Key Technical Points for Stocking Toads in Fish Ponds to Prevent Fish Diseases

  Practice has shown that where there are many toads in and around fish ponds, pond-raised fish rarely get sick, because the bufotoxin secreted by toads can inhibit and kill pathogens in the pond water.

The specific method is: in ponds where the toads cannot easily escape, simply catch toads and release them directly; in ponds where they can easily escape, confine them in bamboo baskets or net bags and release them there. The best release location is at the water inlet, and releasing more than 5 toads per 667 sq m of pond is sufficient.

Confined toads are best released back into the wild after 3 days to avoid causing their death. After 2 to 3 years, the toads in and around the pond will increase year by year, which can effectively prevent the occurrence of fish diseases in pond-raised fish.