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One man’s trash, is another man’s treasure - the Dr Fish

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In one of the Farm’s Ponds, there was an infestation of what translates as ‘Doctor Fish’ ปลาหมอ - pla moor.

Apparently some of the Thais love to eat them licklips.gif , but to the Farm Father they were simply eating the Prawns food ... dry.png

So Farm Father gathered all hands, the blood brothers, the ‘honorary’ brother, daughter and grand-daughter to rid the Pond of these free loaders.

Just thought you might be interested how the Thais do it ...

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Not exactly sure how the pond was netted to this corner as we were in Bangkok the previous day and late starters on the morning, not arriving till 7.30 am.

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Left to right ... Farm Father, honorary brother and Farm Mother's younger brother.

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The grand-daughter helps out

BTW ... all the BS about political correctness.

Farm Father is jokingly referred to Khun Dumb and his honorary brother Khun Dumb Markk ... together Dumb and Dumber ... or translating as Black and really Black!

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You should have know from my past post that they fetch ฿70/kg farmgate right? Improvise David... wink.png

Ha Ha Ha ... not my fish to sell!

Actually, the smaller ones were minced for the catfish.

The larger ones were deep fried and dished up to the Farm Family.

I agree with you about the Farm Gate Sales ... however, due to difficult Farm access, Farm Gate sales are a practical reality.

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smile.png Interesting thread!

The Doctor fish look tasty. I am thinking of making a doctor fish Plarah with them.

I would like to see David in that pond also.tongue.png And MFG do the filming and photographythumbsup.gif

Why is the fish called doctor fish?

Just had a discussion with GF on plarmoorfan. I made that uprolleyes.gif . Roughly translates as Dentist Fish.biggrin.png

She just gave me that look coffee1.gif ...

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smile.png Interesting thread!

The Doctor fish look tasty. I am thinking of making a doctor fish Plarah with them.

I would like to see David in that pond also.tongue.png And MFG do the filming and photographythumbsup.gif

Why is the fish called doctor fish?

Just had a discussion with GF on plarmoorfan. I made that uprolleyes.gif . Roughly translates as Dentist Fish.biggrin.png

She just gave me that look coffee1.gif ...

555, I make this photo already, but when he in dr fish pond

he in other pond

David explain to me what you write, I give you that 'look' also

but then give you hug for being fun man

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Umm ... errr ... cough ... thanks for that MissFarmGirl ... ermm.gif

What do they say in showbiz ... never with with animals, small children ... I might, to add, girlfriends ... ohmy.png

So, the Dr Fish are corralled into a smaller and smaller net, all the time scooping the Prawns back into the main pond ... as per the photos below ...

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Then transferred into a holding basket in a different pond, below ...

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A lot of the smaller fish died during the course of the day and were minced and fed to the Catfish.

The larger ones were eaten by the Farm Family.

Dr Fish is a favourite of MissFarmGirl licklips.gif ... I couldn't determine an taste differential between them and other harvested fish.

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Probably should introduce the Farm Father if you haven't met him before.

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Ex-Navy, lost the lower part of his leg down south (Thailand) when in active service.

Consequently, a hard nut ... but a good nut.

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Thanks for the great pictures and videos by yourself and Miss farm girl. You know when I grow weary and frustrated by the comments on the general forum I know I can click on the farming forum for some sanity.

^^ Thanks for the nice comment.

We (MissFarmGirl and I) just wish to show how the Thais do it in the daily grind.

What I admire is the simplicity that the Thais approach their work with.

Different from us.

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Thank you David and MissfarmGirl for showing us your farm.

Love the shot from 0.22 secs onwards showing the pond and the size....very impressive thumbsup.gif

Actually, that was one of the smaller ponds you saw.

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^^ The standard pond that MissFarmGirl parents own (or rent from their relatives) is 6 - 8 Rai ... size of a couple of football fields.

There are some smaller ponds for the catfish and for the speciality Prawns/Shrimp.

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