This slide show takes you through the current technology of the farming of African catfish.
Homogenising pituitary glands for injection
Injection of female broodfish
Female ready to be spawned
Bowl of mature eggs
Extraction of sperm
Incubation of eggs.
Transfer of eleuthero-embryos.
Concrete early juvenile rearing ponds
Juvenile rearing ponds.
Modern juvenile rearing ponds.
Size grading of juveniles.
Catfish production ponds at Blyde River Aquaculture in South Africa.
The use of manure as a feed fertiliser.
A high density catfish farming unit.
Low light intensity indoor tanks on a high density catfish farm in South Africa.
An indoor catfish farm in South Africa.
Netting of catfish.
A tank with water at 2-30C for the harvested catfish.
Ready for export.
Rural production of the final product.
