Tilapia Fish Cultivation in Tarpaulin Ponds, Cheap & Profits Abundant!

Saat ini, tentunya budidaya ikan mujair menjadi semakin mudah dengan adanya perkembangan teknologi. Bahkan Bapak/Ibu dapat membudidayakannya menggunakan kolam terpal.

Come on, see more about how to cultivate mujair fish in tarpaulin ponds.

Mujair Fish Cultivation Business Opportunities in Tarpaulin Ponds

Mujair fish is a fish that is widely consumed by Indonesian people so it has a great opportunity to be cultivated. If we examine it, there are several reasons why tilapia fish farming business opportunities are very profitable.

1. High Price

Mujair fish is a freshwater fish that has a high price in the market. The price of tilapia fish in the market ranges from IDR 25,000 to IDR 30,000. 

2. High Demand

Tilapia fish has a taste that is liked by people in Indonesia. Apart from its delicious taste, this fish also has the benefit of overcoming obesity, improving metabolism, and preventing cancer.

3. Easy Marketing

Tilapia fish is a menu that is served in many restaurants and restaurants. Therefore, if you cultivate tilapia, you can sell your produce directly to restaurants.

4. Can be cultivated in tarpaulin ponds

Tilapia fish is one of the fish that can be cultivated in tarpaulin ponds. Cultivating fish in this tarpaulin pond provides several conveniences, which are as follows:

• Can be applied in minimal land
• Making it practical
• The stocking density is high
• Not wasteful of water

Advantages & Disadvantages of Cultivating Mujair Fish in Tarpaulin Ponds

Tilapia fish farming in tarpaulin ponds certainly has several advantages and disadvantages. You must understand more to decide whether you are interested in starting tilapia fish farming.

Here are some of the advantages of cultivating tilapia in tarpaulin ponds.

Advantages of Cultivating Mujair Fish in Tarpaulin Ponds

1. Cheaper Investment Costs

Tilapia fish can be cultivated in tarpaulin ponds. By using a tarpaulin pond, the cost of making a pond will be cheaper and more practical to make, so that you can start cultivating quickly. 

2. Does not smell of soil

In contrast to using earthen ponds, tilapia fish farming in tarpaulin ponds will not smell of earth, so consumers prefer it.

3. Big Fast

Tilapia fish is a type of fish that is very fast growing. Therefore, this fish is widely chosen because of its short cultivation period, which is 5 months with a weight of 80-140 grams per fish.

In fact, because of its rapid development, this fish can interfere with other types of fish. Tilapia fish will be greedy so they can eat up feed from other types of fish quickly.

4. Environmental Adaptation

Tilapia fish have high adaptability. In fact, tilapia fish are able to live with brackish water conditions and a wide pond temperature range. Mujair fish can be cultivated in fresh water to brackish water with an altitude of 1-1000 meters above sea level with a temperature range of 25-30°C.

5. Not fussy feed

Mujair fish is one type of fish that is not fussy in terms of feeding, so that various types of feed can be given to tilapia fish. That's why the mujair fish is called a greedy and greedy fish. 

However, for optimal growth, of course, the feed given must be nutritious feed. If you want to know the right tilapia feed, you can read it.

Although tilapia fish have many advantages, it cannot be denied that cultivating this type of fish in tarpaulin ponds also has its own weaknesses. Here are some of the weaknesses of tilapia fish farming in tarpaulin ponds.

Weaknesses of Mujair Fish Cultivation in Tarpaulin Ponds

1. Prone to Leaks

Tarpaulin is a material that is prone to leaks. If this leak occurs, tilapia fish will die due to lack of water, so tarpaulin ponds must be made in a place far from sharp objects.

2. Fish Lack of Nutrition

Tilapia fish that are cultivated in tarpaulin ponds are not old. However, fish can be threatened with nutritional deficiencies if they do not get enough feed. Tilapia fish cultivated in earthen ponds get nutrients from ions in the soil, while tilapia fish cultivated in tarpaulin ponds do not get these nutrients.

3. Not Durable

Tilapia fish cultivation in tarpaulin ponds is not durable because the tarpaulin pond material is easily damaged, in contrast to earthen ponds and cement ponds which can be used for a long time.

Tips for Cultivating Mujair Fish in a Tarpaulin Pool

If you need some tips so that tilapia farming in tarpaulin ponds can be successful, here are some tips that you can follow.

1. Choose Quality Parent

If you want to start cultivating tilapia fish, look for quality tilapia fish seeds. Quality tilapia fish seeds will grow faster and be resistant to disease.

Tilapia fish superior seeds have the following characteristics:

• Productive age
• Scales grow healthy
• The fins are not deformed
• Move actively and agile

2. Good Feeding

Feed is the main key in fish farming. Of course, you have to provide the best feed so that you can harvest quickly. Tilapia fish can be given artificial feed or natural feed.

3. Water Quality Management

Pond water management is an important factor in the success of fish farming, because ponds that are rarely cleaned will become nests of disease.

Pool water should be replaced every 2-3 weeks. Apart from that, you also have to clean up the remaining feed that has accumulated at the bottom of the pond. The water used can be taken from springs, wells, and rainwater.

4. Harvest Mujair Fish

Tilapia fish can be harvested 4-5 months after the seeds are first sown. When harvesting, you have to do it carefully because dead and deformed fish will get a lower price. So, make sure your fish stays fresh and intact when you sell it.