Economic viability of biofloc based system for the nursery rearing of milkfish (Chanos chanos)

Chanos chanos, commonly known as Milkfish is one of the most preferred and cultured brackish water finfish species across Southeast Asia. The major source of seed input is smaller fry collected from wild are sold off in minimum prize whereas fingerling size which can be attained in 1-2 month nursery rearing fetches a better prize. Experiments were conducted to find the growth and survivability of wild caught milk fish fry (5-6cm with 0.9 to 1g size), in clear water and biofloc base indoor culture (1 tonne tank) as well as traditional pond condition (0.02 ha) till the fingerling size (7-8cm with 4-5 g size).