area of work is kind of niche which is not a bad thing but it also means that career paths aren't as straightforward.

If it helps I'm in Italy, but I'm not an EU citizen sadly

Um grande mestre um dia falou pra mim: " me mostre uma linha reta no universo..." essa suspensão na imagem pode povoar até 65 hectares de fazendas de camarão. Muitas vidas, muitos sábios

Hi!

The lab I've been working in has a small scale system and individual beakers of animals. Each beakers and systems salinity is tested everyday. We have been using a refractometer but lately have been having issues with some researchers accidentally zeroing it and therefore it giving false readings. Is there a good back up option for testing salinity when the refractometer is acting up? I've seen test strips that approximate alkalinity but I'm not sure how to convert that reading into salinity in ppt.

Any advice is really appreciated!

Talking about how prior to contrary belief you can actually keep certain red-eye puffers (Carinotetraodon irrubesco) in a community tank https://youtu.be/cqdI576saKs

Heya! I’m a huge animal person and currently going to school for zoo science and conservation. While I am more of a bird person and plan to aim a lot of my schooling/career towards them, I’ve always been enamored by ocean life while hearing of a lot of the conservation issues. I’ve only recently started researching more in depth on tanks/corals after being dazzled by coral displays at a local shop.

My question to you, (and sorry if this is ignorant or weird as I know next to nothing about coral but I am researching the basics), are there any conservation projects/groups I can take part in in the comfort of my own land-locked home? I’m sure just breeding them will help but didn’t know if anyone else had any input or leads when it comes to project ideas or species, or any of my wacky ambitions in general. My school also asks that conservation majors create/join projects so I would love to hear any input/issues on the subject. Meanwhile I will catch up on reading. Thanks all :)

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Have a bait tank holding golden shiner minnows and continue to see 10-15 dead minnows per day.

Data:

• tank has been running for about a month
• 150 gallons of water
• started with 6 lbs of minnows. Probably have 1 lb remaining.
• 1 300 gph pump to circulate water
• 1 sun sun external aquarium filter to filter and circulate water
• 4 oxygen bubblers
• switching 20% water daily

-NO2 and NO3 continue to read high

• been treating with ammonia reducer daily for a week after water replacement.

What to check next?????

Hello everyone!

I am currently working with a team under the National Science Foundation's I-Corps Propelus program. We are looking for individuals who are working in the aquaculture feed industry who would be willing to participate in a 15-20 minute customer discovery interview. The interview will be conducted through Zoom and will be scheduled according to your convenience.

For context, my team is working on transforming food waste into valuable materials for aquaculture feed.

Please help us reach our target of conducting 20 customer interviews :)

Their online store for buying feed seems to be defunct (in the USA at least) and I couldn't get through to them on the phone. No luck with email either, yet. Anyone having similar issues?

Also, now I'm looking for a different way to get a few more 50 lb bags of trout chow.

Hi there!

Does anyone know where people are discussing kelp aquaculture outside of the Aquaculture Information Exchange? I'm interested in the connection between marine technology and regenerative aquaculture but I'm not sure which/if any subs are discussing this type of content. Curious what the hurdles/pain points are when it comes to kelp farming.

Hi,

I am working on aquaculture system that draws on alkaline groundwater with the intent to raise trout. I am unsure how reduce the alkalinity of the groundwater. Water softeners can reduce total hardness, but I don't understand how to deal with the carbonate compounds that make it into the tubs.

Would love any input from those who have successfully reduced the alkalinity of hard groundwater without an RO system.