Excellent video and thanks for sharing. I do have one recommendation. Anytime you introduce new life to your closed loop ecosystem, you should quarantine it for at least 30 days. That way you prevent the possibility of introducing unwanted parasites, pests, or sicknesses. I always quarantine and have a UV sterilizer on the quarantine tank to kill unwanted parasites.
Thanks James, this is an excellent comment. I often highlight the risk of adding new life/water into the system. It's clearly a risk. And you are right, a quarantine tank with UV filtration would significantly decrease the risk. 👍
I thought the reason why you would want prawns is to eat them I like shell fish more then fish personally I was thinking that Crayfish would be a good option would it be safe to eat home raised crystal shrimp
Was going to suggest the Yabby - however they will probably eat the fish, escape and/or burrow depending on your setup. They are very hardy and tolerate wide temp range and also are local species in Victoria (pretty much everywhere) and more of a meal too....
Thanks for this info, I have a medium sized aquaphonic system... I have a questions: Will I have a problem with a plastic Bodum lagoon?... Can they damage plastic? Greetings from Brazil and congratulations with your system!
I would actually argue that these are Prawns. This looks like Portugal. I would say these shrimp. Prawns become a lot bigger than the ones you caught & have claws right from the beginning. These I think are iberian river shrimp, Atyaephyra desmarestii. We have a lot in rivers in Portugal. We also have Lousiana Crayfish or Prawns Procambarus Clarkii. But these look a lot like shrimp. Much Love, Karsten
That’s really cool. I kept Florida ghost shrimp in my slightly salty (brackish) spotted and figure eight puffer tank…. They multiply like crazy if they have habitat to hide in, which they will in your system. I wonder if those shrimp would live in colder 5-10 degree C systems? I’ll google it…
I enjoyed the information and gave me great ideas. I would like to know more about your setup and design, like water pond capacity, pumps, how do you cope with rainfall, do you have any solids removal filtration system. The garden is beautiful and the idea behind as well 👍
@@AquaponicsRevolution Thank you, that is a good size family Aquaponic system you have. Do you use any solar cells to run the pump during the day, and do you run the pump at intervals? I am sorry to bother you with one more question, what kind of substrate for the growbeds you use? I have experience with river bed sand substrate, inundating the growbeds at intervals, with good results. I believe the science behind comes from McMurtry, which differs from Rakocy UVI.
Fascinating. Now I need to collect fish/prawns from my area. I’m afraid I’m going to need an expert to go with me so I don’t introduce a predator by mistake. I wonder how the long the fish can breathe in that bucket while I look each one up online?
true , my garden pond is just two year old still learning about it, I first tried putting salty water shrimp from the beach and they died right away , then I buy some fresh water shrimp from the aquarium center and now I don't know if they multipy or got eaten by the fish already, do they get big too or stay small just like that? I notice my fish is not anymore interested with fish food
Heyaa fellow Frenchy. Because of the chlordécone pollution on my island (Martinique) I developed an interest in aquaponics, If I make a pound shouldn't I be worried about cane toad tadpole devouring all my prawns and small fish? They're not as rampant or problematic than in Australia but they're the same animals...
Hey! yes that's a risk to take but it worth trying in my view. Then if it happens you may be able to solve this issue with an appropriate "frog-fencing" around the setup. Alternatively if the frog species is edible that could be a good source of protein too (Yes, I am French and I love frogs :))
@@AquaponicsRevolution Thanks for the reply. Then I'll consider it while learning more about aquaponics. Unfortunately, Cane Toad aren't edible, they're extremely toxic during all of their life stages.
It depends on the prawn species. Some freshwater prawns need brackish water to successfully pass the first larvae stage. The species I have here is fine in to breed in freshwater.
