Especially, in south India, usually people make fish fry or fish curry with catla fish.

The commercial farming of catla fish is very high due to its fast growth and market demand.

This fish belongs to the family of Cypriinidae and genus of Catla.

The advantage of this fish is its fast growing nature, taste and nutrition.

This fish has 3 scientific names such as catla catla, Gibelion catla and Cyprinus catla.

Catla fish is native to India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Myanmar.

This fish can also be grown commercially in fresh water ponds.

Catla commercial farming in freshwater pond is very profitable as these fish are hardy and grow very fast by eating surface feed.

It is recommended to culture this fish along with other carp species like rohu and mrigala.

On an average, a female catla fish contains about 2 to 3 million eggs.

In the natural or wild areas like rivers, reservoirs, they breed especially in rainy season (June to July).

For commercial farming of catla fish, artificial breeding is done in fish hatchery and fingerlings can be raised in fish nurseries.

As commercial fish farming requires large amount of seed, this can be fulfilled by hatchery or fisheries.

Generally, the nursery raised fry of 25 mm length catla should be reared further for the length of 100 mm and weight of 10 grams fingerlings to grow in main pond.

One should not stock catla fish heavily in the pond stocking always depends on the fish size and area of the pond.

Catla fish grows very well at water temperatures between 25 C to 35 C.

The application dosage depends on the farming intensity and inherent productivity.

Generally, the survival rate of catla fingerlings range from 60 to 75.

Contact nearest aquaculture or fisheries department for exact pond manures and fertilizers.

They are natural feed lovers and eat whatever insects or small plants float on the surface of the water.

In the commercial catla fish cultivation, fish meal and fish feed should be supplied for getting good weight and growth.

The feeding amount depends on the density of the fish in the pond.

It is recommended to feed multiple times in a day rather at once.

Harvesting can be done based on the fish size and market demand.

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