Mash feed is a popular and widely used fish feed in India. The main ingredients of the feed include de-oiled rice bran, groundnut cake and cotton seed cake. Pellet feed, which is commercial variety of feeds available in the market, can also be used. Supplementary feed along with the natural feed must be given to the fish for faster growth. Natural feed can be plankton, basal organic elements, small aquatic insects, grasses, rotten plants and animals, etc. supplementary feed can be crop grains, blood of birds and animals, maize powder, dried molasses, sesame cake etc.
