Floating Fish Feed Extruder Machine
Product Overview
The premium DGP series floating fish feed extruder machine integrates a variable frequency feeding mechanism with genuine Siemens motors to deliver highly stable operations. This equipment conditions raw materials with moisture and steam before using high-temperature extrusion to shape the feed mixture properly. It creates diverse pellet sizes from 1mm to 12mm and allows easy adjustments to produce both floating and sinking feed varieties. The finished pellets float on the water surface for over twelve hours. This thorough cooking process ensures easy digestion for fish while minimizing water pollution inside your aquaculture ponds.
Capacity: 0.2-1.0 T/H
Power: 37-90 KW
Technical Structure of Floating Fish Feed Extruder Machine
This robust extruder machine for fish feed utilizes a precise steel frame structure to combine a high-capacity conditioner, a wear-resistant alloy main engine, and an intuitive electrical control system seamlessly.
Technical Parameters
The following production data is measured based on standard corn, soybean meal, and fish meal formulas using a fish feed pellet extruder, and your actual capacity may vary slightly depending on ingredient moisture and specific recipe ratios.
| Model | Main Motor Power (Kw) | Feeder Power (Kw) | Cutting Power (Kw) | Screw Diameter (mm) | Overall Dimensions (mm) | Production Output (TPH) |
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| DGP-90B | 37 | 0.75 | 0.55 | 90 | 2100*1450*1350 | 0.2-0.4 |
| DGP-120B | 55 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 120 | 2400*1950*1600 | 0.5-0.6 |
| DGP-160B | 90 | 3 | 1.5 | 160 | 3100*2650*1800 | 0.8-1.0 |
Operational Principles of Floating Fish Feed Extruder
This smart floating fish feed extruder machine regulates internal temperature and pressure metrics precisely to expand the material naturally upon discharge for creating highly buoyant feed pellets.
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Key Advantages of Floating Fish Feed Extruder Machine
This reliable floating feed extruder machine utilizes solid structural engineering and mature extrusion technology to resolve common processing challenges while boosting your overall aquaculture profits.
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Global Case Study
RICHI Machinery has distributed its automated floating fish feed extruder machine lines to numerous countries, adapting smoothly to diverse regional climates and local raw materials with excellent feedback.
Aquaculture Farm Project in Nigeria
A family-owned aquaculture facility in Nigeria relied heavily on expensive commercial fish feed imports, which limited their business profitability. They installed our DGP-120B floating fish feed extruder machine to process local corn, fish meal, and rice bran on-site. The finished pellets deliver excellent palatability and helped local fish grow much faster during the season. This independent production setup successfully reduced their overall feed procurement expenses by twenty percent while securing their daily supply.
Fish Feed Processing Plant Project in Bangladesh
The plant faced severe feed spoilage challenges due to the hot and highly humid regional climate. They configured a DGP-90B fish feed extruder to produce dense, dry feed pellets with superior water stability. This equipment extends feed storage life significantly and minimizes waste from mold growth in local warehouses. The plant now provides a steady supply of high-grade floating feed to surrounding smallholder fish farmers reliably.
Tilapia Base Project in Kenya
A commercial tilapia breeding base in Kenya needed a dependable machine line to secure their daily floating feed requirements. We supplied our DGP-160B fish feed extruder machine to process abundant local coarse grains and soybean meal into digestible feed. The plant maintains a stable output of 0.8 tons per hour while the high gelatinization level increases fish survival rates. The base has shortened its fish marketing cycle thanks to this automated machinery investment.
Aqua Feed Mill in Thailand
A small-scale feed factory in Thailand wanted to manufacture both floating fish feed and slow-sinking shrimp feed using one floating fish feed extruder machine. RICHI Machinery recommended the versatile DGP-160B fish food extruder machine to satisfy their flexible commercial production requirements. Operators can switch between floating fish pellets and slow-sinking shrimp feed smoothly by adjusting processing parameters and swapping discharge molds. The plant supplies multiple local aquaculture farms with top-quality products consistently.
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Fish Feed Production Process Flow
RICHI Machinery designs complete automated production lines to manage the entire processing sequence from initial material intake to final bag packaging efficiently.
Material Cleaning
The drum cleaning sieve removes foreign stones and metal debris from raw materials. This step ensures absolute feed purity. It protects the core extruder components against accidental wear.
Crushing Refining
Fish have short digestive tracts and require extremely fine feed particles. Use ultra-fine pulverizer or water droplet pulverizer to crush raw materials,
Usually, it is also equipped with a classification screen to return the coarse powder and crush it again.
Batching Mixing
The mixer thoroughly mixes all the ground ingredients and essential vitamins according to your recipe. This thorough mixing ensures that each batch of fish feed has exactly the same nutritional value.
Extrusion Pelleting
The conditioned feed mixture enters the heavy-duty floating fish feed extruder machine directly. High-temperature and high-pressure forces cook and expand the mash through the mold to form pellets.
Cooling Screening
The temperature of the newly made granules is very high, so it needs to be put into the dryer to reduce the moisture content and then cool down. After that, the rotating classification screen will screen out the unqualified granules, leaving only the qualified ones.
Packaging Storage
According to the needs of the formula, qualified particles can be sprayed with grease or vitamins after screening, and then weighed and packaged.
Application Scope of Floating Fish Feed Extruder Machine
This flexible fish food extruder machine serves diverse aquaculture businesses, handling multiple raw ingredients to create premium pellets for various commercial fish species.
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Buyer’s Guide & Support Center
All your questions are answered here! Below are answers to frequently asked questions about the floating fish feed extruder machine, providing you with comprehensive answers.
How should a beginner select the most appropriate machine model?
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You can easily determine the right configuration based on your current pond scale and daily feed consumption targets. Small facilities requiring under 500kg per day find the DGP-90B highly efficient, while medium farms needing 500-800kg achieve excellent results with the DGP-120B model. For larger commercial bases, our DGP-160B delivers the ideal hourly output, and our team will gladly evaluate your raw ingredients to recommend the most practical asset.
What are the specific requirements for the incoming raw materials?
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The machinery processes diverse ingredients smoothly when the raw materials are ground down to 80-100 mesh and maintain a moisture level between 12% and 14%. It is important to ensure that the mixture remains free of metal fragments or large stones to protect the internal parts. Additionally, keeping the starch content between 25% and 40% helps the extrusion process create a perfectly buoyant pellet structure.
What causes the finished feed pellets to have a short floating time?
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Short floating times usually indicate that the recipe lacks sufficient starch, contains too much moisture, or the processing temperature did not reach optimal levels during extrusion. You can easily improve buoyancy by adding a bit more corn to the mix, keeping the raw moisture strictly within 12% to 14%, and letting the chamber reach 120-140℃. These minor adjustments will restore the desired spongy matrix.
Can this equipment produce both floating and sinking feed varieties?
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Yes, this versatile machine allows you to switch between floating, sinking, and slow-sinking feed types depending on your specific aquaculture demands. Operators can achieve these different buoyancy characteristics by adjusting the formula moisture, altering the screw rotation speed, and installing appropriate discharge molds. This flexibility allows a single investment to serve multiple fish species across different seasons perfectly.
What is the actual cost of a small electric fish feed extruder?
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Our fish feed extruder machine price are highly affordable, with smaller models starting at just a few thousand dollars depending on your required configuration. This price offers a very practical investment for farmers who want to eliminate their reliance on expensive commercial feed brands. Operating costs remain low, making it an excellent asset for small businesses, and we provide a clear price breakdown with no hidden fees.
Do you provide professional installation support and technical training?
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Yes, RICHI Machinery supports your project through complete workshop layout planning and professional field guidance during the installation phase. Our experienced engineers will visit your site to assemble the machinery and calibrate the initial processing parameters for optimal performance. We also train your operators on parameter tuning, mold replacement, and routine maintenance to build their confidence for daily operations. Welcome to consult us about floating fish feed extruder machine.
