pabda fish

What is pabda fish?

• Pabda Fish is also called Ompok pabda and Ompok Catfish Because its Scientific name is Ompok pabda.
• Pabda Fish is a freshwater catfish, largely available in Asian countries, especially in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nepal.
• Pabda is considered an excellent source of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, vitamins and minerals.
•  It's a sweet water fish with extremely flavourful soft and slippery flesh.
• Ompok pabda is a species of bony fishes in the family sheatfishes. 
• Pabda Fish are omnivorous.

benefits of pabda fish

• pabda fish has a lot of nutritional value.
• Pabda fish contains calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
• Unique taste and flavor.
• Shiny appearance and soft flesh.
• Pabda is a source of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals.

Pabda Fish Characteristics

• Pabda Fish have two pairs of fins.
• There are no scales in Pabda body.
• Pabda fishes is flat  body in both side.
• Pabda fish lengths between 10 to 30 cm.
• There is a pair of mustache in their mouth.
• Silver colored chest.
• Omnivorous feeding habit

Farming

• The farmers who are doing farming for the first time, that they should not do farming of pabda fish for the first time.
• Apart from this, he should farm other fishes.
• By which they will get the experience of raising fish.After that you can raise the feet.Because the Pabda fish was very delicate.
• Pabda fish eat food at night.It should be given food at night.  In the beginning, two-three times should be given after that one or two times.
• This fish should be given high protein food so that its growth is good.
• This fish needs more desert oxygen.Therefore, it is better to put an air eter in the pond.
• In 1 acre, 50000 pods can be cultivated.
• Initially 1 to 2 months should be kept in nursery part.After that it should be shifted to the big pond.

Feeding of pabda Fish

• They are omnivorous.

• They generally eat protozoa, aquatic insects, crustasia, moss etc.

• Feed containing 40% rice bran, 30% mastered cake and 30% fishmeal before their breeding period.

Breeding

• Breeding period are in Between May to July.
• During this period the female lays eggs. These fish usually grow rapidly.
• Hatching will be done in 18-20 hour
• The yolk sack gets absorbed in 3 days
• Larvae start feeding on 4th day of hatching

Characteristics

• Kingdom :  Animalia
• Phylum :     Chordata
• Family  :       Siluridae
• Genus :       Ompok
• Class :         Actinopterygii
• Order :        Siluriformes

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