Check this interesting site out Mr Bruce: http://www.aquaponics.net.au/

village idjit,
I was not offended, as I stated in my post. I am a naturally sarcastic person. Just trying to be funny, but it is difficult to see that in posts rather than in person.

My goal in my post was to let Mr.Bruce know that one does not need to do all the oxygenating (is that the right term?) and feeding to have a working fish pond.

Thank you for the article.

If I could, I would like to have a pond with fish in it. I think it would be a great source of food when SHTF. I would not rely on it entirely, but a good food supplement and healthy.

hummingbird61 wrote:village idjit,
My goal in my post was to let Mr.Bruce know that one does not need to do all the oxygenating (is that the right term?) and feeding to have a working fish pond.

Without going back over the posts, may I say there are several ways to utilize the resources provided by mother nature.

Regarding fish:
1)Go find them and catch them.

2)Raise them or encourage them to raise themselves.

3)Confine them (or not) and feed them in the most pounds per day per dollar manner.

4)Confine them, use YOUR wastes to feed them. Use THEIR wastes to feed your crops. Use the CROPS wastes to feed whatever you feed the fish, and so on.

I am certain others can think of other ways to make it happen but anytime you use your resources to procure other resources you MUST balance the expenditure with the return. In my opinion, it doesn't take a rocket surgeon to feed fish - and if you have a helper that is (maybe) not able to contribute otherwise, how 'bout "Go feed the fish while I do this or that"?

Okkkkkkkkkk.....Here is where I am at with this so far:

Alot of great ideas, sorting throuh the information right now.
First impression is this. After evaluating what type of area you are going to grow the fish in (pond,barrel,etc), your next step is to know what type of fish are hardy and can grow in your area (climate), the next criteria I think is what fish produces the most protein (meat) compared with what is required to grow the (fish food, whatever form that takes; having to add nothing to the area is probably best but I'm still learning), the last criteria for me would be taste.

I'm looking at fish as a possible sustainable, renewable source of protein. Any extraneous stuff is just that. Thanks

"I'm looking at fish as a possible sustainable, renewable source of protein. Any extraneous stuff is just that."

WHOA! Extraneous stuff? Hope you're not applying that to an aquaponics system.
If you were to be growing fish for protein, well and good, but what are you going to eat with your fish? How about a fresh healthy salad, made from the vegetables that can be raised in the grow-beds that act as filters for an aquaponic system?

Bid:
Wans't reffering to the aqua system.lol

Bruce, another plus for an AP system is that you can grow worms in the beds and use them to supplement the fish food. (And if the fish being raised are omnivorous, some vegetables, such as lettuce, can be dropped into the fish tanks too.) This helps to bring the cost of feeding down.
I would warn that installing and initiating an AP system is best done after you have finished all other major projects, as this can be quite time consuming. However, once up and running, ongoing maintenance is quite easy, does not take up much time, and can become a relaxing pastime in addition to providing fresh fish and vegetables.

Villageidjit,
My goal is to examine another possible source of sustainable protein.

Mr-Bruce wrote:Villageidjit,
My goal is to examine another possible source of sustainable protein.

Fish is certainly one of them.

The purpose of my message (other than to quote other sources) was strictly to determine if your goal was to harvest an unattended source or to promote and raise them yourself and to determine if I could supply any information - pro or con - to that interest.

Happy trails to you my friend.

Well I can see some very cool things so far. I think at this point I will wait until the property deals I have going on are complete. There is a nice size pond with a spring nearby on one part of the land. In my thinking If I could start a good sustainable population of fish in it that would be a no-loss scenario as far as maximizing my resources.?
I'll admit for an intrepid soul with very little space, the in tank method would be very cool.