Ponds!

[Loftedfalcon]

Hi all,

I've been wondering about a few things Thai and would like the benefit of your wisdom......

Presumably if you want to dig a pond in Thailand you just buy the land and dig the hole, right?

How do you get the water in the hole? Are you allowed to sink a well to fill the pond and to keep it topped up? Or do you rely on the weather ofr both?!

I should point out at this stage the it would be a fair sized pond for the purpose of fish farming! As a mad fisherman it would provide me with sport and my family with food and a small income.

Next set of questions,

Where do you get the fish from? What sizes are there to choose from and can you buy different species of fish? What do you feed them?

All advice is greatly appreciated.

Edited April 6, 2006 by Loftedfalcon

[ratchabuild]

[Depends on the level of the water table and proximity to a klong or readiness to sink a well. fish are for sale all over the place at markets and specialist fish farms depends where you are. You will need to put something like duck manure in to start it off and transfer a bucket full or two of mud from somewhere with lots of life in it. Then choose your fish. There are reports on the internet of the initiative set up by the Royal family to provide a fish pond for every school and they have lots of info on stocking rates, use of duck manure and species and returns at point of sale. Depending upon where you are I can supply you with any amount of fancy carp you require.

[Johpa]

Many villagers maintain small fish ponds. Pretty much you just dig a hole and fill it up with water. You will need some source of fresh water and most simply run a small pipe from the village water system as the ponds are usually to the back of the home. Ask around and you can find stores selling tilapia and carp fry.

The problem we had with our fish pond was flooding during extreme rains that allowed all the little fishies to swim away from the pond.