===== Aquaculture ===== Integrated aquaculture can be advantageous in multiple ways: - Nitrogen rich water for irrigation if fish grows in the pond - "Porukku" soil rich in decomposed fish droppings can be used as manure later - Fish as a source of income to break-even cost of pond construction ==== Fishes ==== * Catla - Top layer fish - 300 * Rogu - Medium layer fish - 150 * Mirgal - Bottom layer fish - 200 * Grass Carp - 100 Bought from Mr.R.Kathiresan of R.K.Fish Farm (Ph: 9360357983) ==== Fish Food ==== - 2% of total fish body mass - Ingredients - 50% Rice husk flour - 20% Oil cake (powdered) - 20% Corn flour - 10% Soya/Wheat flour - First 1 month, once a day - after that twice a day - 100kg cow dung every month given our pond's dimensions; 50kg every 15 days ==== Costs ====