CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How much capital is needed to start breeding duckbill fish?

A 6-7 cm duckbill fish seedling costs about 6.5 yuan, and the survival rate can be as high as 70% or as low as 20%, with an average survival rate of about 50%. When the duckbill fish grows to 0.5 kg and is ready for the market, it will cost about 6 yuan for feed, and another 3 yuan for contracting fees, labor costs, and electricity. Calculated at a 50% survival rate, the total cost per kilogram of duckbill fish is about 44 yuan. As for the funds, it depends on how many you plan to raise and then multiply it by the cost.

Duck-billed fish farming is a popular special breeding project in recent years. In recent years, with the continuous expansion of market demand, duck-billed fish farming has gradually been recognized and accepted by people. Compared with the original breeding projects, duck-billed fish farming has higher technical requirements and there is not much experience from predecessors to learn from.

According to the current market price, the wholesale price of duck-billed fish is about 70 yuan per kilogram, and the retail price has increased slightly to about 100 yuan per kilogram. After being made into finished dishes, the price of duck-billed fish has risen to 220-440 yuan per kilogram. The average farmer can make a profit of about 26 yuan per kilogram. When the market is good, the profit of raising one kilogram of ordinary sea bass is only about 2 yuan, and under normal circumstances, it can only maintain about 1 yuan. In comparison, the profit of raising duck-billed fish is more than ten times higher.

The breeding cost of duck-billed fish is relatively high. The breeding cost of one kilogram of duck-billed fish is about 44 yuan. The price of one kilogram of duck-billed fish in the market is about 100 yuan, so its profit margin is relatively large. For friends who want to breed duck-billed fish, it is best to do relevant preparations before breeding, learn more about experience and lessons, and do relevant work during breeding. Don't be careless.

The breeding cost of duckbill fish is relatively high, from the purchase of seedlings to the construction of farms and feed feeding costs, etc. should be taken into account. The survival rate of fry varies with the size of the fry. The wholesale price of 3cm fry on the market is about 1 yuan per piece, and the minimum order is about 2,000 pieces. The average survival rate is 50%. When the fry weigh more than one kilogram and can be sold on the market, the feed cost is 5-8 yuan per piece. The cost of manpower and site is calculated according to personal circumstances.

Additional information

The American Paddlefish is a large freshwater economic fish unique to the United States. Like the Chinese sturgeon, it is a rare fish in the world. It mainly feeds on earthworms, shrimps and plankton. It is native to the Mississippi River Basin in the United States. It is a rare sturgeon that has lived and survived on the earth since 300 million years ago (the dinosaur era). It is one of the only two species of the Acipenseridae family in the world. It belongs to the Acipenseriformes family, the same as the Chinese sturgeon and the white sturgeon in the Yangtze River waters. It is one of the best fish among fish. my country has introduced it for trial breeding and it grows well. The body of the duck-billed sturgeon is like a ridge, the body surface is exposed, moist and scaleless, and the mouth is pulpy, shaped like a duck's mouth, hence the name.

There are generally three methods of farming:

Polyculture in ponds: 40 to 50 10-15 cm size spoonbill sturgeons are placed in every 667 square meters of water surface. Bighead carp should not be placed in polyculture ponds, because spoonbill sturgeons and bighead carp have the same feeding habits. Without increasing the amount of bait, the individual size of the spoonbill sturgeon is more than 1 kg in the same year, and the economic benefits are considerable.

Pond breeding: 500 to 800 10-15 cm size spoonbill sturgeons are placed per 667 square meters of water surface. 80 silver carp and 50 crucian carp are added, and no other fish are added. The main feed is the spoonbill sturgeon feed. The size of the spoonbill sturgeons of that year is more than 1 kg.

Reservoir cage culture: 400 to 500 sturgeons of 10 to 15 cm in length are placed in a 20-square-meter cage at one time. The fish are mainly fed with special feed for sturgeons. The size of the fish is more than 1 kg.

The main food of the duckbill freshwater carp is zooplankton, and it can also eat commercial feed. It is gentle and easy to catch. It likes to live in the middle water and grows fast. It requires dissolved oxygen in the water to be above 4 mg/L, and its oxygen tolerance is slightly worse than that of the silver carp. It matures at the age of 6 to 8 years old and weighs more than 20 kg. It has a wide range of temperature adaptability and can safely overwinter in the north. It has strong adaptability and can be cultured in different waters such as ponds, lakes, and reservoirs. It can be mixed with fish such as grass carp and carp in ponds, and is more suitable for release culture in large and medium-sized reservoirs.

The only price for catching duck-billed fish in our pond is 28 yuan per pound. Doesn’t the boss want to transfer the money?

You can contract a fish pond, not too big or too small. Generally, a fish pond costs 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a year at most. If you want to raise fish in a reservoir, one acre costs about 3,000 yuan a year. This is the price in my hometown. I don't know if your price is the same. I guess there are some differences.