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DO NOT GO INTO CATFISH FARMING IF YOU CAN NOT PRODUCE YOUR OWN FEED.

This information is important now this year 2022 as this article is over 4 years old. Do not let online and paper farmers deceive you. They dont run successful farms




After a brief participation in few cat fish threads, i get LOTS of calls and emails requesting for one info or the other. these informations i gladly provided. most of these people requested that i package a kind of book or a blog for them where they can get practical and real time info which is applicable on their farm.

One factor i noticed is that 99% of all those that made contact really thought making money from cat fish farming is easy and quick. i also notice most of these people really do not have the time to practice this themselves and are ready to get an 'experienced' hand to do the business for them. which experienced hand will help handle an another man's business knowing fully well that the owner is not always around? i laugh at such gullibility!!! or how can we explain someone that called me from Akure, he said he has 4m to invest in cat fish back in his home-town state somewhere in Abia, but he doesn't have time to monitor it and he got an 'experienced' consultant who will manage it for him and the consultant promise him a monthly average of 2m. hahahahahhaa. or a man who said he was sold a chemical booster that when poured inside the water, will help his fishes grow? he lost over 15m. yes you read it right, 15,000,0000(15 million). i visited the farm in Owerri( orlu ) and i saw things for myself. i didn't believe what i saw my people!!!.

After over 4 PRACTICAL years experience in fish farming( i graduated from a university of agriculture and i did over 5 fishery courses) , i have come to realise every aspiring cat fish farmer needs a reference hand book to help them. it will be a reference manual after practical experience Due to popular demand, i have put together an E-book for those that want to really know the secret of successful cat fish farmers. yes, every business has its secret and cat fish farming is not exempted. most fish farmers operate at a subsistence level and hardly make substantial profit from fish sales.

Let me set the record straight, this E-book is not for everyone..YES you read me right,i dont intend to sell to everyone even when you have the money to buy( it is not cheap either). you have to pass my interview and test before i decide to sell to you and i have sold 3 copies so far( NL tsunami wiped out the last thread) and have 7 copies left to share out.Not every successful business is ready or quick to sell his/her business secret.. or have you seen 1? i was dared by some pple here to produce successful farmers like myself and that they will like to hear their success stories, this is why i decided to sell just 10 copies and have a team of successful farmers around me. so lets see who will pass my test and have one of these copies

Just like i did on the other thread, you are very much free to ask any question and i will gladly answer. one thing has changed though, i wont entertain private phone questions, any questions you have should be shared on the thread, so that others can learn as well. so lets hear your farm stories. i shall be sharing experiences i have when i visited other people's farm. they are mind boggling.. i tell you. one farm i visited in the East, wasted over 15m on cat fish and didnt see anything to show for it after 6 months.. yes you read me right, 15 cool million naira. i was once in his boot but mine was just 5 million. i shall share the details as we progress on the thread.

cheers
Olayiwola farms( A division of penthouse industries)
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am interested.

i dont own a fish farm yet and have not attended any seminar or training whatsoever.

were do i start and what is the test that needs to be passed, am game

am already working on my pond. Its a natural one and i intend starting by sept/oct this year. I have a pond that can contain 5million fishes. Please is there any advice u will like to offer? Am going to start gradually though. Because i need experience.

Wealthyonos: am already working on my pond. Its a natural one and i intend starting by sept/oct this year. I have a pond that can contain 5million fishes. Please is there any advice u will like to offer? Am going to start gradually though. Because i need experience.

can you share pic and tell us a little about your experience so far

aguiyi: am interested.

i dont own a fish farm yet and have not attended any seminar or training whatsoever.

were do i start and what is the test that needs to be passed, am game

good you have intentions, before committing funds, start by visiting a practising fish farm and see how things are done..you can do this for maybe 2 or 3 times. Ask questions too, whether they give you correct or incorrect ones, its a great way to start

Wealthyonos: am already working on my pond. Its a natural one and i intend starting by sept/oct this year. I have a pond that can contain 5million fishes. Please is there any advice u will like to offer? Am going to start gradually though. Because i need experience.

I'm sure this is a mistake, probably you meant to say 5000 fishes? What do you mean by a natural pond?

Nobody knows it all. The number of years you've spent in the industry still make you a neophyte. Fish farming is really broad and it is a field that is practically mourn .

OXYZ: Nobody knows it all. The number of years you've spent in the industry still make you a neophyte. Fish farming is really broad and it is a field that is practically mourn .

this applies to all industries. No one is an island

Pls op, what sort of disinfectant or treatment can I use to my earthen pond after de-mudding?

OLAplusONE: Pls op, what sort of disinfectant or treatment can I use to my earthen pond after de-mudding?

naturally you don't need a disinfectant unless the land is already contaminated before. But you can use lime as most farmers do but if your water and soil conditions are good, you don't need it. I know of a farmer who disinfected his pond using phostozine, the fishes started dying as from the 2nd day that he later had to drain the pond and pack out the mud. Most chemicals get settled down in the mud, that even after pumping out the water, sediments still remain

what will it cost me to sink a borehole in a farm, i want to start with that before constructing the pond.

i have read that the quality of water is very vital. there is no water close to my land yet and its in Enugu state. i want to construct it by month end at most so that i start other things

aguiyi: what will it cost me to sink a borehole in a farm, i want to start with that before constructing the pond.

i have read that the quality of water is very vital. there is no water close to my land yet and its in Enugu state. i want to construct it by month end at most so that i start other things

cost of sinking borehole varies depending on location and land type. We dig here for 150k

jam04: cost of sinking borehole varies depending on location and land type. We dig here for 150k

guess you have guys who do this job. can you link me up. am planing to do it in Enugu, i already somebody tell me 300k, thats like twice the price were you are.

PLEASE WHO IS INTO TAUPOLENE FISH POND CONSTRUCTION

aguiyi:

guess you have guys who do this job. can you link me up. am planing to do it in Enugu, i already somebody tell me 300k, thats like twice the price were you are.

did you ask the person why the high price? your land location might have basement rock. besides, i do not have any driller who can move from here to Enugu for the job

@jam04 am interested in having a small pond of 500 fishes on a plot of land. Have drilled the borehole and I want it in concrete form. My question is what dimension should I use for the size and what are other things I need to put in place.

pixs of drilled borehole on a plot of land

WHICH FISH MEAL IS BETTER. THE LOCALLY PRODUCE OR IMPORTED FEED AND WHY. THANKS.

atuagbo: @jam04 am interested in having a small pond of 500 fishes on a plot of land. Have drilled the borehole and I want it in concrete form. My question is what dimension should I use for the size and what are other things I need to put in place.

first do a water test of the borehole to ascertain its condition. A client once encountered a borehole problem, she dug a borehole and fed the water to the fishes without testing. Her fishes are always weak and die in great numbers. It also took several months b4 they attain considerable size. When I visited the farm @ her request, I immediately noticed that the movement of the fishes to be poor and they lack sufficient oxygen. We carried out a test on the borehole and found out it has very low Ph (3.7). As for the size to contain 500 pcs, if your target weight is 1kg, a 12ft by 12ft concrete pond with inlet and meshed outlet water system is okay.

babybos: WHICH FISH MEAL IS BETTER. THE LOCALLY PRODUCE OR IMPORTED FEED AND WHY. THANKS.

depends on the quality you want and the age of fish. At 1-4months, I use imported fish meal, from 5 months to sale, I use locally produced as they don't need high protein anymore. Note, you can use a good locally produced fish meal if you are lucky to find one. I have heard testimonies of good ones.

Ziggyblaze: PLEASE WHO IS INTO TAUPOLENE FISH POND CONSTRUCTION

where is your location? I can link you up with someone that sell. Kingdom acquarium, they r in Ejigbo lagos. You can visit or call them to make enquiries 08033026184

Please any one with useful information about the location of a catfish farm around or close to agbara and badagry area

Thank you I will carry out the test on my borehole water.

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@OP
Where are you located?

fm7070: @OP
Where are you located?

Abeokuta in Ogun state

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Who has seen a dammed river used for raising cat fish in Nigeria? If you have, share experience, I saw one today and will share mine

hello my friends in d house pls av search some
distributors of fish feed in Oshogbo but I don't find
Zeigler feeds pls any where to find d feed in d state
pls advice is needed Thks or any where they are
selling it in kwara state ur reply pls.

Johnnyessence: hello my friends in d house pls av search some
distributors of fish feed in Oshogbo but I don't find
Zeigler feeds pls any where to find d feed in d state
pls advice is needed Thks or any where they are
selling it in kwara state ur reply pls.

seems zeigler is out of circulation( not sure though) cos we aren't getting it too at my base

who else was affected by the recent 'flooding' we are experiencing? it is good to plan with the season. we already sold out all fishes in our grown out ponds because we envisage the 5 days downpour will come around this time. share your experience with us. a friend of mine lost 2 adult ponds valued at above 3m.

jam04:
I'm sure this is a mistake, probably you meant to say 5000 fishes? What do you mean by a natural pond?

I think he meant "earthen pond" by saying natural pond