Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

chappo, have you ever had carp, for a meal i mean, not sexually:)



the best part is that i was thinking for a few days now where to get those blue...bikini?...something fish
have a laugh

nice work with the system, molj

Carp can be cooked several ways and it is fatty tasting. Eastern Europeans would serve it in aspic with horseradish. We always smoked it. There is even a children's book "The Carp in the Bathtub" Before AP! In the book it is ground up into fish patties and simmered. Then served cold. Possibilities!

hey steve, thank you, but some changes will be made in other systems, some simplifications are needed!

nice info cityfish, how would you describe the carp taste? i mean is it simmilar to trout just more of a fatty taste?

thank you both for stopping by

molj , Yes I've eaten carp several times ,, during my trips in Vietnam. As i said ,I don't like it much but the Vietnamese LOVE it. Everybody has different tastes.

chappo true
Lepomis gibbosus -- is what i'm looking for now, have eaten them and i love them:) what do you think?

hope i can get them

Like bluegills, sounds good to me, and they look cool.

i went on a trip, and have caught about 50 Leuciscus cephalus cephalus, a version of carp---have some photos from there, an older man jozhe has about one hectare of ponds in different levels, it's like a playground, and he grows about 5 species, along with crayfish + he has a lot of wild birds and everything
but man....brrr the water stinks like shit i can still smell it, it's more of a swamp all togheter, some pumps would be needed hehe and i was surprised a little when i mentioned AP he already did his research and new something about it, i will definetly keep in touch with him(maybe even some AP thing , because he also grows Perca flavescens and i'll be getting those next warm season(winter-trout, yeeey)

me and my brother also went fishing for crayfish, and we cought two of these http://www.ribiska-druzina-tolmin.si/ri ... cak_1.html

and it's amazing how clean is now the bottom of my FT, they've also cleaned my intake filter, awsome, i must get some photos of them for ya

will come back with more, i think it's time i do some nitrogen testing as the EC has climbed to 0.6, pH is 7.7....maybe i'll be able to grow something soon as my tomatoes aren't very pleased with the pH right now

post to you soon

Good to hear you're getting things down Molj... keep us posted mate..

will do, good to se u here ruperto!
as i hear from my family the new fish are doing great, and they'r supposed to be fast growers so i hope i'll be able to grow them out in 6 months to an edible size....to be able to catch the trout season

how long do carps take in AP? any info?highly appriciated!
i think i'll have to add some seasol with that urea in my system to start growing some plants, you think alike?:D

have a good day, we must follow our dreams

i've finally mounted the shading net and finished the FT work
the fish are doing fine, had one more dead, but was not looking good for her from the beginning so, is not my fault

Thats a lot of expensive fittings Is there a reason why you didnt just go PVC?

accidentally clicked POST

well let's get on

the AP greenhouse


and the little fish, sucking my finger hehe, they'r cute

the new ones are doing fine, haven't noticed some big change in one week since i added them, but they eat like crazy when i feat them, all you hear is yum, yum, yum, yum everywhere hehe

did i say i added seasol and Fe and some amino and humic acids + vitamins? with the ph under 8.0 i think the plants will take on, and the shade will do them good, will see some results soon i think!

have a good day and thank you for your support!

OBO
first one:
foolishness

second one:
just couldn't find the ones u guys are mostly using, + PVC or PP is supposed to be bad for acidic enviroment...so i was worried
i will definetly find a cheaper source in the future

third: if this system was ever to be remodified or relocated i didn't want to invest in another set of fittings

so...bottom line, gotta find something else

Good to see your efforts molj...
You have done a fantastic job, well done.