cross234:

hello to all d oga's in the house please how much is the cost of the digital PH test and the normal one and among the two which one is more advisable to get. thks

pharmsy:

Digital PH meter is 8500. It's preferable because it's more accurate and precise. Though should be handled with caution. Some of them reads temperature too.

cross234:

hello to all d oga's in the house please how much is the cost of the digital PH test and the normal one and among the two which one is more advisable to get. thks

Dejaylapel:
Weldon to all my ogaz at the top, am back again to the glory of God after almost a year break.

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robonski15:
To be continued..

JuveFarms:

@ Cross234, this reads Temp. also. Thou its 13,000 here in Abuja. Tnx

WhoBeThisMan:
robonski15 I have been following this thread in silent mode for a long time. I really appreciate your work.

I still have one question though before I finally venture into fish farming.

How is the market like? Is it easy to sell matured fishes?

I ask this because I dont want to go into the business and after spending all that money raising the fishes to maturity, then find it dificult to sell.

BELEXYFARMS:


It is NOT easy at all... You need to gradually build your customer base. Sometimes the fishes will stay on d farm beyond the time u av stipulated for harvesting and d farmer will now panick and sell at a give away price. Happens a lot to newbies. Start doing ur market survey now. Walk around ur area and check for major markets and see if there are catfish sellers there. If u av lots of peppersoup joints around u, start telling dem dat in a few months time u will av catfish for sale.

BELEXYFARMS:


It is NOT easy at all... You need to gradually build your customer base. Sometimes the fishes will stay on d farm beyond the time u av stipulated for harvesting and d farmer will now panick and sell at a give away price. Happens a lot to newbies. Start doing ur market survey now. Walk around ur area and check for major markets and see if there are catfish sellers there. If u av lots of peppersoup joints around u, start telling dem dat in a few months time u will av catfish for sale.
By the way, where is ur location? It would be nice if u can hook up wt other farmers around u. They will share the contacts of buyers wt u if dey are nice guys.

jaz:
very useful insight from you bro. so from your experience which of the sizes sell the fastest... 1kg or 500g or smaller ?

WhoBeThisMan:

Thanks bro.
I have done some experimental fish production when I was in benin, I did a little less that 1000. But now i reside in IKorodu lagos and would love to venture into it again big time with above 8000 fishes. But I'm really conserned about the market.

What if I smoked the fishes, is there a better market for smoked fishes?

BELEXYFARMS:


Same thing still applies bro. U need to build a customer base for ur smoked fish. U av to publicise and market.

WhoBeThisMan:

When you started, wat was your worst experience in terms of sales prices and time taken to sell?

BELEXYFARMS:


It wasnt really to difficult for me bcoz there are two major markets near me. Just like 10 minutes drive frm my farm. Im more or less in d middle of two towns. The price was not encouraging dat period. I did not av options of buyers and i did not knw pple. As at now, i dont even sell my fish to any body in those two markets.... I av alot of options now.

WhoBeThisMan:
thanks for sharing your experience. Did u make profit?

jaz:
quite encouraging from belexy.

but i would like to ask, what's the average cost of constructing a pond that would accommodate 5 tonnes of fish, both earthen and concrete ponds ?

BELEXYFARMS:


Cant really give a cost estimate for concrete or earthen ponds bcoz i dont use them. I make use of wooden tarpaulin ponds.

BELEXYFARMS:


Not really.... got back my cost of production only. Just dat i luv agric generally and i av a soft spot for fish farming, if not i wud av abandoned it after my first attempt. Fish farming is not money spinning oh. Its a business and a business needs to grow. Our points of view will differ, but i wont advice u do the 8000 u want to start with. U are just coming to a new location and setting. Test the waters first wt ur feet and if its nice and warm, u can take a dive.

WhoBeThisMan:
robonski15 I have been following this thread in silent mode for a long time. I really appreciate your work.

I still have one question though before I finally venture into fish farming.

How is the market like? Is it easy to sell matured fishes?

I ask this because I dont want to go into the business and after spending all that money raising the fishes to maturity, then find it dificult to sell.

BELEXYFARMS:


At the moment, no i dnt av but i will store ur contact and do business wt u soon.

jaz:
ok thanks. but how much did the wooden tarpaulin cost you just in case one decides to go with this method

BELEXYFARMS:


Depending on the type of wood used, ur location and the carpenter doing the job, it will cost you between 70K to over 120K for a 1000 capacity pond

WhoBeThisMan:
how durable is wooden ponds outdoor?