Corn Sillage

[bradford]

Hi, Does anyone know about corn sillage re- fish ??? the corn plant , approx 3 feet tall as the corn cob removed and the the rest of the plant is minced up ( shredded ) this leaves a sweet veg full of nutrition and particles of sweetcorn... as anyone tried using this in ponds or lakes ?? and do pla dook eat this ?? also does anyone have any cheap options re - feeding pla dook ??

[chownah]

I have a question. If the corn cobs are removed where do the "particles of sweetcorn" come from?

Also, what you describe is chopped corn plants, not silage. To make silage from chopped corn plants you ferment this chopped material in a container where the air is removed and none is allowed to enter.

I've heard that putting almost any kind of vegetable material in the pond is good for some kinds of fish because even if the fish don't eat it it will decompose in the water and feed the small organisms living in the water (algae?) and the fish will eat them.

Chownah

[bradford]

I have a question. If the corn cobs are removed where do the "particles of sweetcorn" come from?

Also, what you describe is chopped corn plants, not silage. To make silage from chopped corn plants you ferment this chopped material in a container where the air is removed and none is allowed to enter.

I've heard that putting almost any kind of vegetable material in the pond is good for some kinds of fish because even if the fish don't eat it it will decompose in the water and feed the small organisms living in the water (algae?) and the fish will eat them.

Chownah

[bradford]

Hi Chownah.. it is in fact sillage.. its pressure packed and sealed without air.. its normally sold as cow food... there are lots of sweetcorn particles due to collection and processing... all my fish love it, but im not sure if the pla dook are eating it or playing with it.. Ive got 15,000 fish and will be increasing to 120,000 in mid- october.. so any information is welcome... also chicken and cow manure helps to promote algae ?? does pig manure work too ??? thanks. bradford.

[Maizefarmer]

Out of curiosty - why silage - is there a reason why you dont use the stuff fresh cut?

I know zip-all about fish (except for the Koi I have in the garden pond) but I woul dhave thought that, like most veggie matter in a closed system, come the hot weather and decomposition your'e going to get loads of alge - which may be a good thing in your case.

Had know idea they would eat it, but htat been the case they would get a bit more otu of it if it was freash and it would also have less effect on the water.

Educate me - is it just a cheap way of feeding them on a commercial basis? - but yes, Pla Dook scrounge around at the bottom a lot, so they sure eat the maize kernals (because they love it when its mushed up into a bait on a hook, with some binder like flour and water - and whatever else fishemena mix with it.

Tim

[chownah]

Hi Chownah.. it is in fact sillage.. its pressure packed and sealed without air.. its normally sold as cow food... there are lots of sweetcorn particles due to collection and processing... all my fish love it, but im not sure if the pla dook are eating it or playing with it.. Ive got 15,000 fish and will be increasing to 120,000 in mid- october.. so any information is welcome... also chicken and cow manure helps to promote algae ?? does pig manure work too ??? thanks. bradford.

Bradford,

Yes, pig manure works great and is commonly used in the north where pig pens are often built right on the edge of ponds or even out over them to make it easy to get their manure into the pond.

Chownah