Catfishes are any of the numerous fishes of the order or suborder Nematognathi (or Siluroidei), characterized by barbels around the mouth and the absence of scales.which is aa diverse group of ray-fines fish which include Corydoras, Synodontis, Bagrid,Dora, Botia, Dianema, Pimelodus, Brochis. They get their name from their prominent barbels which resemble a cat’s whiskers. Catfish range in size and behavior from the heaviest and longest. As catfish are of considerable commercial importance, many of the larger species are farmed or fished for food. So what kind of feed catfish is fed is vital to the people’s health. Catfish feed pellets made by catfish feed pellet making machine are extruded catfish food with many benefits for the growth of catfish, and thus they have been the first choice for catfish feeding.
The fish feed pellet are in scientific formula for the good of catfish weigh gaining and growth. As research shows, if catfish receive too much energy compared with protein, it will stop eating before they consume enough protein for maximum growth. It will lead to high body fat, low dress out yield and poor shelf life of catfish if it eat too much energy from dietary fat or carbohydrate. However, catfish feed pellets made from optimum ratio of energy, protein, minerals and other nutrition, are suitable for all kinds of catfish and can meet the nutrition requirements for growth.
How to Make Fish Feed Pellets?
● Material selection: Grain powder,soybean meal, cottonseed meal, wheat middlings, fish derivatives, derivatives of vegetable origin, algea, oils ad fats, minerals, protein,fish oil etc.
● Crushing: use feed crusher machine to crush raw materials.
● Mixing: use grain power mixer which has a U-type tank with dual shafts and paddles to mix the crushed materials well as the mixing has a relation with the daily intake. Mix vitamins and minerals with small mount, and then add oil in to the ingredients. Add water and mix well to form a mash.
● Puffing: pass the feed mixture through a fish feed mill. Set up the required size of the mold, and during the extrusion the pellets are cut off or broken into smaller lengths.
● Pellets Drying: use belt type feed pellet dryer to dry the pellets. The moist pellets should be dried at low temperature and with good airflow to dry the pellets to a water content of 10% or less. The temperature should be less than 60ºC to protect vitamin from destroyed.
● Fish Feed Pellets Packing: use feed pellet packing machine to pack feed pellets into bags or containers that can be stored against insects, rats and to keep out moisture. When packing fish feed pellets, please avoid using plastic bags as feed can sweat.
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