soft777:
A catfish business write up does not really need elaborate or long write up, i will concentrate on the variable cost ,which is the daily or monthly cost of running a catfish farm ,why the fixed cost are like land , ponds and water source either well borehole or stream. For any new fish farmer, i want you to have this in mind for maximum profit, 1, Source of fingerling 2, Cost of quality feed and quantity of feed fed , 3, Water management . If u get this 3 things correct you can never run at a lost by Gods grace, now according to most new comers here, sine you say u already have land, ponds and water . I will say that, try to make sure u do flow through system or if you do not have good irrigation system, then do a regular change of water at maximum 3 days water change ,to ensure wellness and oxygen . Now taking our fixed cost constant , lets concentrate on variable cost . I personally call it the left and right equation which is, cost of production ( CP ) should be lesser than the cost at sales ( CS) this equal to profit ....... CP < CS = PROFIT . Now for a business plan on how you do your cost , I will use a single fish to do this analysis . If u buy a standard fingerling for 15 naira which i know u can get from mr robonski for far less like 8 naira, and your cost of energy which is 25 naira per fish for 4 months , cost of labour or staff which is also 25 naira per fish , cost to feeding fingerling for four months to table size using foreign feed is 130 naira per fish , miscellinious expenses like drugs, transport etc at 25 naira per fish .Remember we are dealing with only your variable cost , so fix cost is not included . With this calculation we will have ONE FINGERLINGS 15 NAIRA ; ENERGY 25NAIRA ; LABOUR 25NAIRA ; FEED 130 NAIRA; MISCELLINIOUS 25 NAIRA = 220 naira total to grow 1 fingerling to table size using foreign or floating feed , so in a good time and area you sell table sizes at 500 naira per kg when u subtract u will have 280 naira per fish .lets say u stock 1000 fingerlings that will be 1000 multiply by 280 naira you get 280 thousand naira profit , but this profit is for 4 months of rearing , so if u want to make it your monthly salary ,then you should have 4 to 5 thanks to harvest 1 each month . But the truth is , to get this profit you have to follow the rearing methods to the later or else you can rear for 6 months without getting 1kg fish . To increase profit , is to increase the number of fish and from the calculation, you can see the feed carries the highest amount , so what you do is to reduce feed cost, is to turn to local feed which may reduce your cost from 130 naira to 90 or 80 naira which depends on your knowledge of feed formulation ,i will guide u on making a gelatin fish feed or locally semi floating feed cheap quality to help you maximize your profit . So for a starter to raise 1 fish ,it cost 220 naira and u want to rear 1000, then u need 220 thousand naira ,considering u have land pond and water source ,this is for a simple normal system .If you are going commercial that is intensive or super intensive then your cost of production will reduce by one quarter .This implies that the larger your fish ,the lower your cost of production because same pond size used for 1000 fish in a simple system can be used to rear 2000 or more in an intensive or super intensive system and your laboure , energy etc remains almost the same .If i did not mention any particular area of your intrest , then u can ask me a direct question on my whatsapp thank you. goodluck.

robonski15:


To know the estimated stocking density of an earthen pond we multiply the feet and dept divided by 3 multiply by two (for earthen ponds)

lets use POND 1 as an example 35 feet by 25 feet depth 5 feet.

35x25x5=4375

4375/3=1458

1458 x 2= 2916

on pond 1 you can stock 2916 fishes to maturity..

Use this formular to calculate the rest ponds... Thanks

kengeorge:




Please @soft777 were can I get fish oil to buy in Lagos?

bily:


You know you and I, our disciplines, we love calculations

Nice info, Thumbs up!

Perodey:


Oga, ur AVC on feed alone is about 230. Unless u are giving ur fish 10% fishmeal. Table size is a case of ' in the eyes of the beholder ' considering my experience with many upcoming farmers.

chilanfarms:
# just here smiling, oga mi soft77 wat an elder see's sitting down a child won't see it even if he/she climb iroko tree # your good works speaks 4 u...

eseosa77:
@soft777 and prof Robonsky u people has really made this thread an insightfull one,May The Lord bless u people.I used to own an earthen pond close to a river in Benin city,I stoped 2years ago because of the distance to face my bussiness proper.Now I ve decided to start again with a limited space in my rented apartment.I have the measurement of the two tapouline pond intend to build are 7*15fts and 6*14fts with 4 fts high respective.I intend to run water re circulatory system with a biofilter I would like to order from china.My question is,can I raise 3000 fingerlings to table size in 5 months considering the size of the two ponds,thx.below is the picture of the biofilter.

GOLDLOVER:
Hello, i would like to know how much that bio filter costs. As for the capacities of your ponds i think from what i have learnt here, its more like 1600 fingerlings.

eseosa77:


The cost of the bio filter is 320usd and the shipping is 192usd.Are u saying the two ponds cannot take 3000 in a re circulatory system.

eseosa77:
@soft777 and prof Robonsky u people has really made this thread an insightfull one,May The Lord bless u people.I used to own an earthen pond close to a river in Benin city,I stoped 2years ago because of the distance to face my bussiness proper.Now I ve decided to start again with a limited space in my rented apartment.I have the measurement of the two tapouline pond intend to build are 7*15fts and 6*14fts with 4 fts high respective.I intend to run water re circulatory system with a biofilter I would like to order from china.My question is,can I raise 3000 fingerlings to table size in 5 months considering the size of the two ponds,thx.below is the picture of the biofilter.

soft777:
due to popular demand i will put up an elaborate write up on feed , and i will include the semi floating feed formula , cheap and very high in crude protein, i will also elaborate on how to calculate ur crude protein and how to determine your feed mixture ,using pearson square method .Iwill also include the starter feed formula and the finisher formula for super weight gain ,since u all know its weight we sell . on saturday 6am nigerian time u all can acess it ,stay tuned .thank u all

100Nath:
Please can i have your whatsapp number sir?

eseosa77:
@soft777 and prof Robonsky u people has really made this thread an insightfull one,May The Lord bless u people.I used to own an earthen pond close to a river in Benin city,I stoped 2years ago because of the distance to face my bussiness proper.Now I ve decided to start again with a limited space in my rented apartment.I have the measurement of the two tapouline pond intend to build are 7*15fts and 6*14fts with 4 fts high respective.I intend to run water re circulatory system with a biofilter I would like to order from china.My question is,can I raise 3000 fingerlings to table size in 5 months considering the size of the two ponds,thx.below is the picture of the biofilter.

soft777:
Biofillters used in aqua re circulatory system comes in different capacity , most of the the biofilters comes with a manual telling you capacity of fish it can work with , because i may tell u multiply your square meter by 5 or 10 , but that will be a wrong answer because i dont know yet the capacity of the biofillter you want to buy or use. If for example ur biofillter has capacity of 2000 fishes and u stock 4000 fishes ,then the system will crash or collapse because the bacteria that breaks the amonia and nitrates , which are escreta from the fish will not be able to cope, with the amount of waste coming from the fishes . There by the water will not circulate well for them ,that will spell disaster , so its better you tell the biofillter sellers , to tell u how many capacity catfish to table size the biofillter can handle, before buying . The higher the capacity of the biofillter , the higher the fish to be stocked. NOTE USING BIOFILTER WILL DEFINATELY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FISH TO BE STOCK : GODBLESS

eseosa77:


Thx very much sir.below is the spec of the biofilter and I need to stock 3000 finaglings to table size for up to 5-6 months
Type:
Fish
Power:
25W
Voltage:
115V
POND VOLUME:
45000L


VOLT: AC230/115V
FREQ: 50/60Hz
OUTLET: 70mm
POND VOLUME: 45000L
PUMP POWER: 95W
PUMP QMAX: 8500L/h
UV LIGHT: 36W
SIZE: 836x515x542mm

Below is the picture and the pump

eseosa77:


Thx very much sir.below is the spec of the biofilter and I need to stock 3000 finaglings to table size for up to 5-6 months
Type:
Fish
Power:
25W
Voltage:
115V
POND VOLUME:
45000L


VOLT: AC230/115V
FREQ: 50/60Hz
OUTLET: 70mm
POND VOLUME: 45000L
PUMP POWER: 95W
PUMP QMAX: 8500L/h
UV LIGHT: 36W
SIZE: 836x515x542mm

Below is the picture and the pump

soft777:
Hmmm ok, your fish need serious treatment since the infection has been long , then your tarpaulin itself is infected , get the fish out completely put them in any comfortable tank with some water add anti stress or any good fish multivitamin to them , they sell them 500 naira per sachet , this will help booste there imune system, drain the water out completely from your infected pond , wash the tapaulin with formalin then rinse it and wash it again with salt water , please no soap , put your fish back ,add very little water that just cover there body add some otc and leave them for 2 to 3 hours then gradually increase there water . remember do not feed a day before you do this treatment., let us know how they are doing GOOD LUCK

robonski15:


Hello sir, kindly call 07043941307 to place your orders.. Thanks

soft777:
GO TO AGEGE SIR ;YOU WILL GET THERE

Boskaii:



Professor, thank you so much your medication worked just fine but i still have some with slight fin rot, some have reddish colour at the tip of their fins while some have some sort of wounds on their body what is your advise i plan to sell them off at the end of the 4th month. Thanks so much.

Also, can anyone in the house link me up with buyers, i have a thousand fishes for sale, table size.

chilanfarms:
. # wana use this medium to congratulate our very own MOG Soft77 on the successful completion of his Advance degree in Aquaculture majo in Aquaphonics... Boss u r a great asset to our young n energetic generation. The sky is ur steping ground boss.

Boskaii:



Professor, thank you so much your medication worked just fine but i still have some with slight fin rot, some have reddish colour at the tip of their fins while some have some sort of wounds on their body what is your advise i plan to sell them off at the end of the 4th month. Thanks so much.

Also, can anyone in the house link me up with buyers, i have a thousand fishes for sale, table size.

larry167show:


@robonski15 please how do i calculate density in tarpaulin and concrete pond is it d same with earthen pond

obstead200:
please oga robonski, how much do u sell? can u supply to owerri? I am about to start my farm and I will love to start with quality seed like what I hope u have; given ur vast experience.