The Mid Level Kit will allow you to hold up to 6 berried female yabbies per hatching, and therefore includes the following parts to assemble, sent by post, instruction videos accessed online, manuals, guides and materials to download and access to a Facebook support group for DIY hatchery builders and yabby enthusiasts. Please see below for the full list of items.

NB – This kit does not come with the 90mm drain pipe, the pump container or the 6 yabby containers, however we provide suggestions on where to source these items.

By Post: 

• * Materials for assembling up to 6 yabby hatching containers (excluding the containers)
• * Materials for creating a water inlet pipe system for up to 6 containers
• * Materials and instructions for creating a main drain pipe for your hatchery (excluding 90mm drain pipe)
• * Quality Pondmax Pump with 3-year Warranty & upgraded quality fittings

Instructional Videos:

• * Step-by-Step Instruction Videos for building the yabby hatchery from scratch
• * Step-by-Step Instruction Videos for trouble shooting your hatchery, maintenance and cleaning and harvesting yabbies
• * Informative Videos on yabbies, including handling them, moulting, sexing and more

Downloads:

• * Instruction Manual for building the yabby hatchery from scratch, including trouble shooting your hatchery, maintenance and cleaning, and harvesting your baby yabbies
• * Yabby Care, Feeding & Eating Guide to take you from your hatchery and beyond
• * Kit Materials List
• * List of Additional Materials
• * List of Tools Required

You’ll Learn How to:

• * Select the right location for your yabby hatchery
• * Set up your shelving unit
• * Assemble all the parts of your kit
• * Source the right pump container, yabby containers and drain pipe for your system
• * Add water, and run & balance your system
• * Trouble shoot & maintain your system
• * Acquire and add berried yabbies to your system
• * Support your yabbies during hatching and initial development for maximum survival rate
• * Harvest your baby yabbies
• * Care for your yabbies beyond the hatchery
• * Feed, grow and breed your yabbies

You’ll Also Receive Info on:

• * Commercial oppportunities with yabbies
• * Nutritional value & yabbies as a sustainable food source
• * Catching, preparing & eating yabbies
• * Best ways to cook your yabbies, including 9 delicious cooking suggestions and recipes

All you need are a few basic assembly skills and some common tools you should already have at home, such as a drill, tek screws, hole saw, spirit level, reciprocal saw or hack saw and some PPE.

 

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The Top Level Kit will allow you to hold up to 9 berried female yabbies per hatching, and therefore includes the following parts to assemble, sent by post, instruction videos accessed online, manuals, guides and materials to download and access to a Facebook support group for DIY hatchery builders and yabby enthusiasts. Please see below for the full list of items.

NB – This kit does not come with the 90mm drain pipe, the pump container or the 9 yabby containers, however we provide suggestions on where to source these items.

By Post: 

• * Materials for assembling up to 9 yabby hatching containers
• * Materials for creating a water inlet pipe system for up to 9 containers
• * Materials and instructions for creating a main drain pipe for your hatchery
• * Quality Pondmax Pump with 3-year Warranty & upgraded quality fittings (when ordering kit with pump)

Instructional Videos:

• * Step-by-Step Instruction Videos for building the yabby hatchery from scratch
• * Step-by-Step Instruction Videos for trouble shooting your hatchery, maintenance and cleaning and harvesting yabbies
• * Informative Videos on yabbies, including handling them, moulting, sexing and more

Downloads:

• * Instruction Manual for building the yabby hatchery from scratch, including trouble shooting your hatchery, maintenance and cleaning, and harvesting your baby yabbies
• * Yabby Care, Feeding & Eating Guide to take you from your hatchery and beyond
• * Kit Materials List
• * List of Additional Materials & Tools Required

You’ll Learn How to:

• * Select the right location for your yabby hatchery
• * Set up your shelving unit
• * Assemble all the parts of your kit
• * Source the right pump container, yabby containers and drain pipe for your system
• * Add water, and run & balance your system
• * Trouble shoot & maintain your system
• * Acquire and add berried yabbies to your system
• * Support your yabbies during hatching and initial development for maximum survival rate
• * Harvest your baby yabbies
• * Care for your yabbies beyond the hatchery
• * Feed, grow and breed your yabbies

You’ll Also Receive Info on:

• * Commercial oppportunities with yabbies
• * Nutritional value & yabbies as a sustainable food source
• * Catching, preparing & eating yabbies
• * Best ways to cook your yabbies, including 9 delicious cooking suggestions and recipes

All you need are a few basic assembly skills and some common tools you should already have at home, such as a drill, tek screws, hole saw, spirit level, reciprocal saw or hack saw and some PPE.

 

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“Fish For Farm Dams” is an easy to follow guide book, written by Ian Campbell, for the purpose of helping people achieve success and grow healthy and abundant fish in their farm dams for eating, fishing and pleasure. This book is based on Ian’s 30+ years’ experience in the field of aquaculture, and is a practical guide for fish selection and survival in farm dams.

The book will help you to select the right fish for you and set yourself up for successful hobby fish farming. There is a lot to consider when thinking about getting fish for your farm dam. This guide simplifies it for you to help you quickly get started and ensure your fish will thrive! Growing fish in your dam is great for the family, and kids love it!

This book will help you answer questions such as:

• – How many fish can I stock in my dam?
• – What is the best type of fish to put in my dam?
• – What size dam do I need and how deep does it need to be?
• – How do I prepare my dam so my fish are happy and thrive?
• – Can I mix different types of fish together?
• – Do I need to feed them and how fast will they grow?
• – Can they live in muddy water?
• – How can I stop the birds from eating them?
• – Will the fish harm stock or affect the water quality of my dam?
• – Will the fish eat the frogs?
  …and much more!

Topics Covered Include:

• Fish Varieties – Silver Perch, Golden Perch, Murray Cod, Eel-tail Catfish, Rainbow Trout
• Dam Size – Minimum Size Required, Backyard Fish Farming
• Water Quality – Muddy Water, Temperature, Salinity, Stock (sheep & cattle)
• Stocking Densities – Recommendations per Fish Variety
• Mixing Species – Carnivorous Species, Non-Aggressive Species
• Predators – Birds, Turtles/Tortoises, Eels, Other Fish, Pest Fish Management,
• Constructing Habitat – Habitat, Materials, Construction, Location, Vegetation, What Not To Use, Overflow
• Survival Rates – Soft Fish & Hard Fish, Weight vs Length, Healthy Weight Ranges, Cheap vs Quality, Increasing Survival
• Releasing Fish – Best Time to Release, Acclimatizing New Fish
• Feeding Fish – Starting Out, What Not to Feed Them, To Feed or Not to Feed
• Breeding – Spawning, Fish that Won’t Breed in a Dam
• Best Fish for You – Personal Preferences, Things to Consider
• Fishing – Training Fish, Bait, Catch & Release
• Eating & Health Benefits – Purging Fish, Flavours & Characters of Fish Varieties, Bonus Recipes
• Legal Aspects – Drainage Zones, Restrictions on Breeds in Zones, Responsible Fish Stocking

About the Author

The author, Ian Campbell, has been working and consulting in the aquaculture industry in Australia for more than twenty years, working with fish in farm dams, growing them in tanks and combining aquaculture and hydroponics in the specialised growing method of aquaponics. Ian has worked mostly with commercially farming fish, however he has also worked on backyard projects, including his own where he has proven the ability and profitability of growing fish and veggies in a backyard of  less than a quarter of an acre in size. Ian is passionate about fish and sustainably growing food, and also has been educating people in the field for 15 years.

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