A very good Monday once again to all you Sporting Anglers.
In tandem with ongoing festivities, the fish at Tow Foo SFC too are 'fasting' or refusing to open their mouth. Friday through to Sunday night was rather quiet with sporadic bites here and there. Total 'excess' fish taken out were as follows :-
Tilapia : 32 kg
Haruan : 12 kg
Patin : 5 kg
Again, we assure all our sporting anglers that the fish are there but for reasons beyond comprehension, they are just not on the bite.
As a guide to whether the fish are going to bite or not, we have always used the PATIN Pond as the barometer for the day. Just take a peek at the Patin pond to see whether the fish are active or not. The more splashing and bubbling here means all other ponds are potentially active and chances are much better. If the Patin pond is quiet, please expect a quiet day at all other ponds too. Half the time, this indication is correct.
Okay, next piece of news.
Some 500 or so juvenile Rohu about 3 to 5 inches in size were released into the main pond as they were found to be real slow in growing at our experimental breeding pond. Besides, over 20 kilos of Haruans were removed from that Rohu experimental pond and released into the new Haruan pond. Simple conclusion? It is not economically viable to raise Rohu with Haruans around the vicinity.
As to the fate of the Rohu? We shall wait and see. Initially, over 20,000 hatchlings were put into a drained, dried and refilled 2 acre pond, and this was in April, this year. Also found in our sample netting last Sunday were African Keli, Juvenile Tilapia and Sepat probably induced through water connections.
This brings us to the wisdom of raising Peacock Bass at Tow Foo SFC.
The bane of fish breeders like us are Haruans, as they will readily eat up juvenile fish including their own species. Thanks to the marketing guys who have done a wonderful job of promoting the Haruans. Now, we have a ready market for this 'pest' and at times demand exceeds supply. Thus in fish breeding parlance, there is a use in this 'pest'.
If the same can be done about the Peacock Bass and turned into an economically viable source of revenue, we are prepared to raise it.
But judging from existing situations and the lack of demand from the gastromomical palates, we shall let others do it for the time being. We have too many 'firsts' and all the problems associated with it.
Incidentally, the nearby pay to fish pond which is claimed to have Peacock Bass is devoid anglers.
Could the self-proclaimed advisor of TFSFC please advise them on what to do?
So till the next updates, Selamat Hari Raya.