This article is written by Mr. Thiruppathi Vasagan - Senior Technical Consultant at Candida Bio Science, A brief about him : post graduation in fisheries from renowed university, ample amount of 2 decades shrimp farming experience as a one of the finest aquaculturists in India for all major corporate shrimp farmers made him known as a passionate aquaculturist.

This pandemic year still chases us, inspite we had learned to fight all these struggles and obstacles as we already passed through even tougher problems like EHP, WSSV, White feces syndrome, etc, etc during the past few years. So, we are strong enough to face anything and have to....

Anyway, now our fourth coming new crop is going to begin soon in this January- 2021, let's discuss the positive side of this new crop. Due to this Covid shut down around the world or it is nature's gift, that we don't know, India is blessed with sufficient rain this year. So, all our water sources are effectively charged and those old creeks were well cleaned. One could see healthy and sufficient water source around the country. So, my dear farmer friends, let's make use of this healthy situation and bring out a huge result this year as nature always open a new gate when it closes that old gate. Here i am going to share some of my successful tips to give a correct start to the most successful crop. Because well beginning is half success...

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MAJOR TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL SHRIMP FARMING

• Don't be in hurry during pond preparation, dry ponds completely till crack appears on surface and start plouging deep and deep to overturn soil up snd down and again dry it thoroughly till dust fly on air. It's the right way of drying the ponds which will save our crop from predators and all diseases. .

• Adjust the soil pH by applying burnt lime or agricultural lime or dolomite or gypsum based on your soil pH. As you all aware already, if your previous crop is affected by EHP, apply burnt lime @ 6tons/ Ha in one feet water level and rest the pond for 7 days to get rid of EHP spores and drain the limed water , then fill the ponds with new water.

• Do not compromise in pond preparation at any cost since it is the basement for any successful crop.

• If your water source is from creek, fix mesh filters at different places of inlets to prevent unwanted predators, competitors aquatic animals and it's eggs.

• Apply bleaching powder or chlorine liquids at the rate of 30 ppm to 60 ppm based on water source after 48 hours of water filling, which will ensure complete eradication of the predators and competitors species.

• If it is bore water, those above treatments are not necessary, but, the presence of ammonia and nitrites should be tested and necessary treatment should be taken before stocking like continuous aeration or re-pumping of water from reservoir ponds quite after 48 hours of settlement.

• Ensure minimum of 5 feet water level at every corner of the pond just before you start water culture for stocking which will enhance maximum survival of any livestock like phytoplankton, zooplankton, diatoms and post- larve.

• Water culture should only be started after 5 days of chlorination or 2 days of ammonia or nitrites treatment to ensure proper growth of micro and macro algae in the system.

• Water culture media is nothing but proper mixture and fermentation of carbohydrates, prebiotics and probiotics which is narrated below... Ferment nicely grinded Rice bran 100kg/Ha with Pro 9- (2.5 gms /kg of rice bran) initial booster dose and followed by daily application 1-2 ppmper day.
Along with this juice please apply Probitek B -2.5 lt/ha on weekly basis

• Once after the above procedures are properly executed and the availability of algae, diatoms and the most important zooplanktons like rotifer and copepods are developed and counted, and now your ponds are ready for stocking.

This is upto stocking only my dear friends, I'll discuss about the rest at regular intervals and please don't hesitate to ask any questions regarding the above at anytime.

Meeting you soon..

Thirupathi Vasagan