Pabda
Feed for Pabda, stage by stage.
Pabda is one of the species APON FEED was formulated around. It is a high-value fish harvested at 25–80 g, so the crop climbs from a fine mash to a 2 mm pellet and stops there. Getting each step right is what decides whether feed is eaten or lost to the water.
Why particle size matters most here
A pellet a fish cannot take into its mouth is not feed — it is cost sitting on the bottom of the pond. Published feeding charts put a 0–1 g fry on mash, a 1–5 g fish on around 1 mm, a 5–20 g fish on 1.5–2 mm and a 20–100 g fish on 2 mm. Pabda harvest at 25–80 g, so the crop moves up through four grades and finishes on the 2 mm. The 3 mm grade is sized for fish of 100–250 g and above, which a Pabda pond does not reach.
Every grade except the hatchery mash is an extruded floating pellet. That matters for a species being fed measured quantities: you can see what is taken and adjust the ration, instead of guessing and over-feeding into the water.
See all six grades- Starts at mashFor hatchery tanks and the first nursery days, before fry can take a formed particle.
- 42% protein earlyCarried through hatchery, nursery and the early fingerling stages.
- Floating, so it is visibleFeed intake can be watched and the ration corrected the same day.
- Mash through 2 mmFour grades across the crop; 3 mm is for fish above 100 g, which Pabda do not reach.
Feeding stage guide
Which grade, at which stage.
The same progression covers Tengra and Singhi, which harvest in the same weight band. If your pond sits between two stages, send us the details rather than split the difference.
- Hatchery / fry Aqua Mash Mash
- Nursery Aqua Plus 0.5–0.6 mm · 10 kg
- Early fingerling Aqua Shakti 1 mm · 10 kg
- Fingerling Aqua Shakti 1 mm · 20 kg
- Grower Aqua Pro 2 mm · 35 kg
Common questions
What Pabda farmers ask us.
Which grade do I start Pabda fry on?
Aqua Mash in hatchery tanks and the earliest nursery days, then Aqua Plus at 0.5–0.6 mm once the fry can take a formed particle. Both hold the same 42% protein specification, so the change is in particle size, not nutrition.
Is a floating pellet right for Pabda?
The advantage of a floating pellet is that you can see what is being eaten. Pabda feed actively, and being able to watch intake is what lets you correct the ration before feed is wasted. The hatchery mash is the one grade that is not a formed floating pellet.
Do I need the 2 mm grade? What about 3 mm?
Yes to 2 mm, no to 3 mm. Feeding charts put a 20–100 g fish on a 2 mm pellet, and Pabda harvest at 25–80 g, so the last stretch of the crop is on 2 mm. The 3 mm grade is sized for fish of 100–250 g and above, which a Pabda pond does not reach.
Do you guarantee a growth rate?
No, and we would not trust anyone who did. Pond conditions, stocking density, water quality and management all move the result. What we hold to is the specification: every batch is checked against it before release.