Harvesting the fish from my stocked lake,Was the 2 1/2 year wait worth it.

[@Kronikwookie]

That's a really small lake for that amount of fish you stocked it with. Add to that the snakeheads, and it's not surprising you only got that small amount.

[@williamnoble86]

My exact thoughts. I thought it was pretty clear what happened to all those fish when I saw those snakeheads. No telling how many left when they clean out your pond.

[@justinmeeks7937]

snakeheads eat everything they can

[@reiiz9942]

+Kronikwookie for your information,this pond is self stocked,the mother nature stock it,they fish come in the pond by they self.sorry for bad english.owner of this video tell me.

[@williamnoble86]

+EZ PZ LEMON He definitely said they stocked it 2 1/2 years ago.

[@reiiz9942]

william noble sorry wrong video XD,the other video the mother nature stocked it for him.lol.sorry my bad XD

[@mikemcnamee6030]

Those snakehead fish that you caught in your pond- google it, they are invasive predatory fish that can walk on land and live for over a day out of water. between the snakeheads and the tiny size of your stagnant little "lake"- Its pretty clear where all the fish went.

[@itscue8155]

They are natural fish in Thailand...

[@Muadib223]

Well, at least your neighbors got some nice fish over 2.5 years... mai bpen rai...

[@lifeinthailand]

+Muadib223 Yell....

[@LiezerZero]

+Muadib223 Plus big fish eats small fish, thus almost no fish in the end.

[@ako5bcv]

Muadib223 555

[@Karanodom]

haven't we all wanted to pump out the water when we were fishing? very cool

[@lifeinthailand]

+Karan Odom lol.

[@josephsaeteurn9158]

i fish exclusively in the ocean, that would be awesome if we can pump it out lolz.

[@robertl4152]

Ever heard of a seine? If you stock your pond you have to manage it by periodically harvesting the bigger fish. Therefore you have a continuos cycle and get far more than you put in (if multi sexed). With that shape of pond you can drag it from both sides to one end then harvest the keepers and put the others back. This will also help to track the health of your fish. No draining, no refilling, no restocking unless using only male hybrids, no wading in the mud. And I'm pretty sure the nets are cheaper than that pump.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Robert L Your right, I did think I had all males, Was told that they were all males but 1/2 of the talipia had eggs in them, So I was given bad info again. This is the normal way to do it here though, Not that I do anything the normal way.

[@andrewcobra2000]

Those snakeheads ate most of your fish

[@lifeinthailand]

+andrewcobra2000 yep.

[@andrewcobra2000]

+lifeinthailand Put the fence next time around your pond so the snake heads can't get in into your pond

[@ricksanchez9340]

although, I heard snakehead taste quite good

[@jamesglascock8258]

How did they get in there? Did someone dump them or do they slither on land like a snake?

[@ricksanchez9340]

j.michael glascock snake heads can crawl on land just as you assumed. Very invasive species.

[@concert610]

That pond is way to small for stocking with a 1,000 fish. Tilapia will die if the water gets below 50F. Something to keep in mind, a pond will reach maximum carrying capacity in two years without being stocked. So minimum you need to remove some weight (fish) within 2 years or the fish will stop growing and you get new fish. I highly recommend reading up on Pond Management. Stock it a lot less with fish and come back to the pond in 6 months to a year and pull some out.

[@10175978]

+concert610 Yeah I'm surprised anything lived in there.

[@concert610]

+Channel+ oh sure fish will live in that little body of water just not many fish and not big fish.

[@reiiz9942]

+concert610 for your information this pond is self stocked,the mother nature stocked it for him.The owner of this video told me

[@readysetsleep]

+concert610 Dude lives in Thailand, if it hits 50F Thailand's tropical ecosystem is screwed.

[@concert610]

+readyset haha good point.

[@roygould9454]

I have been sneaking in here at night and fishing.

[@potatotomato9442]

You to

[@roygould9454]

***** So hey, ever try raising turtles?

[@lifeinthailand]

No, But there are wild turtles in these farms, I have only seen them in the rainy season.

[@williamnoble86]

Did you feed these fish? Or did you just throw fish in and walk away? That's seems like a lot of fish to have to compete with each other. There was no where to hide. If you want to have a chance you can to put out protective shelters of some kind. Especially when they are little. I didn't see a single log in there. Plenty of good and cheap PVC pipe structures for a couple of dollars.

[@frozencdn-]

Really enjoyed this vid ! Thanks alot for sharing .

[@lifeinthailand]

+Frozencdn - That's good, Thanks.

[@jameelbassier7703]

I know close to nothing about fish farming but it's so interesting to watch though

[@lifeinthailand]

lol, This is much different than most places, It was not a success but we have similar videos of lakes stocked by nature that was a very good success.

[@indianramazz]

The Lake size is fine for 1000 fish. Infact if he was in South India and was breeding Karimeen (Pearl Spot fish), he should be able to net even 2000+ fishes in the small lake. He just had to throw the leftover rice from his food (lunch and dinner twice a day) into the lake.

[@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies]

Is the water in the lake collected rain water? Does it get reused in another lake or a field etc when you pump it out?

[@lifeinthailand]

+Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer The water is runoff from the rain, It comes off the road not from the farm, Normally we wold put the water in another lake but because we have no fish now it was pumped into the farm, This well water the grass so we get a little food for the cows in the dry season, Not the best use of the water I know.

[@neilfortunebaculinao507]

Tilapia. Dalag(SnakeHeadFish) Hito(CatFish) Gurami Its good thing that you dont pump all the water so the fingerlings and eggs can hatch and we can have fishing again next season. We do that here in our province Philippines every May which is summer. We can catch Catfish as big as my own Legs. Its So Frightening.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Neil Fortune Baculinao They have still been getting fish out of there a month later, I am sure next year there well be lots of good fish again.

[@TemujinKhan8]

My dad has a summer home in Siem Reap and just about every year when he goes back most of the fruits are picked LOL. He doesn't care really, and they don't break in the house to steal the furniture so he doesn't get police involved.

[@lifeinthailand]

+TemujinKhan8 The thing with fruit, The well rot if not picked, I have the same thing at my house in the city, I have no problem with the neighbor eating the fruit, Better then the bugs getting it.

[@Gardeninggirl1107]

The fish you got look good! I suppose your neighbors have been eating well at your expense.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Gardeninggirl1107 Someone of something ate good for sure.

[@koch4022]

I stocked grouper in my pond, got two more as well, one with Mahi Mahi, the last one I have blue marlin.

[@lifeinthailand]

I am sure you going to have awesome harvest in you imaginary fish farm, If your going t dream, may as well dream big.

[@lifeafter2818]

I am a fish tank owner, and from my perspective you may have an issue with it being overstocked. Putting in a thousand or so baby fish into your lake is fine at the beginning. However when they grow bigger, they will have issues with there not being enough space in the tank. If you do not separate the fish as they grow bigger you will encounter the problem that a lot of new fish tank owners have, and that is the tank is overstocked. An overstocked tank simply means there isnt enough room for your fish to grow, this will cause a wide range of factors to occur that may kill off your fish. This can be, competition over food so that fish which cannot compete will starve and die, Actual predatory competition from fish killing other fish, etc... Another problem I see could be the fact that there are a lot of invasive species which will simply outcompete your fish, or are even predators of them. Preventing them from coming in may be difficult since it could come from any nearby water source large enough to let them thrive in,. My suggestion would be to simply stock less fish into your lake :D, and possibly preventing your neighbours from fishing them out early

[@bagermaster-club]

It is also necessary to remove bottom sediments from the lake. This can be done with a dirt pump and a Bagermaster suction nozzle.

[@robbywirawardhana2087]

Mujair, gabus, lele... in Indonesia we called the 3 species with that name, and each of them no need to be waited for 2.5years,... every 3 months u can get them..

[@lifeinthailand]

3 months for tilapia and snakehead.....

[@virginian7317]

Snakehead, best fish I have ever eaten.

[@Rapiri05]

The best..👍🤝

[@derpherpp]

Yeah knowing Thailand, they were fishing at night for couple years

[@lifeinthailand]

+t dub I know they were.

[@alfredwallace9720]

I think if I were you, I would have managed the pond a bit better to keep it from becoming a puddle and then periodically tossed in some sort of net. That way you can continue to harvest for the foreseeable future without having to go through the hassle of pumping all the water out.

[@tymesho]

this was fascinating. so much work though, for so few fish? thank you for showing this. I'm sure the locals have raided the pantry, so to speak. also, as we discussed different meals before, I hope you haven't forgotten about our fresh and smoked whitefish here. we serve it with lime, and so many other flavors. of course you are welcome to visit my smoker anytime!

[@lifeinthailand]

+Michigan Mister I would like to have a smoker, Maybe I well make a small one sometime, Some smoked fish or meat would be nice.

[@gexing2456]

i like the climbing perch they are very hard fish or pla mor

[@lifeinthailand]

I had fried climbing perch yesterday, delicious.

[@p0tatoman]

Do y'all dig out your ponds out after draining them, that poopy fish silt probably would make good add to a large compost.

[@lifeinthailand]

That would have been god but before this could dry out it rained and filled the lake again, all the floating plants were brought home though and made into compost.

[@204orin]

when we stock walleye, i think that the success rate is about 10-15%. On their own in the wild its between 5-7%. Success rate on fish is very low, at least on good fish lol..thats one of the most interesting ways of fishing that i have seen! did any get into the pump?

[@lifeinthailand]

+204orin Did not see any go into the pump, Those are so very low numbers, but I believe them. One of the problems here was the snakehead fish, They eat everything and I was told that this lake did not have any, We ended up with so big ones, Sure they were eating good.

[@GreenEvolutions]

looks like good muddy fun was had by all .. really enjoy watching your videos .. looks like life up in the villages is just like i thought it would be... will have to stop by for a visit 1 day ... and when your in Bangkok next time..I will give you a personal tour of the aquaponic farm .. I am running here ... you and your wife are welcome any time .. you can see some of my videos on my channel to see what we are up to down here ..

[@lifeinthailand]

+GreenEvolutions I well check out you videos, Looks interesting, And thinks for the offer I would love to visit if I make it to Bangkok.

[@GreenEvolutions]

Any time...

[@RaeSyngKane]

If it's any consolation, even the serious big fish farms have to chase off people from fish in their ponds and they have 8ft barbwire fences. They had an issue in a fish farm a while back where a wild boar had gotten in and eaten their high protein fish food. By the time they shot him the aptly named "Hogzilla". Weighed around 800 lbs and was around 8 ft long

[@lifeinthailand]

+RaeSyngKane That would be a lot of wild bacon....lol

[@DaleCalderCampobello]

Fishing in Thailand is very dirty work LOL. I thought the large fish that one of them men carried out must have been a carp. Evidently Carp is a favourite fish in the Czech Republic and I was going to try it but never saw in on a menu anywhere maybe I was there the wrong season of the year.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Dale Calder Carp is a big problem in a lot of places in America now, No one is eating because of all the bones, Wonder how the Czech's cook it to get around the bones. Here they chop the entire fish up bones and all (like ground beef) and cook it like that.

[@DaleCalderCampobello]

+lifeinthailand I guess I was there at the wrong time it was before Easter and the Carp is a Christmas thing: www.expats.cz/prague/article/czech-cooking/czech-christmas-carp/

[@yeoldesalt4889]

was that the best way to get the fish? seems to me the fuel costs of running the pump alone were already greater than what you'd get for the fish.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Ye Olde Salt 1 Talipia more than covered the cost of the fuel, This is the only way to get them all, And we wanted them all.

[@mykegoh]

How did the snake head got it? It will probably clear off all other fishes if they were put in at the same time. And certainly, there will some in someone's stomach by now if that pond is left unattended to.

[@ctuck3086]

stock it with one kind. dig another for larger fish. and another couple for different kinds

[@lifeinthailand]

+CowbpyDipper308 lol, There is an idea, Or is it many ideas.....

[@Oggiwara1]

Nice Talapia. I think you are better off by farming fish like you do with the catfish, maybe like an aquaponic system?

[@lifeinthailand]

+Svein Arne Grønnevik That is why I have said many times that the catfish well never be put in the lake.

[@Oggiwara1]

Get e bigger tank next time and add some Talapia?

[@johnparkerthegimpygardener]

Do not know about there but here if you don't put up a net over your fishery the birds get your stuff .

[@lifeinthailand]

+john parker (the gimpy gardener) The only bird that we have that would do that is the egret, But there small and are only here 1/2 the year, It is possible but I have never seen anyone put a net over the lake, That might actually work to keep people out though.

[@lassejensen9405]

+lifeinthailand All Put and Take places have nets over there lakes and growth places. It works!

[@vjhay29]

your fish are harvested even before you got there.. it also happened to me.. for 2 years, i got nothing.. because the ones i trusted to giard the pond arr the ones who are harvesting my fish and sold them in the market..

[@ongpengwee2194]

A good lesson leant

[@lifeinthailand]

Yell for sure.

[@Gamingoodz]

The Snakehead are what happened to all your other fish... Our local pay lake somehow ended up with snakeheads and they wiped out everything else in the lake. Snakeheads will take over a lake or pond easily.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Gamingoodz Its a good chance there delicious.

[@stephenpratley2435]

way cool,i wonder if a short net staked into the ground would keep out those pesky snakeheads.

[@lifeinthailand]

+stephen pratley We did that in the rainy season to stop fish leaving, But not the first year, That is probably when they got in there.

[@ivornappinion9406]

Wow that was a quick 2 1/2 years...nice fish,but bit only small numbers to what should be in there.

[@lifeinthailand]

+ivor nappinion Good size fish but not enough of them, I should have gotten a pick up truck load but only 2 buckets.

[@yackfzay6224]

I would never thought Talipia would be in Asia grown for good.

[@lifeinthailand]

+yack f zay You can probably get talipia in most countries, There easy to farm, Did not go so well for me though.

[@dannymackey7486]

do you feed the fish at all? how much plats do you have around. im from florida fresh water is very easy. tilapia should thrive very easy!! you need to have alot of feeder fish and other things in your system so it thrives as if it were part of nature and then you would just add and remove certain elements like the tilapia preditors and also you should have plants rocks and everything so the babys can hide from the dads ect. and they will do all they know how to do eat and reproduce.

[@Gripmasters]

is there any way to prevent stealing, I have a pont also that is too far from the road.. fish all stolen this year. I wonder what I could do. maybe let some welders make a metal structure cage around it? or do you have any tips??

[@lifeinthailand]

+Gripmasters Electric fence maybe, I have the same problem and it is hard to know what to do. Hard to keep people out if they really want to get in.

[@dodgyplonk]

wow that looks like a hell of a lot of work. Why not just drag net the lake while it's still full?

[@rebeccalabs3931]

Concert610, I would agree.he definitely needs to do his research on caring for fish.More over,he needs to learn how to dredge clean his pond.

[@lifeinthailand]

Maybe you should do a video on how an expert such as yourself would do things differently.

[@Gonzo3780]

what a muddy job, lol...looked like a good take...

[@lifeinthailand]

+Heith Gagnon This one was real muddy because of all the old roots from the floating plants, Like a 3ft layer of liquid compost, Lots of places for the fish to hide.

[@mwcdx]

I think you may of overstocked. It's a matter of get tough or get eaten if you didn't feed them.

[@7catstied2gether]

guys, keep in mind snakeheads CAN and WILL breathe air via the labyrinth organ and wall across land to find new, more fertile feeding grounds

[@Vincent2wice]

as long as they don't walk across land, I think we will be fine..

[@lifeinthailand]

+Vincent2wice They can and well "walk" across land to get to where they want to go, Many different kinds of fish can.

[@qualqui]

A very low rate of return,...but alas, this reminds me when female fish or female sea turtles lay their eggs, they lay alot and of that grand amount, only a few survive to adulthood, predators, other fishermen, but all in all, the tilapia is BEAUTIFUL, as is the catfish and the snakehead fish, the climbing perch and the gourami are quite small, but gouramis are edible?!! lol,...goin' fishin', yeah, where, just here at the tank, goin' get that big, fat gourami!

[@lifeinthailand]

+Joe Serrano In nature yes that is true but for a farm you expect a lot better numbers than that, Fried gourmi is very good....lol

[@MrBcummings8521]

You have to feed your fish if the ecosystem cant support them or they will eat each other until it balances out. Also need to provide cover for smaller fish to hide. You cant just stock way over stock a small pond like that and walk away thinking they are all going to survive.

[@searcherfor9]

How much did the guys and girl in the lake get paid for getting the fish out or did they get to share in them?

[@prodxaustin3666]

searcherfor9 prob family so they all just got a share?

[@omerirfankayani2034]

A better method would be build harvest tank near your home and enclosure it with solar powered motion sensors to detect intruders, and don't mix predator fish like snakehead with tilapia and carp.Catfish is also an opportunistic predator if it finds juvenile fish around it.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Omer Irfan Kayani I was told there were no snakehead in there, Should have known better, Hard to do anything around here unless it is well protected. No one leaves cows in the field at night here because they know they well be gone in the morning.

[@edlites]

the snakehead fish was eating all your fish probably also the catfish has a small pond for all those catfish and the snakehead fish I'm surprised they doesn't fatter for eating all the other fish

[@theclashking5023]

They are not snakeheads they are mud fish aka bowfish

[@jordanhicks5131]

+The clash King that's a snakehead, this is Thailand.

[@Amyart5]

3:55/14:46 the poor fish is out of the water....and is seen jumping around to get back in the water.... feel sorry for it..... no escape for him.... but its a nice video and how people are almost having a mud bath to catch them......

[@MrBigdiesel2010]

Why don't you lay a net on the bottom before this gets stocked and refilled with water - easier collection next time. Make the net holes big enough for the young to fall through for the following year.

[@lifeinthailand]

+MrBigdiesel2010 I suggested that but got shot down, But id I do this again there well be something to keep the stocked fish away from the native fish.

[@robertward3753]

If he would of put a net in there he would not of got 1 fish, the local people would of taken the lot.

[@pankajB66]

Is that a lake? Its a small pond. And did you see the color of the water before emptying the pond? I am sure people used to catch fishes with net and hence you are missing more than 99℅ of your fishes. Morever baby fishes cannot survive with snake head and cat fishes.

[@lifeinthailand]

Oh I see.

[@chaivang7906]

it's common in Thailand when you have people in the area come and steal your fishes by netting them in the middle of the night.

[@lifeinthailand]

+chai vang Anything that is not under lock and key well be gone by morning, Nothing is safe.

[@brandonbosko5924]

reminded me of the fisherman in Jack and Daxter one

[@ChangGangBam]

The memories (;-)

[@josephvalentine7]

Don't you have to maintain the hole . I guess something similar to a fish tank . I'm just asking because I don't kno

[@lifeinthailand]

Depends on the fish, but big difference between this and a fish tank.

[@leonardoturtle9749]

It sucks that the snakeheads ate all of your other stock. Is there anyway to keep them out?

[@lifeinthailand]

That is life, things don't always go to plan.

[@ned9438]

I'm sure the big fishes have been eating the smaller fishes, especially the snakeheads. If you want to restock then I think you better off putting something that won't eat each other.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Ned I did not put the snake head and was told there were none in there, Should have know better.....

[@ned9438]

+lifeinthailand ah that explains it, well when it rains they comes from near by sources like small lake and these guys can travel quite a distance. They taste pretty good though :)

[@lifeinthailand]

+Ned They taste very good, Maybe better than talipia.

[@ned9438]

+lifeinthailand yeah for sure ! They are harder to catch too and the wild ones are great taste

[@AlexRamirez-vz1vj]

try stocking only catfish.. give them food and they will be just fine. catfish are the easiest to keep alive... no snakeheads

[@lifeinthailand]

+Alexx Ramirez That is the reason I started a catfish farm next to the house.

[@SouthpawDavey]

I bet the snake heads eat some too. You got some nice sized fish tho even dog went in for a try lol. I would have had to put a sluice on the outlet from the pump lol. How did it smell when yo got to the bottom? But you did get some more. Pity you can not stun them like they fish in the amazon some sort of root they smash and put in the water. Dynamite ;-) Now that would make a video lol

[@lifeinthailand]

+Southpaw Davey I think dynamite would be the way to go, Lucky the locals don't have a way to stun the fish ore there would not have been any left for sure.

[@jomilg4845]

Here, where i live we eat catfish that are on average 5 kg. Biggest i have seen was 37 kg.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Endijs Silavs I believe that but these fish do not get that big. There are dozens of different kinds of catfish in the world, These are probably the smallest.

[@wanaa66]

No goeramis this time? The ones from last time were so beautiful!

[@lifeinthailand]

+wanaa66 Got one but it was not a spotted gourami like the last time and it was much bigger.

[@AzTechGFX]

Snakeheads + Snakey Villagers = Less fish in your stocked pond ahaha It's the way it goes locals will always cast net or electrify and steal fish from any ponds they find.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Srib It was a bad combination for sure.

[@S550GT]

i go around to peoples bass ponds over here to catch and remove snakeheads. they will devour everything just like what happened here :/

[@jimbo7145]

He's not in America

[@S550GT]

Jimbo 71 i know this. the fish still eat everything.

[@lifeinthailand]

Its a good chance there delicious.

[@arabellasmith8841]

Did you stock the pond just to drain it?

[@lifeinthailand]

+steven smith yes, years later.

[@vaksevigo]

Snakehead will eat everything if they can get to it, it's one thing I've learned in Thailand.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Claus L. Madsen That is true, They have some crazy teeth,

[@godspi4609]

snake heads is what happened

[@lifeinthailand]

+Scott Harrison It was a big part of it for sure.

[@martingoodef811]

Too many fish for small pond, 150 would have been maximum, one fish type, Snake head would have eaten most of them so it should have been fenced with the bottom mesh buried to keep out invaders, if pond is away from your house, probably stolen. Pond needs landscaping before filling, fish need an area to sleep. Birds and snakes also eat your fish. Keep these things in mind for future fish adventures. Good luck

[@lifeinthailand]

Agree, but the biggest problem and one I can not fix easily is people stealing the fish, so I raise fish in tanks at the house now, a lot better success and no one can steal them.

[@Elitekiller72]

Looks like the guy and his casting net fed his family on his night time excursions to your pond !!!!

[@lifeinthailand]

something like that.

[@funkberries_]

pretty cool how they just catch them with their hands haha thats gotta be a tough job to do

[@lifeinthailand]

+Katetacos This one was hard because we could not get all the water out, Normally it is just a dirty job.

[@jc3944]

you should have used a big cast net to get these fish.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Fishes worst enemy Oh I see.

[@Robinhood179]

# 1 problem: SNAKEHEADS! They eat everything they can. Literally wipe a pond out, and then climb out of the ponds and go through the forest or wherever they are to reach the next pond and start all over again.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Robinhood179 Your right, It is a good chance there delicious.

[@indianramazz]

2 and half years? Mate, fish grows to full size in 4-6 months. You need to pump and lake and net the fish every 6 months.

[@harryrambo2223]

You're very wrong if you think fish grow to full size in 6 months. Some fish take over 20 years.

[@theclashking5023]

Fish take years to fully grow and that is a pond not a lake

[@harryrambo2223]

The clash King True that

[@westcoastfishing2768]

You're dumb fish grow very slowly. Some grow a few inches a year

[@heatherreaves89]

not tilapia they grow very very quickly thats the reason so many people farm them

[@redradiodog]

Use a minnow seign to get the fish.

[@lifeinthailand]

Oh I see.

[@questiontobeanswered4009]

Tilapia is the national fish of the Philippines

[@lifeinthailand]

+Question? To Be Answered! Cool, Did not know that.

[@randystache78]

Hooper, start the engine. -jaws all I hear is Quint from jaws wish he speaks. and the motor in the background sounds like the boat. maybe it's just me. ☺

[@lifeinthailand]

+Randy Tyler Probably just you....lol

[@rebeccalabs3931]

He needs a few appropriate plants in it for a working eco system.

[@lifeinthailand]

Oh well, is that how your fish farming system is setup.

[@Mr187stylez]

I'm just so curious of what happen to all the other fish!?!?!.

[@lifeinthailand]

Neighbors got most and the snakehead got the rest.

[@jacobwelborn9238]

the grass on top of the pond takes oxegin from the fish keep it clean

[@lifeinthailand]

Oh I see.

[@RobsAquaponics]

Do you think the neighbours helped themselves to a few dozen mate ?

[@lifeinthailand]

+Rob Bob's Backyard Farming Yes I have caught 2 different guys, Plus other people have seen lights around there in the middle of the night. And I am sure the snakehead ate there share.

[@curezilla]

+lifeinthailand As large as that snakehead was, and the fact you found so many more, was a large part of your problem. Some pay to fish tanks here put bounties on them. Terrible carnivores.

[@Bhatmann]

Whole Talapia is $1.49/lb or 53 baht cleaned at the market today in San Francisco. I've never tried it, I like salt water fish. I've seen how they raise talapia, not good, I'll pass on anything farmed liked that.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Fidelity Quester That is cheaper than here, I know what you mean about farmed fish, Another industry that is trying to kill us, Not a lot different than the chicken industry. Talapia is good and considering it is a warm water fish It is very good. Fish farms around here have them at market size in like 42 days, Just like chickens, That is not natural at all.

[@deanpetersen4683]

The water hyacinth may have killed off your fish by depleting the oxygen levels in the water.

[@lifeinthailand]

Maybe, there was a lot, but I think it was the snakehead and the neighbors.

[@kenbobca]

Looks like a good fish fry. Too bad you can't keep the poachers out of your lake.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Ken Karnes There days of eating my fish are over, I well not be restocking the lake.

[@MelvinIsMerlin]

+lifeinthailand Aww =[ I really liked the lake farming even if you did lose a good amount to random fishers. I liked it to see the outcome and its not like you were looking to do commercial. Plus im not promoting poachers but in your area some of them might need it a bit more (speculation but i could be wrong). I just really liked watching your creation. It was like you created your own small ecosystem.

[@richardwaite164]

I would assume lesson learned. what kind of control do you have over the pond/lake if any? snakehead's are not good and eat your fishes'. Can you make the pond bigger? was there any monitoring of the pond or did you just let it do its thing? seems you got hit on several fronts if that is all you have to show for 1000 fish 2 1/2 years later!

[@lifeinthailand]

There were 2 problems, one was predator fish, and the 2nd was people helping themselves, a big problem here is poaching, I will never do this again, I raise my fish in tanks at home now.

[@kahcoghlcogh6052]

That was a big snake head, dude!

[@lifeinthailand]

Yell got some big ones, Which might explain where all the other fish went, But they were delicious.

[@kahcoghlcogh6052]

Ohh, bud I saw those talapia. I heard your voice. They looked fantastic.

[@lifeinthailand]

Those were the heaviest, Thickest Talapia I have ever seen, Ate the last one a few days ago.

[@McDowallManor]

At least what you got was good mate.

[@lifeinthailand]

+McDowall Manor Yell a very good size for sure, And there delicious.

[@soulreefer8664]

Snakeheads ruled your water :)

[@lifeinthailand]

For sure, good chance there delicious.

[@RafsKitchenGardenChannel]

Huge fish you got there, how did they make it into this pond ?

[@lifeinthailand]

+Raf's Kitchen Garden The talipia were stocked and the rest made there own way into the lake.

[@Harridanme1]

Stocked pond...not lake. Interesting to watch the process of harvest.

[@davidoldham1946]

Snakeheads are incredibly voracious. The only fish that survived were too big for them to eat.

[@lifeinthailand]

Its a good chance snakehead are delicious.

[@ahndajong]

What's the purpose of pumping out the lake? Is this something that is done because you own a lake or is it because you stock the lake and you're trying to count fish? I'm sorry but I'm a novice to these topics.

[@sepukkusenpai9614]

I'm pretty sure these fish die off if you don't harvest them

[@sepukkusenpai9614]

and they also probably want the fish so they can eat them

[@lifeinthailand]

+ahndajong It is really the only way to get all the fish, Normal in this kind of fish farm. By the way we are still getting fish out of here weeks later, We only got the big ones the first go around.

[@jakeboehm174]

you really locate the fish right

[@lifeinthailand]

for sure.

[@skulledmonte84]

Lake ??? that's a pond lmao

[@lifeinthailand]

+skulledmonte84 Oh I see.

[@reverendmouse9222]

Either neighbors got em or the snakeheads ate very well.

[@lifeinthailand]

+Thomas Jeffords I would bet it was 50/50

[@ramkumarsridharan]

Obviously, your snake head ate them too... You don't want to stock predator fish along with carps and tilapia, of course... Next time you can probably stock carps and tilapia and protect the fishes from internal and external predators, may be ... :)

[@lifeinthailand]

If you know anything about snakehead you know that you don't have to stock them, there well not be a next time, just after the fish that find there own way in now, well get just as many that way.

[@sparkyjones560]

lifeinthailand snake heads do have a hard time eating even small catfish, so if you have a wandering snake head issue where they keep turning up its probably best to just stock some catfish and take the snake heads as a bonus. a pond like that and just net or trap and you would have a constant supply between the two species and screw the neighbors poaching from your pond. Draining it out though screws the life cycle up. better to net once or twice a year and trap throughout with a big trap that will only catch the larger fish since they take up the most resources and eat the most small fish. Anyways I really enjoyed your video. thanks for putting it up!

[@youngz13o]

If your trying to grow out fish in a pond over 2 years, why would you put a predatory fish like a snakehead to grow with them.? They must have been snacking on the tilapia which is probably why you ended up with more snake heads in the end than tilapia..

[@lifeinthailand]

+Matthew Ng Good point but we did not add the snakehead, Catfish, Climbing perch or gurami, They all found there own way in there.

[@youngz13o]

Oh, how could those other fish end up in that pond? It looks isolated from other bodies of water.

[@lifeinthailand]

In the rainy season they walk to the lake from the rice paddy.

[@heatherreaves89]

brids also get fish eggs attached and eatten then they vist different ponds and fly over pooping the eggs hatch an Vwalla you now have new fish breeds in your lake/pond

[@kendude8089]

Personally I would have just left the Pond be. but Hey that's me..

[@lifeinthailand]

Yell may as well let the neighbors get the rest of them.