What is stocking a pond? Sooner or later, every owner of this landscape delight asks such a question. Everything is simple. This term refers to the filling of a reservoir with fish. This is done for aesthetic purposes, as well as to raise fish for sale or for family leisure fishing on the shores of their own pond.
Why are they doing this
In order to correctly perform this rather complicated action, it is not enough to bring the fish and release it into the pond. It is best to contact companies whose specialization is the stocking of water bodies. The price for their services varies depending on the region. For example, in Moscow, you can contact organizations that offer fish for your pond to choose from. So, a kilogram of sturgeon costs 600 rubles. Silver carp - 160 rubles / kg, carp - 150 rubles / kg, grass carp are offered at a price of 250 rubles per kilogram. Trout will cost 450 rubles/kg, and catfish - 200 rubles/kg.
Don't save money on this business. After all, it is necessaryhave special knowledge to calculate how much fish is needed for a reservoir, what conditions need to be created in order to preserve these aquatic animals and make them grow and reproduce in their natural habitat.
It is necessary to use the services of a professional even at the stage of designing a reservoir. And then later it may turn out that the plants planted at the bottom and near the shore are not suitable for the type of fish that you are going to launch into your reservoir. Herbivorous species, for example, can very quickly destroy aquatic vegetation to their liking.
Valuable information
When entrusting the stocking of a reservoir to a special company, it still does not hurt to read some information about how this happens beforehand, in order to at least roughly know what exactly you want. To begin with, it does not hurt to find out the exact depth and area of \u200b\u200bthe reservoir. This is necessary in order to accurately calculate how many animals you can accommodate in it. It is generally considered normal to have 1 kg of fish in 1000 liters of water. In this case, she will feel comfortable, she will have enough oxygen and food.
It should also be taken into account that in regions where water bodies freeze for the winter, some fish species have to be transplanted to a specially prepared place for wintering.
In order for the fish left for the winter in a frozen pond not to suffocate, it is necessary to make an ice hole. In general, the owner should be prepared for the fact that the pond will have to be looked after in the same way as a home.aquarium, only the cost and effort will be much more.
Who can be accommodated
If the owner has no special preferences, he can choose between several types. Fish for stocking reservoirs - carp, ide, sturgeon, crucian carp, perch, pike. Each species has its own characteristics. The ide loves large cool reservoirs, carps are playful and smart, they eat only plants, crucian carp are unpretentious to water, they can live in a small pond. Quite whimsical perch. If you want to stock them with fish, you need to know that they will not live in all water. But perch has a big plus. He carries out sanitary cleaning of the reservoir in which he lives, due to the fact that he eats all kinds of insects, as well as crustaceans and leeches. Japanese carps are great for admiring. They come in a variety of colors and can overwinter in a pond with the right conditions.
Preparatory stage
Before stocking a reservoir, it must be properly prepared. First, you need to properly fill it with water. It is recommended to do this at the end of the spring flood. At this time, there are many useful biogenic elements in the liquid, which will contribute to the development of the food base in the future. For this, it is also recommended to fill the reservoir with water on the day of enhanced mosquito summer. Then it will contain many of its larvae.
In order for phytoplankton to be able to adequately obtain the necessary chemical compounds, water is poured into the reservoir veryslowly. Then nitrate nitrogen has time to form in the soil, which contributes to the active decomposition of organic matter.
Before stocking reservoirs with fry, it is necessary to destroy the thickets of plants, to process with lime. When all the necessary conditions are met, you can proceed to the main process.
Everything is ready
The stocking of a reservoir is the launch of a certain amount of fish into it, calculated according to a special formula. Experts will help you with this. First of all, it will be delivered to your reservoir from the place of cultivation. During transportation, all transportation rules and necessary conditions will be observed, which include maintaining the desired water temperature, etc.
It must be remembered that the water in the container in which the fish is located must be the same as in the pond into which they are going to be released. Otherwise, the death of animals from temperature shock will occur. The water in which they are transported can only be collected from a reservoir, but in no case from a well or tap. In such a liquid, the fish will not be able to stay for a long time.
At the last stage, all that remains is to release the future catch into the reservoir, not forgetting to first close the places of water discharge with bars so that new inhabitants cannot get through them.
New worries
The stocking of reservoirs with pike, carp, perch or other fish is the same. Only the conditions that need to be prepared for new inhabitants differ. Releasing fry or fish into a pond is not all. It is important to createthe necessary microclimate in which they could live without problems. It is necessary to monitor the temperature of the water, its saturation with oxygen. The fish must be fed. Of course, she will be able to get food on her own, but this will not be enough. You need to find out the norms by which to calculate the amount of food your pets need. If the pond is small, you can feed the fish manually. But it is best to purchase feeders that are installed on a special section of the bottom. It must be firm and free from vegetation. The fish is fed at a certain time, gradually it gets used to its regimen. Strictly follow the rules, otherwise the animals will get sick from overeating, and the pond will be polluted with uneaten food particles.
If you create good conditions for your pets, they will certainly begin to multiply. Otherwise, over time, you will have to repeat the procedure for stocking the reservoir.
