What heaters do you need for an aquaponics set up for barramundi?
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Question by stormy55: What heaters do you need for an aquaponics set up for barramundi?
Hi I would like to know what sort of water heaters you need for an aquaponics set up for barrumundi in South Australia. Does anyone know how much room they need or how many fish you should keep in a certain sized space. Also can you keep other fish in with them such as gold fish or silver perch or will the barrumundi eat them?
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I’ve seen and toured huge aquaculture ponds for barramundi in Queensland up in the rainforest region near Cairns. Barramundi is farmed in or has been studied and raised in every state in Australia. If you are serious about becoming involved in this industry that started about thirty years ago, you should learn about the Australian Barramundi Farmers Association. Barramundi is my wife’s second favorite fish to eat, after yellow perch. So I’m pretty sure this is still a growing industry for years to come.
If you are going to be raising them indoors, heating the space not the aquariums, perhaps supplemented with solar heat collected from a greenhouse section would probably be the most economical choice. At the bottom is an abstract of an article on the best temperatures for barramundi that was researched in Tasmania. I’ve breed many species of tropical aquarium fish, and this is not one of them since the largest tank I’ve ever owned was a 520 gallon (2000 liters) one.
Like most if not all members of the perch family, barramundi are predators so smaller fish would be their dinner if kept together. A barramundi’s strike, when they hit their prey or even a food biscuit, is so loud and violent you have to see and hear it to believe it.
Dan M
August 22, 2013 at 9:20 pm