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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by jeffery23: 9:22pm On Dec 29, 2016 |
emmyvet: I use bolehole water directly from the pipe to the pond, of which i change the water every three three days |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by emmyvet(m): 10:08pm On Dec 29, 2016 |
jeffery23: It may be acidic though am not certain but a PH meter will tell better. The experts in the house should answer better. Thanks |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Abiola1016: 12:34am On Dec 30, 2016 |
Do you still have some heterobranchus for brrodstock? Where are you located? |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Abiola1016: 12:35am On Dec 30, 2016 |
chilanfarms:Do you have heterobranchus for brood stock |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by sirfarouk(m): 9:57am On Dec 30, 2016 |
Ttalk: Good morning. Where in Abuja is your farm located? |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by ABHAKS: 4:09pm On Dec 30, 2016 |
Good afternoon all Please Anybody with idea of how to administer acquaceryl to juvenile? Which one is better to administer with feed or to the pond |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Ttalk: 6:08pm On Dec 30, 2016 |
akty001: The change in colour is an adaptation to the tarpauling colour. There is no cause for alarm. However, you have to observe their movement and feeding rate |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Ttalk: 6:14pm On Dec 30, 2016 |
sirfarouk:Our farm is in Madalla after Zuba email: goldgate2003@yahoo.com |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Ttalk: 6:34pm On Dec 30, 2016 |
jeffery23: Your water could be acidic as a result not allowing cabondioxide to evaporate since you pump directly from borehole. Aeration or allowing the water settle in reservior will improve your pH. You can also do flow through at night. This could have triggered disease outbreak. Salt and tetracycling are very effective in such situation 2 Likes |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by jeffery23: 1:16am On Dec 31, 2016 |
Ttalk: please how can I apply the salt and tetracycling in d pond, to know the water level and will they eat after I apply it also like thier normal thrice feeding daily Godbless |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by frshwvfarms: 2:38am On Dec 31, 2016 |
solafandy: THANKS! we are expanding, constructing new pond this week to allow sorting and space. we will get the PH testing kit and ensure our PH level is acceptable. I planned to wait until 8 mos and see how this efforts played out before selling. This is our first on fishes and our target is 1 kg or more |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 7:55pm On Dec 31, 2016 |
frshwvfarms: Good Job. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 3:36pm On Jan 01, 2017 |
Happy new year everyone.. 2017 will be a year of good productivity for us all. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by frshwvfarms: 5:01pm On Jan 01, 2017 |
robonski15: Thanks Robonski.. I have read many of your inspiring postings. Stay blessed and Happier this year. Happy New Year to all Farmers and their family..your work is very important in addressing food importation, and possibly the need to diversify and export food from Nigeria and Africa as it should be... I pray this year bring better harvest even as we heed the call to address hunger within our great country.. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by frshwvfarms: 5:06pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
Ttalk:TTalk, Thank you and Happy New yr. The pond is earthen, not covered and dug on a wetland lot springing out natural drinkable fresh water. Temp is average and the feed is Vital feed from Juvenile. I am considering switching to some of the advertised feeding posted on this threads. i see some of them carries extra protein to aid with fast growth at an early stage. Have any farmer patronized and used any of the feed? how well was it with the stocks? I'd appreciate encouragement.. I am also interested in stocking some species Blue catfish or Channel Catfish, largely farmed in North America. Is anyone stocking these species? Thanks in advance |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 5:27pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
frshwvfarms: Thank you very much sir, i really appreciate. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by frshwvfarms: 8:51pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
Does anyone know about Aller Aqua feed, made globally both in the EU and Mid-East?. ..How good are they for feeding, raising catfish?.Has anyone used them to produce any good harvest..thanks |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Ttalk: 10:13pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
frshwvfarms: You seems to assume the deficiency was caused by the starter feed you use. However, switching to high protein feed at 5month to boost fish growth is not economical. Though some species are late growers bt the improvement should have been notced in 4months |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by globalfanz(m): 6:02am On Jan 03, 2017 |
robonski15 welcome. Happy to see you again. I stopped visiting this thread when I noticed you are no longer featuring. The info you started this thread with is all in one. Children's presence is not formidable without grand pa. So keep it up. Happy new beginning all 1 Like |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by ChijiokeBen: 9:18am On Jan 03, 2017 |
please I need help from farmers that purchase lands for there catfish in lagos state and Ogun state without any problem of Omonile. how or process in buying industrial land for farm or other organization legally without fraudulent individual or unrecognized agents ? 1 Like |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by bababuff(m): 2:35pm On Jan 03, 2017 |
osashilton: How many months are these?
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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 3:35pm On Jan 03, 2017 |
globalfanz:My chairman I was working on a project hence my low featuring on the thread.. Thanks |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by frshwvfarms: 4:48pm On Jan 03, 2017 |
Ttalk: You are right TTalk. Thanks. That was our first stocks. I recently learned my manager switched the food without notifying me to some unknown brand to save cost . Can you imagine? However, I read that our stock ( Clarias gariepinus)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarias_gariepinus - can be larger, longer and weigh more than our usual desirable 1kg. I believe it is possible to reach that extra .25 within 4 to 6 wks if well fed in a well managed freer pond . Of course- the cost is = more feeding per growth ratio in good health. I wanted to be a little patience with sustained feeding to reach my desired size after giving reasonable space and correcting the feeding formula. Selling at an average .75 kg may be ok. But I am believing the cost of that feeding will be recouped after feeding for another 6 wks and reaching our desired size... |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by udeme4real: 12:01am On Jan 04, 2017 |
pls what is the current prices of fish now |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Ttalk: 12:06am On Jan 04, 2017 |
frshwvfarms: Sir. again i noticed that you have been managing your farm through phone and you allow your manager to take such vital decision without your consent. Your fish could add between 200g and 300g in 4 week provided their growth in previous month is similar to what you intend to achieve in the next month. Six week is a very long period in fish farming but it worth it if it wii yield corresponding result. What feed do you intend to use? Wish you best of luck |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by osashilton: 12:19am On Jan 04, 2017 |
2 months bababuff: |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by frshwvfarms: 3:25am On Jan 04, 2017 |
Ttalk: Thanks. I am changing back to Vital feed. do you suggest any better brand? |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by funso111: 8:41am On Jan 04, 2017 |
Pls guru, I sorted my fishes into two ponds and I notice that those in the smaller pond are doing fine compare to the other.pls how can I increase the quality of my pond. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Freeopod(m): 12:26pm On Jan 04, 2017 |
Hello house |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by sirfarouk(m): 3:06pm On Jan 04, 2017 |
matrixme: How much do you sell your local feed per kg? |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 3:40pm On Jan 04, 2017 |
funso111: You might have over stocked the bigger pond, what is the size of the ponds and how many did you stock in each? |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Ttalk: 3:49pm On Jan 04, 2017 |
frshwvfarms:Vital is good. Since you are spreading to other ponds I suggest u dedicate one pond to local feed. The experience you will get will help you in subsequent production. Knowledge in local feed management is necessary for expansion Consider the cost of floating feed like vital that cost 6800 per 15kg, if your FCR is 1:1 then you will required 453naira to attain 1kg apart from other sundry expenses. |
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