New ways of feeding fish (1982)

Warm wastewater from power plants and industrial enterprises.

Production and experimental fish farm "Volgorechenskoye" at the Kostroma State District Power Plant.

Incubation and larval complex.

Incubator for growing fry from trout eggs.

In winter, the fry are grown to 1-3 grams.

In spring, the fry are transferred to cages and pools on the Volga water.

In autumn, they are returned to warm water.

The condition of the fish at the end of the year is shown.

Seminar of fish farmers of Russia and the Union Republics.

Specialists study the process of obtaining fry carp in winter conditions and organizing their rearing.

Manual feeding of fish.

Automated feeding process.

In the first days, carp larvae are fed with Artemia salina nauplii.

Then they switch to feeding with artificial feed "Equiso".

The first days of carp life, feed is given out every half a minute.

Automatic feed dispensers.

In trays, carp larvae grow up to 200 mg and even up to 0.5 g.

Then, bypassing pond growing, they are transplanted into cages and pools, where they grow up to 100 g and more.

Distribution of feed by automatic feed dispensers.

Pneumatic feed dispensers.

Electromechanical feed dispensers.

Electrovibration feed dispensers.

Catching mature fish for retail outlets.

Sturgeons in a pool.

Beluga.

A delegation of fish farmers and party leaders of the district visits the Volgorechensk farm.