Any fish farmer that wants to record a high survival of fish and better growth in record time in their ponds must endeavor to pay good attention to pond water quality.
Understanding and predicting fish performance in ponds can be relatively difficult without the prior knowledge of how water parameters influence fish behavior..
In the last couple of years, I have observed that most farmers that operate good ponds, stocked with the right quantity of fish seeds, still recorded huge losses even though they fed their fish very well, this is due to poor knowledge of fish water chemistry.
Fish, unlike other animals, feed and defecate inside the same water where they live and the quality of the water inside which they live directly affects feed efficiency, rate of growth, survival and the state of health of the fish.
When water quality depreciates, consumed feed is not properly converted into body flesh. Poor growth is recorded, fish survival is affected and ultimately massive fish kills may occur. In fish production, key water quality parameter which need to be continually monitored is temperature and this can be carried with Ph meter.
PH is the level of the Hydrogen ion present in the water. For the fish in the pond, acceptable pH value is between 6.5 to 7.5. When it is below 4, fish will die due to water acidity. When pH is constantly between 4 to 6, fish will be alive, but, due to stress, will experience slow growth.
I hereby introduce a PH METER for frequent check of quality pond water for your fishes....

I heard borehole water is not good for the fish
How true is this assertion and which type of water is best suitable for fishes?

How do we reduce ion content In pond water

LLSAINT:
I heard borehole water is not good for the fish
How true is this assertion and which type of water is best suitable for fishes?

Not entirely true ,
for breeding of fishes i.e reproduction of fingerlings the ideal water is well water , borehole water also works too but need lab scientist to certified the water for successful breeding.

Generally ,borehole water works for both breeding and grow- out of fishes.

verminnel:
How do we reduce ion content In pond water

You use iron exchange resin filter

Thanks
but how often should one change the water of the pond?
Also, is tap water a good recommendation?

SOTechAfrica:

Not entirely true ,
for breeding of fishes i.e reproduction of fingerlings the ideal water is well water , borehole water also works too but need lab scientist to certified the water for successful breeding.

Generally ,borehole water works for both breeding and grow- out of fishes.

SOTechAfrica:

You use iron exchange resin filter

thanks a lot for ur reply.ive actually heard of this resin filter .but how long does it last and how do I use it in my plastic tanks?

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LLSAINT:
I heard borehole water is not good for the fish
How true is this assertion and which type of water is best suitable for fishes?

False, the source of the water doesn't matter if it's clean and the perimeters are accurate. .