Izindawo Ezinhle Zokufuya Inhlanzi

© Roger de la Harpe
Ukukhethwa kokuhlelwa kwesayithi kubaluleke kakhulu emithonjeni yamanzi ahlanzekile (ukulima inhlanzi). Abalimi bezilwane ezintsha bavame ukuqala ngomhlaba bese befuna imali. Abanye bangase babe nokuxhasa imali yokuthola amanzi futhi kufanele badinga umhlaba ofanelekile. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi liqala kanjani, abalimi abasha bamanzi kumele bakhethe indawo enhle yokufinyelela emanzini ukuqala ukuhlanza amanzi okudoba. Uma isayithi elungile likhethiwe, lizokwenza ukukhiqiza kube lula futhi kubize ngempumelelo. Ngaphandle kokukhetha isayithi elihle, inkinga ebaluleke kunazo zonke ikhwalithi yamanzi. Izici zekhwalithi zamanzi ezibalulekile zokukhethwa kwendawo yizi:

Ukushisa kwamanzi, izinga lokushisa elincane kanye nesiphezulu phakathi nonyaka.
Amazinga e-oksijeni
Amazinga e-Amoniya
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Ukubonakala emakholomu amanzi

Ukuhlaziywa okugcwele kwekhwalithi yamanzi kuyobandakanya ukuhlola amanzi ukuze kube khona izinsimbi ezinzima, okuvame ukuthi kuyingozi kakhulu ukudoba, kusho umphathi oyinhloko wezobuchwepheshe be-Aquaculture: uMnyango Wezilwane Sayensi, eNyuvesi yaseStellenbosch.

Izidingeko Zendawo Zokufuya Izinhlanzi

Izidingo ezijwayelekile zesayithi elihle lokukhiqiza yizi:
Idamu, noma indawo enezinhlanzi zezinhlanzi, kufanele isondele ku-hatchery. Lokhu kuzonciphisa isikhathi sokuthutha ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinhlanzi ezincane (ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-fingerlings) zingahanjiswa emkhosini wenetha empilweni ephelele.

Ukulondeka okuhle kuzokunciphisa ukwebiwa kwezinhlanzi nokuchithwa kwamaketanga enetha, amaphampu namathangi.
Lokhu kwenza ukudluliselwa kwamantombazane emagumbini, amathangi noma idamu lula futhi kuqinisekisa ukuhamba okuphephile kwezinhlanzi kanye nemishini emanzini. Kuzokwenza kube lula ukuvuna okuphephile futhi okusheshayo okuzoqinisekisa ukuthi izinga elihle lomkhiqizo lizokwenza.

Imbonini yokucubungula kufanele isondele ngokwanele edameni ukugcina uketshezi olubandayo (amazinga okushisa aphansi evela epulazini kuya efektini bese esitolo). Ukugcina izinga lokushisa eliphansi kuzovumela ukulethwa kwezinhlanzi ezintsha.

Ukujula okungenani kwedamu kufanele kube yi-8 m, kodwa amadamu ajulile angcono. Uma amakheji enetha ahlale e-5 m ejulile emanzini, kungcono ukuthi ube nesikhala esanele phakathi kwamanetha nesisekelo samadamu. Lokhu kuncishisa ukwakhiwa kwemfucuza yesikhathi eside ngaphansi kwamakheji, okwenza izinga lemanzi lamanzi, lichaza uHenk Stander. Ukujula okufanayo kufaka ukuvula izinhlelo zokulima epulazini.

Translated by Nsika Khoza