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Raising Prawns In Aquaponics

If you love prawns and you wish to raise some for yourself in your aquaponics, then waste no time in getting started. Raising prawns in your aquaponics can be an excellent way of adding a different touch of diversity to your system.

Raising prawns along with fish is pretty dynamic. Prawns are bottom feeders and they will feed on anything they find. This includes the fish waste that is not absorbed by your plants making them a reliable filtering animal.

Guidelines On Raising Prawns In Aquaponics

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Guidelines On Raising Prawns In Aquaponics

Floating Raft

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Fish Tank

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Both Fish Tank & Floating Raft

Stocking Density: about two square feet of tank space.                                         Tank Size: have at least 135 gallons or 500 liters of a tank.

Precautions To Take When Raising Prawns In Aquaponics

Temperature Requirements:  should fall between 57 degrees to 105 degrees Fahrenheit.

PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE WHEN RAISING PRAWNS IN AQUAPONICS

Feeding: feed them with prawn pellets and planktons.                    PH Range: recommended pH range between 7.8 to 8.5.

PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE WHEN RAISING PRAWNS IN AQUAPONICS

We can see there are great benefits to raising prawns in your aquaponics. You can agree there’s nothing more amazing than having freshly harvested prawns together with fish from your aquaponics system. You get that fresh exclusive meaty taste compared to the regular frozen prawn sold in stores.

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