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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by gspace1960(m): 4:48am On Nov 18, 2015
robonski15:

Call mrs monsurat on 08183251718..
tankZ BOSS
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by noblefarm: 8:58am On Nov 18, 2015
Pls what's current price of durante feeds in ibadan now, 2mm and above?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Boskaii: 11:13am On Nov 18, 2015
soft777:
next day after treatment , so as to give them time to pordge there system before they comence eating also feed them feed mixed with multivatiman for next 3 days to booste there imune system .

Prof, thank you so much, I really appreciate.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 4:13pm On Nov 18, 2015
robonski15:
Hello ladies and gentlemen, We are proud to announce that our fast growing rugged fingerlings/juveniles sales start from 1st of December. Production will be weekly.. We will be supplying anywhere in Nigeria, for Lagos and Ogun farmers there will be a free delivery straight to your farm, for other part of the country we will assist with 50% of your transportation cost..

Buyers will also be given free 5kg imported special super grow fingerlings/juvenile feed to boost their growth. I personally call it GROWTH MAGIC..Also we offer after sales support and free consultancy to all our buyers..Special oxygenated bags will be used to transport the fishes to avoid stress.

We have cut down the price to #8 for fingerlings #12 for juvenile for all to benefit and maximize profit.

Call now to place your orders.. 07043941307



Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by GlorytoGod: 5:18pm On Nov 18, 2015
Mr Robonski,are those priCes for both clarias & hybrid?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Annabechick(f): 6:29pm On Nov 18, 2015
Good evening house please is it recommendable to use local made feed for catfish because my fishes are eating excessively
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 7:05pm On Nov 18, 2015
GlorytoGod:
Mr Robonski,are those prises for both clarias & hybrid?
Clarias
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Princesam400(m): 9:09pm On Nov 18, 2015
2 pieces of 1500 litres of plastic fish tank for sale....Contact me on 08034628555.....location is ibadan
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by odumayowa(m): 10:40pm On Nov 18, 2015
Good evening Sirs,pls can you talk about the three major catfish species ,their strength weakness, growth rate, diseases,market acceptablitity and so on
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by soft777(m): 5:58am On Nov 19, 2015
STOCKING . Firstly, to get your fingerlings, make sure that you are awear of the date the fingerlings or juvenile were hatched, to avoid some bad hatcheries selling 3 months old runts to you as fingerlings or selling 4 month old runts as juvenile .A fish farmer first failure or progress is quality of fingerlings, because no matter how u feed runts , they will never grow , buy fro reputable hatcheries no mater the distance for example like the way Mr robonski is taking us through his hatchery processes from day one till now with almost daily update . Any secretive hatchery , please you should have a second taught before buying , also try to see the brood stock used , at lease brood stock should be not less than 1.8 kg for fast growing fingerlings and they should be at minimum a year old . because to me bigger brood stock hartche bigger fries thats law of GENETICS . A good fish at 1 year if not up to 1.8 kg minimum , what type of fingerlings you expect from such fish . Transporting your fingerlings require good technique because when u stock weak and stressed fingerlings u ,may loose 30 to 40 percent of your stock the first 3 days without knowing it , and if u are using earthen ponds , where u cant see the floor of your pounds , many fingerlings die due to stress and settle at the bottom of your pounds. Therefore thinking your fish have been stolen by your staff , but at sorting or sales u discover u have nothing in your ponds .you start to think it was stolen or they canibalise . If not properly managed your lost is two ways , you will lost your fish and lost also money for feed because for example, you think , you stocked 1000 fishes in your pond and feed budget will be 1000 not knowing you are feeding 400 or 500 so u lost more money by buying feed for 1000, while you are actually feeding 500 that is double lost. BASIC facts for transporting you fish . I will use our local way of transporting because there are lots of advanced way of transporting fish but most of these facilities are not readily available in nigeria.. Our loccal way of transporting using a 50 liters dark plastic , sow a sack round your rubber plastic to avoid external heat through the surface of the plastic, the sack helps insulate your plastic and keep water in your plastic cool and temperture constant meaning ,YOU will not have a fast rise or low in ur temperature change , use mostly black colour plastic , cause , dark colour helps retain heat and makes inside the holding tank dark which catfish like better , giving them an environment suitable for them , when transporting short distance like 1 to 2 hours add little anti stress in the water to calm them before adding little palm oil on the surface to retain oxygen .. but for long distance travel 3 HOURS ABOVE . Please do not use red oil, use the oily multivitamin this does 2 things . 1 , it works as an oil on the surface of the transport water to retain oxygen at the same time it slowly sip in to the water and add multivitamins in the water which in turn gives your fish nesessary vitamins needed to help against stress and imune over bacteria that will be building up in this tight enclosure ,it generally help your fish through out the long journey, note palm oil, multivitamin should be added in very little quantity so as not to pollute the water. PREPARATION OF WATER BEFORE TRANSPORT : The transport water must be the same as the water used in rearing the fingerlings to avoid sharp change in water chemistry. Skip feeding a day before to avoid the fingerlings vommiting there food, due to mechanical and environmental change stress . All plastic containing water should be well cleaned using formaline either new or used plastic .
Aerated or oxygenated before adding ur fish , before fish are added aerate the transport water 1 to 2 hours for good qxygen. Saturated water before adding fish and oil ... on arrival to your farm make sure u check the ph and temperature of transport water and your pond water , to make sure the temprature diffrence are not more than plus or minus 2 degree diffrence and ph should not be more than ph 1 plus or minus diffrence . Gently add water from the pound to your transport water for better acclamitization of your fish , for earthen pounds users, i advice u have an holding tank either wooden plastic or concrete put the fingerlings there for 3 days to acclamitise them better with your pound water . treat them with anti stress first day and next day with formaline bath to reduce any bacteria that must have build up during the transport , before sending them to the main pounds to be used . This will help you monitor your fish ,cause if first 3 days they dont die due to trasnport stress then you are good to go and you are sure of the number of fingerlings which effectively determine your amount of feed . Note always ask for 10 percent mortality, for your fingerlings from your hatchery . Please dont start to count or sort imediately they arrive that will subject them to more stress after undergoing transport stress , this process may give u disaster . Sort or count 2 weeks after they are comfortable in there new home , STOCKING DENSITY :: For flow throug u can stock 5 fish per square meter and for stagnant method range of 2 to 4 , it highly depends on how long u change your water and and type of feed , note floating feed pollute water less and locall pollute more ,,, GOD bless

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by soft777(m): 6:02am On Nov 19, 2015
NEXT WRITE UP TOMORROW WILL BE IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT N OF CATFISH DIESESE AND TREATMENT DUE TO TOO MANY PEOPLE ASKING OF PROBLEMS WITH THERE FISH GOD BLESS; ANY QUESTION IS ALLOWED I WILL BE GLAD TO REPLY OR ELABORATE GODBLESS

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by soft777(m): 6:37am On Nov 19, 2015
odumayowa:
Good evening Sirs,pls can you talk about the three major catfish species ,their strength weakness, growth rate, diseases,market acceptablitity and so on
The major catfish are Clarias gariepinus, Heterobranchus bidorsalis, Heterobranchus hybrid or heteroclaris, etc clarias is the major specie u see in the west , heterobranchus in the south south , the hybrid is the cross between clarias and heterobranchus , hybrid has more tissue, meaning it has more flesh than the other 2, heterobranchus is more testier. clarias can be reared in a higher stocking density than the other 2 , and it is more immune to diseases than the other 2, hybrid and claries has more survival rate than heterobranchus because heterobranchus are more carnivours. All can be reared with great profit if you follow the different procedure of farming them . To me i use clarias for mellange because, i can store them in large quantities in a lesser space with low oxygen, and i use hybrid for my table size grow out because. it grows to a large size faster and has more tissue, means more weight and more profit . But all the species has there advantages and disadvantages , but important is rearing themthe right recommended ways ..I guess this answers your question , if you need more elaboration on any specific specie ,on how to rear it, i will be glad to be of more assistance, thank u and GOOD LUCK

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by soft777(m): 6:40am On Nov 19, 2015
PLEASE ANYBODY TO SELL USED PLASTIC OR TARPAULIN VATS SHOULD PLS DROP PHONE NUMEBR HERE I WILL CALL THANKS :
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by soft777(m): 6:42am On Nov 19, 2015
Boskaii:


Prof, thank you so much, I really appreciate.
WELCOME SIR ; UPDATE US PLEASE THE PROGRESS OF YOUR FISH GOOD LUCK
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Princesam400(m): 9:05am On Nov 19, 2015
soft777:
PLEASE ANYBODY TO SELL USED PLASTIC OR TARPAULIN VATS SHOULD PLS DROP PHONE NUMEBR HERE I WILL CALL THANKS :

Used plastic fish tank for sale...location is Ibadan....08034628555
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by abbeydeeone: 11:21am On Nov 19, 2015
Well packed oven dried catfish available. Hygienically prepared, well seasoned and free of PAH( Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbon). These are chemicals that are not good for your health. We sell at a competitive discount from 5pcs upward.
For your order
Please Contact: 08055909810

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Willas04: 12:24pm On Nov 19, 2015
High quality and fast growing fingerlins are available in our farm in Port Harcourt. For your orders call or whatsapp 08056008258.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by vickychuk(m): 4:03pm On Nov 19, 2015
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From my understanding of the 3 major African catfish species. Clarias is the one with the dorsal fin running straight to the cordial fin. While Hetro's dorsal fin stops halfway.With the adipose fine continuing to the cordial fin.
My question is How do I identify a hybrid (i.e hetroclarias) ? please send pictures if possible sir. Thanks.

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Nobody: 6:40pm On Nov 19, 2015
soft777:
STOCKING . Firstly, to get your fingerlings, make sure that you are awear of the date the fingerlings or juvenile were hatched, to avoid some bad hatcheries selling 3 months old runts to you as fingerlings or selling 4 month old runts as juvenile .A fish farmer first failure or progress is quality of fingerlings, because no matter how u feed runts , they will never grow , buy fro reputable hatcheries no mater the distance for example like the way Mr robonski is taking us through his hatchery processes from day one till now with almost daily update . Any secretive hatchery , please you should have a second taught before buying , also try to see the brood stock used , at lease brood stock should be not less than 1.8 kg for fast growing fingerlings and they should be at minimum a year old . because to me bigger brood stock hartche bigger fries thats law of GENETICS . A good fish at 1 year if not up to 1.8 kg minimum , what type of fingerlings you expect from such fish . Transporting your fingerlings require good technique because when u stock weak and stressed fingerlings u ,may loose 30 to 40 percent of your stock the first 3 days without knowing it , and if u are using earthen ponds , where u cant see the floor of your pounds , many fingerlings die due to stress and settle at the bottom of your pounds. Therefore thinking your fish have been stolen by your staff , but at sorting or sales u discover u have nothing in your ponds .you start to think it was stolen or they canibalise . If not properly managed your lost is two ways , you will lost your fish and lost also money for feed because for example, you think , you stocked 1000 fishes in your pond and feed budget will be 1000 not knowing you are feeding 400 or 500 so u lost more money by buying feed for 1000, while you are actually feeding 500 that is double lost. BASIC facts for transporting you fish . I will use our local way of transporting because there are lots of advanced way of transporting fish but most of these facilities are not readily available in nigeria.. Our loccal way of transporting using a 50 liters dark plastic , sow a sack round your rubber plastic to avoid external heat through the surface of the plastic, the sack helps insulate your plastic and keep water in your plastic cool and temperture constant meaning ,YOU will not have a fast rise or low in ur temperature change , use mostly black colour plastic , cause , dark colour helps retain heat and makes inside the holding tank dark which catfish like better , giving them an environment suitable for them , when transporting short distance like 1 to 2 hours add little anti stress in the water to calm them before adding little palm oil on the surface to retain oxygen .. but for long distance travel 3 HOURS ABOVE . Please do not use red oil, use the oily multivitamin this does 2 things . 1 , it works as an oil on the surface of the transport water to retain oxygen at the same time it slowly sip in to the water and add multivitamins in the water which in turn gives your fish nesessary vitamins needed to help against stress and imune over bacteria that will be building up in this tight enclosure ,it generally help your fish through out the long journey, note palm oil, multivitamin should be added in very little quantity so as not to pollute the water. PREPARATION OF WATER BEFORE TRANSPORT : The transport water must be the same as the water used in rearing the fingerlings to avoid sharp change in water chemistry. Skip feeding a day before to avoid the fingerlings vommiting there food, due to mechanical and environmental change stress . All plastic containing water should be well cleaned using formaline either new or used plastic .
Aerated or oxygenated before adding ur fish , before fish are added aerate the transport water 1 to 2 hours for good qxygen. Saturated water before adding fish and oil ... on arrival to your farm make sure u check the ph and temperature of transport water and your pond water , to make sure the temprature diffrence are not more than plus or minus 2 degree diffrence and ph should not be more than ph 1 plus or minus diffrence . Gently add water from the pound to your transport water for better acclamitization of your fish , for earthen pounds users, i advice u have an holding tank either wooden plastic or concrete put the fingerlings there for 3 days to acclamitise them better with your pound water . treat them with anti stress first day and next day with formaline bath to reduce any bacteria that must have build up during the transport , before sending them to the main pounds to be used . This will help you monitor your fish ,cause if first 3 days they dont die due to trasnport stress then you are good to go and you are sure of the number of fingerlings which effectively determine your amount of feed . Note always ask for 10 percent mortality, for your fingerlings from your hatchery . Please dont start to count or sort imediately they arrive that will subject them to more stress after undergoing transport stress , this process may give u disaster . Sort or count 2 weeks after they are comfortable in there new home , STOCKING DENSITY :: For flow throug u can stock 5 fish per square meter and for stagnant method range of 2 to 4 , it highly depends on how long u change your water and and type of feed , note floating feed pollute water less and locall pollute more ,,, GOD bless
please I'll like to know if it's OK to use a very deep and large underground tank(concrete casted) for fish farming...it served as a water reservoir back then buh now hv a borehole and no use for it...Is it advisable to use a very large and deep pond!??
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by abidecz: 6:56pm On Nov 19, 2015
House pls which of the feed is the best to boost the growth of my cat
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by soft777(m): 8:37pm On Nov 19, 2015
BADNEAT:
please I'll like to know if it's OK to use a very deep and large underground tank(concrete casted) for fish farming...it served as a water reservoir back then buh now hv a borehole and no use for it...Is it advisable to use a very large and deep pond!??
Catfish can strive almost in any type of holding tanks . infact they are one of the best fish that can strive in any type of holding tank. I dont really know how your tank is , but your tank should have an out let where u can flosh out polluted water and inlet to allow fresh water in, if u have that then they can strive there sir.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by soft777(m): 8:40pm On Nov 19, 2015
abidecz:
House pls which of the feed is the best to boost the growth of my cat
WHAT IS YOUR FISH AGE AND ARE U DOING GROW OUT OR MELLANGE ; SPECIFY SIR
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by abidecz: 9:47am On Nov 20, 2015
Grow out
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by abidecz: 9:48am On Nov 20, 2015
They are 6weeks now post juvenile
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by sagac10us: 1:25pm On Nov 20, 2015
Princesam400:
2 pieces of 1500 litres of plastic fish tank for sale....Contact me on 08034628555.....location is ibadan



Can i see the pictures of the tank? I called u this morning.........
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by sagac10us: 1:28pm On Nov 20, 2015
Princesam400:
2 pieces of 1500 litres of plastic fish tank for sale....Contact me on 08034628555.....location is ibadan



Can i see the pictures of the tank? I called u this morning.........
Princesam400:
2 pieces of 1500 litres of plastic fish tank for sale....Contact me on 08034628555.....location is ibadan
Princesam400:
2 pieces of 1500 litres of plastic fish tank for sale....Contact me on 08034628555.....location is ibadan



Can i see the pictures of the tank? I called u this morning.........
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by sagac10us: 1:32pm On Nov 20, 2015
@robonskiii.......hope u ve not forgotten @sagac10us,,,,,my fingerlings of 3000 pieces to be delivered in sagamu by monday
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by josefaith: 5:20pm On Nov 20, 2015
I want to appreciate God for giving Robonski15 the vision to start this useful, educative and informative that has impacted positively we your follower. A big thank you to Mr Roland for conceiving the idea for this thread. Thank you so much and God Bless you.Thank God for your life.
My gratitude goes to the following persons without which the the thread would have been history:
Mr ab1x
Excelsior
Ayostat
Juvefarm
Tokugawa
Aqudude15
Fhemmy aka the novice
Other gurus
Please do not relent in affecting people's life positively because he that watereth shall be watered.
And every other persons that has brought up one question or the other for discuss............
God bless you abduntantly

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by jemjem(f): 6:53pm On Nov 20, 2015
And also to soft 777. Many thanks for all the lecture.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by soft777(m): 11:55pm On Nov 20, 2015
abidecz:
They are 6weeks now post juvenile
hmmm 6 weeks post juvenile am not so sure , well to me, standard fingerlings should be 6 weeks and standard juvenile should be minimum 8 week , so continue to feed 2mm till after 8 weeks , u can start to give local feed :To reduce your cost of production. GOOD LUCK
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by chilanfarms(m): 1:04pm On Nov 21, 2015
noblefarm:
Pls what's current price of durante feeds in ibadan now, 2mm and above?
#5300 retail price.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by chilanfarms(m): 1:08pm On Nov 21, 2015
Annabechick:
Good evening house please is it recommendable to use local made feed for catfish because my fishes are eating excessively
#you can, even frm fingerlins to table size...

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