How to farm lobsters?

Lobster meat is tender and nutritious. It contains 8 essential amino acids for the human body, but has a low fat content and a high edible portion. It is very popular among domestic consumers, its sales and purchase prices are constantly rising, and its breeding prospects and benefits are promising. So how to breed lobsters? Let’s take a look below.

1. Selection of shrimp fry

“You reap what you sow.” The selection of shrimp fry is the prerequisite for the success of this breeding, and it directly affects the economic benefits of the breeder. When and what kind of shrimp fry to buy, specifically whether to buy smaller shrimp fry or slightly larger breeding shrimp, these are all issues that need to be considered. However, the premise of insisting on purchasing high-quality shrimp fry cannot change.

2. Selection of breeding site

When we choose a breeding site, we must choose one that is far away from pollution sources. If pesticides are often sprayed or sewage is discharged in the surrounding area, it will have a great impact on the survival rate of crayfish , or cause crayfish to escape on a large scale. After choosing a good location, you must carry out disinfection, remove the crayfish's natural enemies that may be hiding in the water, and plant aquatic plants suitable for crayfish growth.

3. Choose high-quality and efficient feed

Feed costs account for a large part of the breeding costs, and correct feed selection is the key to achieving high benefits in crayfish farming . The selection criteria for feed are mainly based on four aspects: bait coefficient, feed price , growth rate of crayfish and health status of crayfish. When feeding, we must prevent overfeeding, which will cause waste and water pollution, and underfeeding, which will affect the normal growth and breeding cycle of crayfish. In severe cases, it may cause crayfish to kill each other, resulting in losses for farmers. Therefore, the key to feeding is to accurately grasp the number and specifications of crayfish in the pond, and determine the optimal feeding amount and feeding frequency based on water temperature, weather and other conditions.

4. Strengthen water quality management

One of the keys to raising crayfish is water. Only by maintaining a good pond of water can you raise a good pond of crayfish. The main measures to control water quality are:

Change water and add oxygen in time. Mastering the practical aspects of water changes and oxygenation can not only improve water quality and reduce costs, but also increase pond productivity.

Determine reasonable stocking density and sampling ratio. Properly handle the relationship between "main shrimp" and "service fish", use the principle of the food chain to improve water quality and increase economic benefits

Accurately control the amount of feed. Prevent overfeeding, which will cause feed waste, water pollution and crayfish disease.

Under pond farming conditions, feed is the main factor that pollutes water quality. Therefore, excessive feeding or selection of feed with too high a coefficient will not only waste feed but also pollute water quality, increase the pressure on water quality management, and have no benefits.

5. Don’t relax your efforts in disease prevention

The more depressed the aquaculture situation is, the more important it is to do a good job in shrimp disease prevention and control. Due to the special growth environment of crayfish, it is not easy to observe when they get sick, so it is particularly difficult to treat them. Therefore, we must take precautions before it happens. First, we must do a good job of preliminary preparation to reduce the incidence of crayfish. Secondly, we must observe carefully and pay more attention to the dynamics of crayfish. The earlier the problem is discovered, the easier it is to deal with. If you wait until large-scale disease occurs, it will be too late to regret.

6. Sell at the right time

When the crayfish are raised to commercial size, it is best to sell them immediately as long as the market price is right. On the one hand, this can reduce unnecessary consumption caused by the high density or uneven size of lobsters in the pond, and on the other hand, it can also reduce the risk of breeding.

That’s it