Tutorial 5 of 10 · 38 seconds · Tagalog captions · Philippines
How to Use the Tilapia Feeding Calculator
Free. No sign-up. Works on your phone.
What it gives you
- Daily feed in kilos, and kilos per meal.
- How many times a day to feed.
- The pellet size and protein level for that size of fish.
- The live fish count and total weight behind the figure.
Feeding by guesswork wastes money or starves the fish. This free calculator gives today's ration in kilos from the number of fish, their average weight and the water temperature, and tells you how many meals to split it into.
How to use the Feeding Calculator, step by step
Open the tool
Go to arandcagriventures.com, tap Tilapia Tools, then choose Feeding Calculator.
Choose the water type
Fresh water or brackish water.
Enter the fish stocked and the survival
The tool works out how many fish are alive now.
Enter the average body weight
In grams, from your latest sampling. Use the Biomass & Sampling tool if you need to work it out.
Enter the water temperature
In degrees Celsius. Fish eat less when the water is cool or very hot.
Tap Calculate feed
The result shows the daily ration, the meals and the pellet.
The example in the video
| Water type | Fresh water |
|---|---|
| Fish stocked | 3,000 |
| Estimated survival | 78% |
| Average body weight | 50 g |
| Water temperature | 28 °C |
| Daily feed | 3.5 kg a day |
|---|---|
| Per meal | 1.2 kg, 3 times a day |
| Pellet size | 2–3 mm |
| Protein | 30% |
How to read the result
With 78% survival there are 2,340 fish, 117 kg in all. At 50 g they are fed 3% of body weight a day, which is 3.5 kg, split into three meals of 1.2 kg. If feed is still floating after 15–20 minutes, give less at the next meal. Update the average weight after every sampling so the ration keeps up with the fish.
Questions growers ask
How much should I feed tilapia per day?
It depends on their size. In this example, 50 g fish are fed 3% of their body weight a day: 3.5 kg for 2,340 fish. Smaller fish get a higher percentage and bigger fish a lower one.
How many times a day should tilapia be fed?
The calculator gives the number of meals for the size of fish. For 50 g fish it is three meals a day.
Made for tilapia growers in the Philippines
These tools and tutorials come from AR&C Agriventures, a tilapia hatchery in Banga, South Cotabato, Philippines. They work the way growers here buy and sell: kilos, sacks and pesos, with captions in Tagalog. They are free for every grower in the Philippines, from South Cotabato and the rest of Mindanao to Luzon and the Visayas.
Need fingerlings? We supply tilapia fingerlings in South Cotabato and across Mindanao, including our saline tilapia strain. Call or text +63 968 364 1908.