Farm sites and culture units
Record earthen, lined and concrete ponds, tanks, cages, RAS, hapas and raceways with automatic area, volume and carrying-capacity calculations, stocking density, fallow periods and repairs.
Agriculture · Built for Kenya
Fish Farming Management System
Run ponds, cages, tanks and your own hatchery from one aquaculture record
Farm sites and culture units
Production batches with full growth tracking
Growth sampling and mortality by cause
Quick answer
What is the Fish Farming Management System?
Zinen Technologies' Fish Farming Management System is built for aquaculture businesses running earthen, lined or concrete ponds, lake cages, RAS tanks, hapas or raceways — from a few family ponds to a commercial farm with its own hatchery. It replaces the notebook-and-memory approach most farms use for stocking, feeding and mortality with one structured production record.
Each production batch tracks live fish count from stocking through to harvest (stocked minus dead minus harvested minus transferred), average weight, biomass, survival rate, average daily gain, feed conversion ratio and growth against a species growth plan, giving a real production cost per kilogram rather than an estimate. Water quality — dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, ammonia, nitrite and more — is checked against each species' safe limits with an automatic status and recommended action.
For farms running their own hatchery, broodstock, spawning, larvae and fingerling stages are tracked through to hatch rate, nursery survival and cost per fingerling, whether fingerlings are stocked into the farm's own ponds or sold to other farmers. Nile tilapia, African catfish, carp and trout are all supported, with Kenya's KeFS licensing and M-Pesa payments in mind.
Kenya-ready solution
What this system helps you manage
Fish Farming Management System gives Kenyan aquaculture businesses one structured record of ponds, cages, tanks and hatchery production in place of scattered notebooks, with real feed conversion, water-quality monitoring and harvest traceability built in.
Best suited for
- pond, cage and tank fish farmers
- commercial aquaculture operations
- hatcheries and fingerling producers
- fish processors and cooperatives
What's included
Everything included in the Fish Farming Management System
System modules
A complete workflow, not just a feature list
The modules below are based on the underlying Zinen system design and show how the solution can be organized for day-to-day operations.
Production batches with full growth tracking
Track live fish count (stocked minus dead minus harvested minus transferred), average weight, biomass, survival rate, ADG, SGR and feed conversion ratio against a species growth plan, with an expected harvest date and production cost per kg.
Growth sampling and mortality by cause
Record periodic growth sampling with a condition factor and growth-versus-plan comparison, and mortality logged by cause with biomass and value lost.
Batch transfers, splits and grading
Move fish between units, split batches and grade by size, with cost carried across correctly between the resulting batches.
Species feeding tables and daily rations
Use feeding tables by species (percentage of body weight, meals per day, pellet size by fish size) to generate a recommended daily ration per batch and a single daily feeding sheet for the whole farm.
Feed store with weighted-average cost
Track feed purchases, stock counts, days-of-stock remaining and automatic re-order alerts, with feed costed on a weighted-average basis.
Water quality testing and alerts
Record dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, ammonia, nitrite, Secchi disc and other readings against each species' safe limits, with an automatic status, explanation and recommended action, and a single farm-wide water-testing round.
Disease, treatment and withdrawal control
Maintain a disease and predator library with treatment records and withdrawal periods that automatically block harvesting until the hold period has passed.
Hatchery and broodstock management
Track broodstock rest periods, spawning, larvae and fingerling stages through to hatch rate, nursery survival, sex reversal and cost per fingerling, whether fingerlings are stocked on-farm or sold to other farmers.
Harvest and processing with yield tracking
Record partial and final harvests with size grades, and process catch into fillets, smoked or dried fish with yield and cost per batch, tracking sold, processed and spoilt balances on every lot.
Sales, invoicing and expenses
Invoice fresh fish (per kg or per piece), fingerlings and processed products with one-click invoices, and record expenses by site or batch alongside vendor bills for a true profit-and-loss picture.
Automatic aquaculture task planner
Get automatic tasks for sampling, water tests, critical readings, mortality spikes, harvest-ready batches, overstocking, treatments, feed re-orders, pond preparation, hatchery steps, equipment service and licence renewals.
Farm dashboard with health score
See a farm map, batch performance, growth curves, feed store status, water quality, mortality and hatchery pipeline in one dashboard, with an action centre and an overall farm health score.
PDF reports and traceability certificates
Generate a batch production report, a harvest traceability certificate and a profit-and-loss report for buyers, cooperatives or your own records.
Why it pays off
The results businesses see
- Know your real feed conversion ratio and cost per kilogram, not an estimate
- Water-quality problems flagged with a recommended action before fish are lost
- Mortality and treatment withdrawal periods tracked so harvests are never sold too early
- A clear view of every pond, cage or tank's capacity and current stocking
- Hatchery performance (hatch rate, survival, cost per fingerling) visible for the first time
- One profit-and-loss report per batch instead of a guess at season end
- Fewer missed feedings, water tests and licence renewals thanks to automatic reminders
Built and supported from Nairobi
Zinen Technologies is based at Bazaar Plaza, Moi Avenue, Nairobi. Every Fish Farming Management System deployment is configured, tested and supported by a local team who understands how businesses in Kenya operate — including M-Pesa payments and local compliance requirements.
Speak to our Nairobi team How it works
From first record to completed transaction
- 1 Register farm sites and culture units with capacity and stocking density
- 2 Create production batches and record stocking, feeding and sampling
- 3 Monitor water quality and log treatments and mortality
- 4 Run hatchery production where applicable
- 5 Record harvests, processing and sales invoices
- 6 Review farm dashboard, batch P&L and traceability reports
Integrations & connectivity
Fits into the tools your team already uses
M-Pesa payment references for fish and fingerling salesSMS and email alerts for critical water readings and tasksfeed store and vendor purchase recordsharvest traceability certificates for buyers and cooperativesfarm and batch profitability reporting
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Common questions
Fish Farming Management System — frequently asked questions
What is included in a fish farming management system? +
Farm site and culture-unit records, production batch and growth tracking, feeding and feed-store management, water quality monitoring, disease and treatment control, hatchery management, harvest and processing, sales and expenses, a task planner and a reporting dashboard.
Can it track feed conversion ratio and real cost per kilogram? +
Yes. Every batch rolls up feed, labour and other costs against the fish produced to give a genuine FCR and cost per kilogram, not an estimate.
Does it monitor water quality automatically? +
Yes. Readings such as dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, ammonia and nitrite are checked against each species' safe limits, with an automatic status and recommended action.
Can it manage a hatchery alongside grow-out ponds? +
Yes. Broodstock, spawning, larvae and fingerling production are tracked separately, with fingerlings either stocked into the farm's own ponds or sold to other farmers.
Is it suitable for cage farming on a lake as well as ponds? +
Yes. Ponds, tanks, lake cages, RAS systems, hapas and raceways are all supported as culture units.
Does it support Nile tilapia, catfish and other species farmed in Kenya? +
Yes. Species feeding tables and growth plans are configured per species, covering Nile tilapia, African catfish, carp, trout and others.
How much does fish farming management software cost in Kenya? +
Pricing depends on the number of ponds or cages, whether a hatchery module is needed, and reporting and licensing requirements. Zinen scopes this with you before quoting.
Is this built for the Kenyan aquaculture market specifically? +
Yes. It is built with Kenya's KeFS licensing requirements and M-Pesa payments in mind, while remaining usable by aquaculture businesses anywhere.
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