How Much Is Snakehead Fish Per Jin? A Detailed Guide to Farming Techniques and Market Prices

Snakehead fish, also known as huotou fish or wuyu, is a common edible fish in daily life, deeply loved by people for its abundant meat, few bones and high nutritional value. It is now farmed in many places, so how much is snakehead fish per jin on the market? How is it farmed artificially?

I. Introduction to snakehead fish:

1. Is snakehead fish the same as wuyu?

Snakehead fish is wuyu, an edible fish of the order Perciformes, family Channidae. It grows to more than 50cm in body length and weighs up to 1 jin, and contains rich fat, protein, 18 kinds of amino acids and various elements needed by the human body such as calcium, phosphorus and iron.

2. What does snakehead fish eat?

Snakehead fish is a carnivorous fish that mainly feeds on crucian carp, loach, barbel chub, frogs and so on. Among them, fry under 3cm mainly feed on larvae, fry 3-8cm mainly feed on tadpoles, small shrimp, larvae and so on, and adult fish over 20cm mainly feed on various small fish.

II. How much is snakehead fish per jin on the market?

The market price of snakehead fish is about 6-14 yuan per jin, but prices vary depending on variety, place of origin and market. For example, the price sold at the Xinfadi Agricultural Products Wholesale Market in Fengtai District, Beijing is 28 yuan per kilogram, that is, 14 yuan per jin, and the price sold at the Anmin Agricultural and Sideline Products Wholesale Trading Market in Ma'anshan, Anhui is 13 yuan per kilogram, that is, 6.5 yuan per jin, so the specific price needs to be checked at the local market. Recent selling prices at various markets are as follows:

III. How is snakehead fish farmed?

1. Pond selection and construction: How big a pond is good to build?

Snakehead fish likes to grow in a ventilated and sunny environment, so when choosing a site, try to choose a place with sufficient water and ventilation and sunshine to build the pond. When building the pond, it is best to build one of 1-5 mu, with a pond depth of 2-2.5 m.

2. Disinfection and cleaning: How to disinfect?

After the pond is built, spread about 150 kg of quicklime per mu of pond, and use a rake to turn the silt so that the pond is thoroughly disinfected.

3. Stocking: How many fish is good to stock per mu of pond?

One week before stocking, inject water 1 m high, and add an appropriate amount of base fertilizer to cultivate the water quality, then put the purchased fry into the pond. Under normal circumstances, stock 8000 fry 3-5cm long per mu, 5000 fry 10-15cm long per mu, and 2000 fry 20cm long per mu.

4. Farming management: How to manage?

During the farming of snakehead fish, always observe the water quality and the growth of the fish to avoid disease, and deal with any that have already become diseased in a timely manner.

5. Timely harvesting: When is the best time to harvest?

Generally, harvest the fish once every month to prevent big fish from eating small fish. If there is a large size difference, separate them into different ponds in a timely manner to prevent them from killing each other.

The above is the market price and artificial farming techniques for snakehead fish. We hope it is helpful to everyone.