{"id":18324,"date":"2025-01-27T18:01:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T17:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.commanderie7.com\/fish-farm\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:10:18","slug":"fish-farm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commanderie7.com\/en\/fish-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Fish farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider use_bg_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; use_text_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_slide _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/commanderie7.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kelly-van-de-Vliet-winnaar-november.jpg&#8221; 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Some fish-farming companies can produce rainbow trout in less than 8 months, whereas in France it takes almost twice as long, and nearly 30 months for fario trout. <\/p>\n<p>We raise most of our fish ourselves, but it&#8217;s not uncommon to call on other artisan fish farmers who are just as fanatical as we are, in order to top up our stocks. Reproduction and rearing are not an exact science, and the number of predators is increasing (kingfishers, cormorants, herons, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Roboto Condensed|||on|||||&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22header_3_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Handcrafted breeding that respects time<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][dsm_perspective_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/commanderie7.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/G0069780.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;G0069780&#8243; perspective=&#8221;1048px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|6px|6px|6px|6px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/dsm_perspective_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Roboto Condensed|||on|||||&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22header_3_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Breeding, rearing and fattening<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][dsm_perspective_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/commanderie7.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC_2419.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;DSC_2419&#8243; perspective=&#8221;1048px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|6px|6px|6px|6px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/dsm_perspective_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Roboto Condensed|||on|||||&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22header_3_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Fertilization is still done the old-fashioned way: we mix eggs and sperm from our breeding stock with a quill pen. We also buy embryonated eggs to guarantee genetic biodiversity. <\/p>\n<p>It takes around 40 days for the eggs to hatch, then the fry remain in the &#8220;lab&#8221; for a few months before being put into our ponds. 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