Starting a catfish (Clarias batrachus) farm @ home, 200 fish in a 500 liter tank with 2 week update 

Its called Tinglish, Half Thai and half English....lol

lol, me too

same here lol and the water would kind of adjust in the bucket aswell as the water level rises!

that was his intention, but he cut the video,I assume he realised that the bucket would not fill up and it would just float, also the slow submerging he was doing was alot better for the fish.

There was water in thr bucket and 200 cat fish so assuming that it wouldn't float I think this wouldve a good idea

Thays funny. I was thinking about the same thing and I was hoping we would do that. It would've been really interesting seeing the water overflow into the smaller bucket and watching the fish swim out.

Thanks for watching, There well be more fish videos but I have moved on to frogs now, There fun too.

You know more about catfish than I do, I just do it for fun.

I basically did that but remember these are not aquarium fish, these are very strong catfish.

hnrq brst he breeds them to eat, so there's no need to be that careful

Regardless great advise...you all are wonderful teachers.

Your right and I soon figured that out, Just bought some new fish, uploaded the video today, Still have a bunch of this batch, It was a success for sure.

+carcinoGeneticist , Your grandpa was way cool.

Have lots of videos since then, and still have some of these fish.

You're not the only one.

+Ken Karnes So far so good, They are fun to watch.

I love to fish. I live in Bakersfield, CA, USA and the lakes around here are over fished. So it's really something when I do catch a fish.

True fisherman

+RobBobs Backyard Farming Not the same, Would love to know the actual name, Maybe some research is in order.

+lifeinthailand where did u get your fish? And could u send me the linkt o their website?

+ReCoNxL GaMiNg I bought them from an old lady who was selling them off the back of a truck. They come around every year selling fish at the end of the rainy season. I would like to find a supplier for the off season though.

+lifeinthailand thank you so much for answering and can you let me know when you get a supplier

+lifeinthailand specifically a cheap supplier

+Tristan Janse van Rensburg Agreed. But, circulating the water benefits the tank by bringing lower oxygen water from below up to the surface, where it can have oxygen dissolved in it. i.e., stagnant water occupied by air breathers will probably have lower levels of oxygen the further from the surface you go. That is the primary reason to use air stones, to circulate the water. I'm not a fish farmer though. It's just basic High School biology, and what I'd learned by keeping tropical fish in a large tank. Green aquatic plants also help oxygenate the water.

+smart451cab isn't there natural movement already circulating the water?

Rosalyn Windham Sure, there is some convection, and probably even more from the movement of the fish. But, streams of bubbling air far outdo either of those. That's why they're frequently used in aquariums.

Tarragon Mugwort This I realize. Many Moons ago, when I was a youngun, I did an experiment along those lines. I used a small mouth quart jar: in went water, a mosquito fish (looks like a guppy) and a healthy sprig of elodea. Tightly sealed the jar and kept it where it received good daylight. That was something like 50 years ago and I don't recall exactly how long the experiment ran. I do remember being impressed by the duration though. In the end, the poor fish probably died of starvation, even though there was some food available from the plant. In spite of their name, their preferred diet is algae and plankton.

+Tristan Janse van Rensburg i feel bad for the fish you've reared.

Gardening Is Life a James Bond?

Helen Brown The names Bond... James bond...

Sterpack Games I like my drinks shaken not stirred

+Ethan Knight And cats like catfish food, Both my dog and cat well eat the catfish food.

+Tanner Stage V Still no filter, I use the water to water the garden, So far it is working.

+lifeinthailand Try building an aquaponics system around this.

True man lmao lol haha lmao lol haha

+lifeinthailand that's actually a fucking great idea dude. When I water my vegetable garden with fish tank water change water everything boooooooms and I mean booms. Fish waste is one of if not the best fertilizer! Tons of nitrogen phosphorus and potassium in fish waste

+lifeinthailand sponge filter at least they need some kind of biological filtration. So. Cheap can makethem for less than $2.

+Robb's Homemade Life Life is a learn game, So far so good though.

+lifeinthailand I think the catfish are neat, now you are growing something Mugsy Jeff is not growing yet. :)

Finally started something before Jeff, But he gets his fish straight out of the ocean, He still wins.....

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+HokageCoolMoonlitDew No point trying to kick there, I would just get wet....lol

+Edwin Saldivar Thank you.

They seemed to do pretty well in his other videos, a while ago he showed a small harvest where he cooked and ate a few. One was over a foot long, sounds pretty healthy to me...

***** healthyand optimum health are not one in the same, the same fish with optimum filtration including biologicalthat same fish could have been larger. Even in the wild with wet and dry seasons there is always a form of biological filtration.

Jason Stroman They're food, not pets. As long as they're alive and growing, why should it matter if their health is optimum?

***** Did you think about that comment before you wrote it, you could not have? Come by my house I have a free range cow from Russia that has grazed in Chernoybl fall out, yum yum. Disregard it's third eye it's only a birth defect, I've been told it taste great.

Jason Stroman comparing a cow to a fish is preposterous. Fish are far more basic animals, living entirely off instinct, Cows, while still stupid, are far easier to empathize with, mistreating an animal like that would be upsetting to me, as it would be to any logical human being. To claim that a cow living in Chernobyl would have a third eye is also ridiculous, There's a documentary showing how wolves and other fauna live in the area around Chernobyl, none of them were ever shown to be deformed. Google "Chernobyl wolves documentary" if you don't believe me. The poster of this video also discusses how these fish are designed to live in hostile conditions, if you watch his later videos he shows the catfish reaching lengths of over a foot. The fish are obviously thriving in their current conditions.

Thanks for watching.

They are cool.

+ELITE We do that in the rainy season, At night the fish come out of the water, Not only catfish bit others as well.

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nice joke

no, they come fro the sky. of course not they come from other female catfish.your playing a game your playing dum

AMaricannoli yes, they come from little cat tadpoles

+jerolynnemae munoz But you didn't regret it!

Me too it was on my recomendations

SAME XD

Because it's interesting and something different, you have your answer, you're welcome, lol I was wondering why I clicked it, then saw your comment, then I thought about why i clicked it.

Sea Hawks love the Seahawks

+MrSharkBait561 They are crazy at feeding time.

Correct, I have the same plant in with my frogs now.

For sure.

+Dale Calder Not sure about a 2nd tank, I don't think so but we well see, Going good so far.

+Dale Calder Yes. There is a limitation to size based of the quantity or size of fish existing in any habitat.

+Jebus there's bioflox system and high density system for farming clarias in indonesia. it can hold 1000 catfish per ton of water. no water change needed, just probiotik

Dale Calder I think hè Will need a couple of these tanks 💪🏻

Nothing wrong with simple.

+Annie Farmer They have come a long ways since then.

Hello Annie, you’re looking so beautiful😁 how are you doing?

Keeps the garden well feed.

They are very cool fish.

The fish are fun to watch.

+Spyun 2002 Yes, Safety in numbers.

They are suffocating and need water with more oxygen

They are a very cool fish.

Thank you 🤗

I actually bought them off the back of a truck, just like I did in this video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-C9o5w6w0kPM.html

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+MegaXphotographY - NikonCoolpixL820 Thank you, The fish are doing good.

+Jonathan Dotson You should see they eat now that there bigger.

+Demonic0Sniper ahahah yes please!

+Demonic0Sniper That is the plan, 33,000 fish in a bathtub, Should make me rich.

***** :DD

***** I would totally sub for that

mine

my farming area is that big

His fish are healthy too, some he shows in the video updates are over a foot long.

Where to buy

How large of a pool for 200 catfish? Would a 350 gallon tank be large enough

+Kevin Sterner Very interesting, Thanks for the info, I learned something today already.

we don't eat out pets and we don't name out food, Try not to anyway.....lol

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cedrick samaniego x

yes. no

cedrick sama

It works and I am still learning.

They are a few delicious fish if cooked right.

Tru XD

no.. only in the imagination of those that choose to believe that.. If you want to believe that your great, great ~ granddad was a catfish, go ahead.. lol

+William Miller Do you believe in evolution

Im sure he said that cause they look like sperm cells not evolution

some people are so dumb -_- just ruin a nice post by their stupid comments

+Luke - CSGO & More. That is what I had for lunch yesterday, Very nice, Can't wait to give mine a try.

***** nicee

Jackie Bisson Here he dosent kill them for the fun of it he kills them to eat and feeds his family, do you eat fish?

+Jackie Bisson Here what is he suppose to do. that's why he bought them to eat

James Ball yes i agree

Thanks 😊

+Texas Airsoft 115 lol

Lmfao

Matthew E. I can’t unhear it now

Yes, its called water mimosa and normally eaten in stir fry.

Thanks.

+Zachary Chiu lol

+lifeinthailand hahah

This popped up out of nowhere on my keyboard so I’m just going to say it so yea boi

Oh I see.

It was a crazy popular video for a long time, very slow now though, but nothing wrong with 9.8 million views.

+Og maco Sheesh Simple really, I don't.

***** Ya i saw the updated vid

+Og maco Sheesh these guys live up dirty knucks and crannys. i found a whole bunch of these in a truck trailer. and they got their food from the nutrients in the natural rain

LightningFury2 Dont bettas do the same thing in south America

+Og maco Sheesh pretty much but they require good water perimeters where as these guys can literally live and thrive in mud

+Doge Fish are relaxing for some reason.

Clarias Batrachus, or walking catfish.

lifeinthailand callate

Videos de esperiencias

+BLUE FLU 500.

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They sure are.

Believe it of not, Catfish food.

Bought the tank at the hardware store and the local feed stores sell catfish food, same place you would buy food for chickens or pigs.

Oh I see.

#lol

Lots of updates on the fish here, www.mythaihomestead.com/catfish-farm-videos/ Hope you enjoy.

+lifeinthailand Ok Thanks man

Always nice to watch fish.

+salty1234567890 Title said 500.

R.K Tube In the video he said “5000 l” ...

Cool, Hope you enjoy him as much as I have enjoyed these.

how big? Needs to be at least 5-10 gallons.

Hahahaha

+Cathy Ferguson Yes they are.

sperm?

Tadpoles?

Cancer?

Me and your mom?

+Death The Cool me and your dad?

Actually they grow to a certain point no matter the environment, but after that they stop growing until they have more space.

+FirstWorldProblems S Dude, that is exactly what I said. lol

+John Arizona you said the small bucket small fish part but you didn't point out they grow to a certain point no matter what.

Read it again and stop arguing over pointless issues. Don't allow that conflict into your heart brother.

hey bro that's actually incorrect, you stick a Brazilian redtail in a small bucket an you are going to get a huge fish with an inch of water or a fish that is now the shape of the bucket lol

Jody Cruzpaz

Lots of people have said that...lol

Welcome, hope you enjoy the videos.

lifeinthailand so far I've only watched 3. Will watch more at work. lol thank you for your video and reply.

At work.... awesome...lol

lifeinthailand I work 3rd shift for a security company. simple work. Today theres no work at all so I can relax and watch all your awesome videos. I one day want to raise catfish too. Planning my future in Asia. probably Thailand too. I am from USA. right now I only own a beautiful female betta fish and a few fishes plus 2 ghost shrimp in my fish tank. haha

Tamires baesso hh

Tamires baesso nem. eu. kkkkk

I added air to my tanks last year, I have seen no difference in the growth rate or health of the fish, but the air does keep the water moving and that gives them something to do, swim against the current is they want to. I have raised more than 10,000 fish at this point.

lol

Zendra Sams

Zendra Sams ích

Because he can.

Prob to sell them when they get older or sumthin like that

Kaelyn Silva because whale is too big...probly because he like their taste. Or they are easy n pretty hardy.. and grow decent size fast

Thanks.

hello friend do catfish need frsh water....?

hello friend do catfish need frsh water....?

I am also from TN ❤

+Bartopin B I cold use someone to do all my work.....lol

***** lol. I'd say it is tough keeping up with them all. And a garden on top of that.

+Bartopin B It is a full time job keeping all the animals and the garden watered this time of year, It is crazy hot.

***** I'd say so. I won't even ask what exactly you do for a living or how you got there in Thailand since so many people already ask you that lol. I think it'll end up in an upcoming Q&A.

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My father have two hundred dollars.And I live at Malaysia.🐕🐹🐈🐩🏠🗼.I have a very very cute dog.It is black colour.I name it Jackkie.

+TigerTeo Cl 200 dollars is not allot

+Roar3 Mao go easy, I think Tiger Teo Cl may be a "special" person...

+TigerTeo Cl them English skills