Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

I bet your hands smell like fish.... Nice work Stu...

Rup, LOL you are dreaming! He He He

EB, I have to go and have a shower, it's not just my hanmds that stink, I feel like I have been Bathing in fish it's disgusting But the cat is happy, all his christmasses have come at one with barra heads for lunch!

What was your kill/survival rate on the barra Mon (you did count?)

Les, I transferred 57 fish, did not count the remainders. I have now harvested and cleaned 6 fish totaling 1.5 kg's. Will keep the tally going on this thread. If I had to guess, I would say I have pulled out around 15 dead ones or fish that were obviously not gonna see the next day based on their upside down positioning LOL and delivered swift mercy before giving them to the chooks. I don't know how many I have lost to cannibalising, definately some. Will keep a track of numbers and weights as the weeks progress thru harvest. Am really looking forward to dinner tonight. Just having an ale and a few cashews and then will start prepping the fish and chopping up the saled

So do we start a guessing comp ala EB's tomato weight comp? Good work Monya, long time coming,mucho delicious fish for you now. Enjoy the fruits of your labours.

Okay, so post dinner, mixed reactions. Angus (3) didn't like it Heather wants me to purge them I would put about 70% satisfaction rating on them. Found them to be slightly muddy/dusty tasting, otherwise really nice. Came off the bone really easy. Will get more serious about purging them now as I want to get the most out of them and want Heather to enjoy them too (she is not a massive fish lover)
Will report back once the purging process is underway, still have to decide exactly what arrangements I will follow.

maybe some pre-table seasoning too chillies or lemons

Are any of the kids traumatised by having to eat their pets?

I think Heather sort of put herself off, a little bit in her mind. She feels they tasted a bit like the tank smells, which to me is sweet, light pond-like smell, certainly not in the slightest bit offensive to me, but to her....

I bet you would taste a bit off if you swam in your own pee and drank it

test the theory. cook oone up in a week (that you HAVEN'T purged, but tell her you have. see if it "tastes" different

sneaky bugger

Considering that emily held the bag open for me to put the fish in when I got one out yesterday I would say no

Try purging for 3 days....3ppt and report back to the forum

Further instructions to follow.....take one for the team

I know it's in the name of science, and taking one for the team and all, but would it be worth the ramiffications...? Gees you like to live on the edge don't you Steve..