What Species of Fish Are Best Suited for the Job?
So, what species of fish should you rise in your aquaponics system? That depends on many factors. In this article we will discuss what fish are best suited for different purposes. Keep reading. Catfish are a popular type of fish in an aquaponics system. Let’s look at the reasons why. These fish can easily lay eggs in small pools or even fish tanks. They also have a very efficient digestion system which leads to about 50% of the food ingested being converted into meat and body mass. That’s important in case you want to eat the fish too, but even if you don’t catfish are a good choice. The most important factors when it comes to choosing fish species are these: Nutrition, spawning, density in a container. Catfish are perfect for large containers, and they eat almost everything. Other good choices of fish are Carp, goldfish, jade perch and cod. In practice all the different species can work, but you may experience problems with some of them, especially when it comes to propagation and spa
