Enlargement efforts are conducted with the intent to obtain fish the size of consumption or size favored by consumers. Enlargement of pomfret can be done in ponds of land and permanent pond, either monoculture or polyculture. Freshwater pomfret today is much in demand as a fish consumption and suitable for cultivation in Magelang regency.

Bawal fish has several features, among others:

• Growth is fast enough.
• High appetite as well as including all-purpose eaters (OMNIVORA) who tend to eat more foliage.
• High resistance to adverse limnologic conditions
• Besides that the taste of the meat was quite tasty, almost like the fish meat Gurami Enlargement efforts are conducted with the intent to obtain fish the size of consumption or size favored by consumers. Enlargement of pomfret can be done in ponds of land and permanent pond, either monoculture or polyculture. Freshwater pomfret today is much in demand as a fish consumption and suitable for cultivation in Magelang regency.

Bawal fish has several features, among others:

• Growth is fast enough
• High appetite as well as including all-purpose eaters (OMNIVORA) who tend to eat more foliage
• High resistance to adverse limnologic conditions
• Besides that the taste of the meat was quite tasty, almost like the fish meat Gurami

POOL PREPARATION

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The pond for the maintenance of pomfret is prepared just like any other freshwater fish. Preparation of this pond is intended to grow natural food in sufficient quantities.

****1. At first the pond is drained so that the ground is completely dry. The objectives of drying the soil are:****

• a. Eradicate wild fish that are predators or competitors (food poet).

• b. Reduce sulfide acid compounds (H2S) and other toxic compounds formed during submerged ponds.

• c. Allowing the exchange of air (aeration) dipelataran pool, in this process oxygen gases (02) fill the gaps and pores of the soil.

****2. While waiting for the bottom of the dry pond, the pool bunds are repaired and reinforced to cover any leaks.****

****3. Once the bottom of the pond is completely dry the bottom of the pond needs to be chalked with lime tohor or dolomite with a dose of 25 kg per 100 square meters. This is to increase soil pH, also to kill pests and pathogens that are still resistant to the drying process.****

****4. Swimming enlargement is not absolutely must be nurtured. This is because pomfret food is mostly obtained from additional or artificial food. But if fertilized can use manure 25 - 50 kg / 100 m2 and TSP 3 kg / 100 m2. The manure used should be really ripe, so as not to become toxic to fish.****

****5. After the fertilization work is completed, the pond is filled with water as high as 2-3 cm and left for 2-3 days, then the pond water is added sedidit bit until the initial depth of 40-60 cm and continuously set to a height of 80-120 cm depending on the density of the fish. If the color of the water is already bright green, then the seeds of the fish are stocked (usually 7 ~ 10 days after fertilization).****

****SELECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS.****

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1. Selection of seeds.

• a. Seed selection is absolutely essential, because only with a good seed the fish will live and grow well.

• b. The good seed characteristics include Healthy, Complete limb, Active move, Size uniform, not defective, Not carrying disease, superior type.

1. Seed distribution

Before the seeds stocked need to be adapted, with the aim that the fish seed is not in a stressful condition while in the pond. How to adapt: ​​fish that are still wrapped in a plastic that is still tightly sealed into the pond, leave until the plastic wall condenses. This is a sign of pond water and water in plastic is the same temperature, after it opened plastic and water in the pool enter little by little into the plastic where the seed until the seeds look in good condition. Furthermore seeds are dispersed / released in the pond slowly.

****QUALITY FEED AND HOW TO GRANT****

The quality and quantity of feed is very important in the cultivation of fish, because only with a good feed the fish can grow and develop according to the grunt we want. Good feed quality is yanq feed has balanced nutrition both protein, carbohydrate and fat and vitamins and minerals. Because pomfret is omnivorous, the food can be either leaves or pellets. Feed is given 3-5% body weight (estimated total weight of fish kept). Feeding can be spread directly.

****COLLECTION OF RESULT****

The result of the enlargement can be done after pomfret is kept for 4-6 months. At that time, pomfret has reached 500 gram / head, with density of 4 tails / m2. Usually the tool used in the form of waring wide bemata. Pomfret fish harvesting should be done in a large area (not narrow) and the water always flowing.