Fingerling Production and Supply ..... 16

Supply ..... 16

Production ..... 17

Fish Stocking ..... 17

Sequential Rearing ..... 17

Stock Splitting ..... 17

Multiple Rearing Units ..... 17

Plants ..... 18

Staggered Crops ..... 19

Batch Crops ..... 19

Intercropping ..... 19

Feed ..... 20

Formulated ..... 21

Supplemental ..... 22

Alternative Diets ..... 22

Water Quality Parameters ..... 23

Dissolved Oxygen ..... 23

Temperature ..... 24

pH ..... 24

Total Ammonia-Nitrogen ..... 25

Alkalinity ..... 26

Cycling the System ..... 26

Corrective Measures ..... 27

Plant Nutrient Dynamics ..... 28

Providing and Measuring Plant Nutrients ..... 29

Common Nutrient Deficiencies ..... 30

Nitrogen ..... 30

Phosphorous ..... 30

Potassium ..... 30

Calcium ..... 31

Iron ..... 31

Integrated Pest Management ..... 32

Physical Controls ..... 32

Biological Controls ..... 32

Chemical Applications ..... 32

Common Pests ..... 34

Mites ..... 34

Aphids ..... 34

Caterpillars ..... 35

White Flies ..... 36

Thrips ..... 36

Disease Problems and Management ..... 37

Fish Disease ..... 37