I just started a catfish farm in Akure, its going on very smoothly. i started with 2650 fingerlings, kept some in a concrete pond in my house and took the others to an earthen pond just around the corner from my house. Friday would make it a month since i started and the joy i get when i see them grow each day! well the point of this thread is to primarily help those who want to start the business and dont know where in the world to begin(my advice to you is just start, its what i did.) I am a novice myself and learn each day but at the point that i am i will give whatever assistance i can render and would appreciate professional advices too... Thanks!

wow!! cool; wish you luck with it... please do you mind uploading pics of the pond...plus, how are the fingerlings being sold? thanks

Upload the pictures and let's see it. Moreso, where are u in akure cos I will like to meet u one on one. You can mail me on sunjoks@live.com incase you don't want to disclose it here.

well thanks a lot. Like i said i make use of two ponds, one in my house where i sorted out the bigger ones about 180 so they don't feed on the smaller ones in the earthen pond where its usually difficult to sort... im making this post at night and will get some pictures of the concrete pond that is in my house tomorrow but in the mean time i've got some where i was feeding them
i will get some pictures from the earthen pond much later. @ondo boi i dont sell fingerlings yet, i intend to go into it very soon but if its the price u need to know, its about N25-30.
please pardon the pix quality, i will get some better ones!

Futa area is where i am...

sunky644: Upload the pictures and let's see it. Moreso, where are u in akure cos I will like to meet u one on one. You can mail me on sunjoks@live.com incase you don't want to disclose it here.

Congratulations. I will also start catfish farming by June ending so i will be following this thread to learn a few tricks of the trade. I intend to start with 4 plastic tanks in my house in New Nyanya to test the waters while looking out for land suitable for earthen pond to buy.

Pls guys I'm sorry for been a bother but someone promised to give me money to start any business I want after I left my banking job but he wants me to do a feasibility study first,the truth is I don't even know what business to go into and the capital needed.would have loved catfish but I'm scared it could hurt me and besides we live in a rented apartment,landlords won't let u have ponds in their compound.pls I need urgent help and advice before my benefactor changes his mind.love you all

true, i hear quail farmin is also a lucrative business with low a low input!

Blazemortimer: Futa area is where i am...

OK, I go to FUTA at least three times a week. How can we get to meet? You can mail me on sunjoks@live.com

Pls I made an enquiry on cat fish,can someone pls answer me

do you have a yahoo ID so we can chat!

applegirl: Pls I made an enquiry on cat fish,can someone pls answer me

Sure I av jessica_4rever@yahoo.com

A very good start you have , am in Akure i can supply fish feed to your farm, u can call me so that we can talk 08032098880

Using this opportunity to wish everyone MERRY XMAS and prosperous NEW YEAR.

sunky644:
OK, I go to FUTA at least three times a week. How can we get to meet? You can mail me on sunjoks@live.com

how's ur fish doing ? where around futa area are u? I will like to visit ur farm, so as to encourage myself, I've bn thinking about this fish farming business for a while now, and will really need someone who have started to mentor me. my mail ia abestine@yahoo.com

Hi am in akure also and i urgently need catfish juvenile,pls can u tell me where u got urs

An advise for u is that don't let ur concrete pond water to get too dirty, else ur fish can be infected and don't overcrowd ur fish it can affect their groeth. Where in akure are u

Yes...big congratulation...I love actions than mere procrastination.....I wonder why we expect to know all before venturing....indeed no crime to do such but its never a proven step to learn all. Agribusiness/ farming is a game of risk but with consistent practice and calculative dive...you are sure to learn the rope to success.
Note...different types of ponds have their merits and demerits but I would advise you pay more attention to the ones in the earthen ponds cos of your inexperience....I hope you diked it well and secured it from reptiles and collapse....I hope it has enough water table and not depending on the little rains left....how do you intend to sort them and many more....
Getting it right from day matters a lot....what's your budget per fish....what market are you targetting. ?...seeking for shoulder to lean us.....chat me up...081...53..70...161..3

applegirl:
Pls guys I'm sorry for been a bother but someone promised to give me money to start any business I want after I left my banking job but he wants me to do a feasibility study first,the truth is I don't even know what business to go into and the capital needed.would have loved catfish but I'm scared it could hurt me and besides we live in a rented apartment,landlords won't let u have ponds in their compound.pls I need urgent help and advice before my benefactor changes his mind.love you all

You have said it all....you cannot start farming without a land.....at worse...a space, irrespective of size.....I will suggest you engage in buying and selling of farm produces if you have inclination in that direction......
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Any fish pond to rent in Akure and how much is it?