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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by infotainment(m): 3:22pm On Sep 03, 2015
captpee:
I need tilapia fingerlings,i live in Akute,ogun state. where can i get in small qty,just want to test run whether it may survive.my nomba is 08131688341,am pelumi by name.

you can get all male tilapia fingerling from

name: Aquashess fish farm ilorin
phone: 08089002010/08034896734
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by infotainment(m): 3:32pm On Sep 03, 2015
captpee:
I need tilapia fingerlings,i live in Akute,ogun state. where can i get in small qty,just want to test run whether it may survive.my nomba is 08131688341,am pelumi by name.

you can get all male tilapia from my friend in ilorin

FARM NAME: AQUASHESS FISH FARM
NAME: SESAN
PHONE: 08089002010/08034896734
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by chuksogb(m): 4:11pm On Sep 03, 2015
off i zoom.my pond construction begins next month no more fear.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by soft777(m): 6:39pm On Sep 03, 2015
NICE INFORMATION FROM THIS TREAD KUDOS TO EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE PLEASE IS THER ANYONE WHO CAN GIVE ME PHONE CONTACT OR A PLACE WERE I CAN BUY ALKALINIZER FOR MY HATCHERY : AN OXYGEN METER TO READ OXYGEN IN MY PONDS AND AN AIR BLOWER THAT CAN AIREATE MY PONDS THANK U:::NEED THEM URGENTLY
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by boskall: 8:30pm On Sep 03, 2015
Good day house, I must say that I appreciate everyone in the house your advise and openness has really helped several including my very self. About 6 days ago before getting this thread I had stocked 1,220 fingerlings which I bought from a fish farm but each day since I stocked the juvenile I always see scull & body of dead fishes in the pond infact currently I have lost count of the dead fish. In my curiosity I started bowing and i stumbled on this thread & read about the salt & bitter leaf therapy so i used both for my pond & fish treatment I also did some sorting because I noticed that some where seriously bigger than the rest & since yesterday i have seen some improvement. Thank you so much

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 3:01am On Sep 04, 2015
wisefizz:
good day ogas, you are really doing a nice job here... MAY GOD BLESS OUR HANDWORK.

PLEASE, WHAT ARE THE EFFECT OF SALINE WATER ON FRIES AND LARVAE?

Saline water is used in mix with the sperm to make the sperm go round if it's quantity isn't enough to fertilize the eggs.

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 3:03am On Sep 04, 2015
dkings101:
Thanks...I would try it out.

What's the latest development, hope no more mortality.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by miqos02(m): 4:39am On Sep 04, 2015
chuksogb:

2 is it a must dat every fresher must loose at first try.

2. oga robonski pls can u give me a detailed explanation how dis fishes are being mesured ,it s been very difclt for me to understand d previous explanations .lets say if a single fish weighs 1 kg and d price is say 450 per kg does it mean i m to be paid 450 for d fish? tnk you.
fish is sold in kg, and kg prices varies, some sell 1kg for 500, some for 600 depending on location and the buyer, what it means is that if a fish weigh 1kg, the buyer will pay the agreed amount per kg (450,500,600), if ten fishes weigh 12kg, u will be paid 6000naira if u are selling at 500naira per kg

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by kniceport1: 8:58am On Sep 04, 2015
Fingerlings,post fingerlings and juveniles for sale
Location: karu,Abuja
Contact: 08035553979, 08185159080
Email: kniceport1@yahoo.com
Thanks
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by EmraanHasanAnik(m): 10:45am On Sep 04, 2015
New To Fly Fishing Lakes ? Keep It Simple!!

New to lake fly fishing ?
a very easy way to learn how to fly fish in lakes is to strip streamers. It's a great way to cover water and find fish.
These simple stripping techniques can also be used while fishing from a boat or the shore. With approximately 75 lakes within an hour of Spokane we have many great stillwater options for fly anglers.
You can learn these simple fishing tips from FishingNew Website. It is the most informative website about fishing..
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by MATEX30: 2:15pm On Sep 04, 2015
Congrats bro, I wish you all the best greetings from www.greenhealthyfarm.com

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 3:19pm On Sep 04, 2015
boskall:
Good day house, I must say that I appreciate everyone in the house your advise and openness has really helped several including my very self. About 6 days ago before getting this thread I had stocked 1,220 fingerlings which I bought from a fish farm but each day since I stocked the juvenile I always see scull & body of dead fishes in the pond infact currently I have lost count of the dead fish. In my curiosity I started bowing and i stumbled on this thread & read about the salt & bitter leaf therapy so i used both for my pond & fish treatment I also did some sorting because I noticed that some where seriously bigger than the rest & since yesterday i have seen some improvement. Thank you so much

Hello sir, hope the fishes are totally OK.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by mitchel: 3:43pm On Sep 04, 2015
robonski15:


Contact Juve farms asap
. Thanks Robonski. You have been so helpful and you inspire other fish farmers.

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 5:12pm On Sep 04, 2015
ajoo17:
Don't be scared of failing. You should just ensure you learnt something from that failure. Majority of people that succeed today had failed at one time or the other. Robonski failed woefully when he started but today he is happy. I am presently failing seriously in hatchery with five production & nothing to show for it, however, I am learning at every attempt & I know for sure that I ll share the testimony very soon. Only be encouraged. Failure just shows u didn't do it well at that attempt only. Good luck!

Words of wisdom!!! One of the major challenge in the hatchery is fake feed being circulated.. You will surely share your testimony keep it up.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by GOLDLOVER: 6:28pm On Sep 04, 2015
EmraanHasanAnik:
New To Fly Fishing Lakes ? Keep It Simple!!

New to lake fly fishing ?
a very easy way to learn how to fly fish in lakes is to strip streamers. It's a great way to cover water and find fish.
These simple stripping techniques can also be used while fishing from a boat or the shore. With approximately 75 lakes within an hour of Spokane we have many great stillwater options for fly anglers.
You can learn these simple fishing tips from FishingNew Website. It is the most informative website about fishing..
WETIN DIS GUY DEY YARN ?

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by WhoBeThisMan: 6:45pm On Sep 04, 2015
GOLDLOVER:
WETIN DIS GUY DEY YARN ?
i think say na only me see a b4 lol

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by chuksogb(m): 7:15pm On Sep 04, 2015
miqos02:
fish is sold in kg, and kg prices varies, some sell 1kg for 500, some for 600 depending on location and the buyer, what it means is that if a fish weigh 1kg, the buyer will pay the agreed amount per kg (450,500,600), if ten fishes weigh 12kg, u will be paid 6000naira if u are selling at 500naira per kg
wat of those that are below 1kg
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Boskaii: 7:55pm On Sep 04, 2015
robonski15:


Hello sir, hope the fishes are totally OK.

Thank you for asking, they look better but saw one today with white patch by the side of the head and recorded one mortality also. I change my water after 48 hrs since i stocked I don't know what the problem could be.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by miqos02(m): 9:01pm On Sep 04, 2015
chuksogb:

wat of those that are below 1kg
u bargain a comfortable price with the buyer

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Nobody: 2:34pm On Sep 05, 2015
Okay my guys.
I made profit (in terms of financial input) in my first attempt and gained lots of experience.
Thanks to all in d house. The quantity I stocked was very small,hence buyers were not so interested and was pricing it ridiculously. I took the fish to a fish seller friend that stays infront one of our offices to sell for me. I got double of what the others were pricing. I don't know if this arrangement will be feasible in the long run.

I didn't sort ( cos I had only a cut tank as pond and doing this test phase in a rented apartment without the knowledge or consent of my landlord.) This made the big fishes very big and most of the others fell into the smaller size.

I lost so many fishes at the earlier stage due to sickness. The sickness stopped when I started cleaning the sides of the pond with rag during each water change. This reduced the build up of algae.

When the fishes grew big, they started jumping away from the pond. I reduced their water drastically, so they couldn't practise their jumping and summersaulting skills. When next I stock , I will make sure they are covered with fishing net. I used a mosquito net to cover them when they were much smaller but removed it when they grew bigger so that they could get enough air. Also rain was rusting the mosquito net.


Many thanks to robonski and Abix for their mentorship and forumites for their contribution.
Abix remedy helped during the crisis stage/death. I would reduce the water to the barest minimum, mix oxyace (the yellow powder)...+ wood ash + small salt and pour in the pond. It will pain the fishes and the would want to run away from the pond. I will send them on 48 hour fasting or 24 hour fasting and breaking their fast with reduce food. After the fast, the water will be changed, give them time to rest and give them small food, b4 commencing regular dose.

In my experience, all those packaged fish medicine na wash.

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Nobody: 3:22pm On Sep 05, 2015
For newbies,
If your are doing a concrete pond, please chain it at least once or twice.
A friend's pond fell two weeks ago and he lost about 200 pieces of 8months fish. This is despite effort to save the fish as the attendant heard the noise around 3am and woke . at the end abt 200 were missing.

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by ntyce(m): 5:36pm On Sep 05, 2015
hello house,
am a newbie, noticed that some of the fishes (4 months old) have their fins turning red.
is it a normal occurrence?
the fishes appear very healthy though
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by bjizus(m): 6:49pm On Sep 05, 2015
[quote author=chuksogb post=37611991]
2 is it a must dat every fresher must loose at first try.

Its not a must for every fresher to lose. I harvested my first fish some days ago and to the glory of God. I made some profit and I believe my next trial will be more profitable. Thanks to d likes of obonski and Abix
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by princemolak(m): 8:04pm On Sep 05, 2015
mercylicious:
For newbies,
If your are doing a concrete pond, please chain it at least once or twice.
A friend's pond fell two weeks ago and he lost about 200 pieces of 8months fish. This is despite effort to save the fish as the attendant heard the noise around 3am and woke . at the end abt 200 were missing.

Hello Sister In the Lord, its nice to hear that you made a Profit from your cats, most newbies run into loss in their first attempt, So ma,From your Experience If you were to choose between fish farming, Capital market, Storage biz and Plantain, which do you think will gv more return in the long run

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by miqos02(m): 8:04pm On Sep 05, 2015
mercylicious:
For newbies,
If your are doing a concrete pond, please chain it at least once or twice.
A friend's pond fell two weeks ago and he lost about 200 pieces of 8months fish. This is despite effort to save the fish as the attendant heard the noise around 3am and woke . at the end abt 200 were missing.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by chuksogb(m): 11:42pm On Sep 05, 2015
[quote author=bjizus post=37707561][/quote] grt work bro
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 3:12am On Sep 06, 2015
mercylicious:
For newbies,
If your are doing a concrete pond, please chain it at least once or twice.
A friend's pond fell two weeks ago and he lost about 200 pieces of 8months fish. This is despite effort to save the fish as the attendant heard the noise around 3am and woke . at the end abt 200 were missing.
Congrats to you, we go wash am oo lol. It's a good thing you followed every advice and instruction by members of this thread hence the result. Just imagine if you had stocked 10k fishes, by now you would have been driving a range rover sport grin. What are ur plans for the next batch?.

I feel for your friend regarding his collapsed pond, I have had my own fair share of a collapsed pond. I had about 10k fingerlings I wanted to sell, the buyer concluded he will pick them up the next day, could you believe that night the pond collapsed and even fell the fence close to it, all the fingerlings was gone. When I saw what happened I sat down on the floor ( five minute madnessss) cheesy. All my money was washed away. Anytime I remember that incidence I just laugh it off..

Pillars should be mounted at the at both side of the pond to withstand the any form of collapse.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 3:20am On Sep 06, 2015
Where oga Fhemmmy, come and see what your younger sister mercilicious has achieved o tongue. We dey wait for ur own tongue tongue
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Fhemmmy: 12:26pm On Sep 06, 2015
robonski15:
Where oga Fhemmmy, come and see what your younger sister mercilicious has achieved o tongue. We dey wait for ur own tongue tongue

Ntooorrrrr..... cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy My own loading....coming soon to theatre close to you joooo
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Nobody: 2:40pm On Sep 06, 2015
princemolak:

Hello Sister In the Lord, its nice to hear that you made a Profit from your cats, most newbies run into loss in their first attempt, So ma,From your Experience If you were to choose between fish farming, Capital market, Storage biz and Plantain, which do you think will gv more return in the long run

My bnitl, no business is easy. It takes knowledge, hard work and God by your side.

There is nothing wrong with diversifying , if one isn't doing well, the other will cover up.

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Nobody: 2:54pm On Sep 06, 2015
robonski15:

Congrats to you, we go wash am oo lol. It's a good thing you followed every advice and instruction by members of this thread hence the result. Just imagine if you had stocked 10k fishes, by now you would have been driving a range rover sport grin. What are ur plans for the next batch?.

I feel for your friend regarding his collapsed pond, I have had my own fair share of a collapsed pond. I had about 10k fingerlings I wanted to sell, the buyer concluded he will pick them up the next day, could you believe that night the pond collapsed and even fell the fence close to it, all the fingerlings was gone. When I saw what happened I sat down on the floor ( five minute madnessss) cheesy. All my money was washed away. Anytime I remember that incidence I just laugh it off..

Pillars should be mounted at the at both side of the pond to withstand the any form of collapse.

Hahaha. How you take know say all my neighbours dey eye one range rovers sports for the compound? A neighbour is going back to his base to start live all over again after being deported. He is contemplating selling his range cos he feels his brother who is a contract staff cannot maintain the car. Just one tire na 45k.
We all dey wait make d guy make up his mind and name his price.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Nobody: 9:16pm On Sep 06, 2015
About 3 years ago, I stocked just a thousand fishes and failed terribly, I wasn't really perturbed because this failure was a learning in disguise, I met a guy on here(nairaland) he sold me runts.. My very good friend deceived me in stocking a thousand fishes in a space I would stock just 100 fishes if I were to re start my fish business. My challenges then were literally the most challenging ones.


- Space
- water
- Good fishes

Fast forward three years, A friend's neighbor that used to come check my kekere pond then found the business both viable and interesting and is ready to invest big and wants me involved.. I'm just a bit nervous if I can manage 10,000 fishes from my 1000 fishes experience.

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