Successful Chital fish seed production by Fisheries department

June 22: The Fisheries department has successfully conducted Chital fish seed production at the Jungal Balahu Fish Farm at Raha in Nagaon district. An attempt is being made very systematically for production of Chital fish seed in the fish farm at Raha by the Fisheries department through natural cum confined environment since April this year. “The Chital tank of the farm is given a congenial environment for spawning by the Chital brooders,” said Fisheries Development Officer, Pratul Deka.

Strict observation was made from the first week of May whether Chital brooders mated each other and have had released eggs in the rough-substrate already placed in the tank for such breeding activities. On May 19 collection of Chital eggs at the rate 5000 numbers as stick to rough surface was observed and immediately released to the happa – a specially designed mosquito type net – installed at the breeding pool of the farm hatchery unit.

“During this period, 24×7 hours showering was done in the breeding pool where adhesive Chital eggs were kept. After 10 days, eggs started hatching gradually and started to take food specially boiled eggs. Muster oil cake solutions in the form of feed were also used and accepted,” said Deka.

Specially designed coconut leaf structured material was used as adhesive and sheltering material in the breeding pool. “In the next ten days, only fish spawn feeding was done in happa which showed very good results without much mortality of Chital early fry and they attained fingerling size approximately in one month,” added Deka. Fingerlings @ 1105 numbers were distributed among the progressive fish farmers by Thekera Beel Fishermen Cooperative Society on Friday. “Continuous efforts are on for successful operation of induced breeding of Chital fish in complete controlled environment,” said District Fisheries Development Officer, Nagaon, Dr. Ramendra Chandra Barman, adding second batch of Chital seed sale will be done shortly.