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Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by MotorConnectz(m): 1:07pm On Aug 22, 2016
I'm really interested bro, can I invest on this with you?
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by Spells(m): 1:08pm On Aug 22, 2016
The hustle is real
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by Nobody: 1:08pm On Aug 22, 2016
Kaykaymil:


Okai I can send You materials and video link on how to substitute so that Your fishes weight 1kg and not look like they would weigh 1kg
I sent You a pm. Thanks.

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Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by Nobody: 1:11pm On Aug 22, 2016
God bless your hustle, also thinking of this when i graduate, but the expense ehn shocked
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by DTOBS(m): 1:26pm On Aug 22, 2016
Kaykaymil:
I have been searching for Land for fish farm for the Past 7 months was not an easy Task. Infact that is when I knew that even with Your money in Nigeria You might still not get what You want or better still be swindled off Your money. I was taken to different places Kubwa, Kuje but none of them fit what I wanted or the budget was alarming I was almost giving up before my Wife who is a Lawyer referred me to a man that just bought land and needed their services to help write a "power of attorney" and "Sales Agreement".
At fist I was hessitant and then I booked for a meeting to see the place and when I saw it I immediately fell in Love with the place. My spirit leapt for Joy when I saw it. Lik that feeling You have when everything is going right.
The location of the Land was not far from the major express about 7 mins drive, sorry the name of the community is "SABURI" it is before Dei Dei for those familiar with abuja. Like I said 7 mins drive and it was an urban settlement with rural ethics.


Please sire, I will like to chat with you privately and discuss more on the subject matter.
I'm planning to go into fish farming after NYSC too.
I will appreciate it if you can give me ur no to chat you up on whatsapp or you have mine:08062957916
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by Nicholas007: 1:29pm On Aug 22, 2016
Weldon Sir
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by Cornerstone001: 1:29pm On Aug 22, 2016
Man, God bless you hustle.
I've always believed that the result will come if I put in the work - [size=13pt]Cornerstone[/size]
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by drinkmorewater: 1:31pm On Aug 22, 2016
Pls don't be confused


A fry is from day 1 to day 21 and up

A fingerling is from 4-5 weeks old

A juvenile is from 2 months old up

Table size from 5 or 6 months most preferably if it weighs 1kg its termed table size

Brood stock from 9 months up most preferably termed that at 1 year old

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Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by wolexini(m): 1:33pm On Aug 22, 2016
lexiconkabir:
God bless your hustle, also thinking of this when i graduate, but the expense ehn shocked
Same here too, but the fund to start scares me.
Pray NYSC is scraped then. FG should just give us the total allawe

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Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by oloet: 1:38pm On Aug 22, 2016
I sell standard post fingerlings @N15.contact me on 08142, Location: Lagos....
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by oilygirl: 1:39pm On Aug 22, 2016
Can you send details of the fish feed to oliverifarms@yahoo.com. Is there a number I can reach you on?
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by heatflux: 1:46pm On Aug 22, 2016
Kaykaymil:
Now after all of that I have stocked the pond with 18,500 pieces of Juveniles not fingerlings. Fingerlings are too fragile for earth pond and would require heavy sorting after one month. juveniles of about 4-6 weeks old were procured at 20 naira each from Kado market in abuja from a reliable dealer. From the market to the farm the fishes were transported and are now 1 week old with a mortality of 18 so far minus cannibalism but so far so good the fishes are active and have adapted to the environment and feeding pattern all thanks to God and no problem from the community.

18500 pieces, how do you count them pls?
And, before you introduced the fish, did u drain the ponds because of the initially present water after digging?

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Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by basadenet: 1:52pm On Aug 22, 2016
Though a good stride, but i hope you dont regret your action later.
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by fendorf(m): 1:56pm On Aug 22, 2016
Lovely
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by dayoungmoney1: 1:58pm On Aug 22, 2016
veekid:
E b like farming is now the call that God answers, but this is what I study


Which crop will I produce with this

Haha, go and plant calculus you'll reap algebra bountifully. grin

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Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by simplyOJ(m): 2:00pm On Aug 22, 2016
Good job. Quite inspirational. Wishing you all the best on this.
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by Petroking: 2:04pm On Aug 22, 2016
Sir, I really appreciate you. This is because I have thought a lot about investing in Agrobusiness as a whole with fishery. I am interested in learning step by step.. The land is available. Please is there a way you can send me an email on how to go about it. Email is michealsalami555@yahoo.com, you can also include your number so I can always reach you. Thanks a lot and God bless


Kaykaymil:
Before I proceed let me tell You when You want to start Fish farming and You are a Novice the first people You meet would always want to milk You till You are dead like literarily be careful. So the next step I took was to survey the land which cost about 60,000 maximum but the people who brought me to the community said the surveyor they used cost 150,000 and I paid the money but after that I cut them off because they were after making money and not after helping a fellow farmer like them.
After Survey I cleared the land, (we even caught a big rabbit while clearing, since any rabbit post makes it to front page) with about 20,000 removing most of the cash crops in the way of my business (Note: when I was buying the land I negotiated all of the cash crops into the purchase of the land so as to avoid the community coming back to collect more money from me for clearing).
After that I fenced the whole land even though I did not budget for it and it was quite expensive but this saved me alot of hussle I spent a total of 350,000 fencing the whole land including labour. I used wire net and galavanized steel pole to fence the ploes mearsure about 6Ft and cost 600 for one and I used 100 with a spacing of 8ft apart, while the net cos 13,000 for 18M and I used about 16 nets. The importance of fencing Your land cannot be underrated as after I fenced people started coming up to say I took their land and then I told them If they had any problem with it let us go to the palace and settle it obviously they knew I would win and they all declined and I have my peace now. There is no encroachment whatsoever. Nothing irritates more than having to face land grabbers when You are doing business.

After fencing We started building the Farm house and digging the pond simultaneously yes it cost money either you go hard or You go home.
The Farm house cost about 420,000 to build a store with a room and roofed it cost more than budgeted because of the Land topography swampy and had to fill them with alot of stones so we avoid future complications. The ponds cost about 40,000 naira each to dig and bag, I dug 4 ponds which cost me about 160,000. all this took a week and 3 days to achieve as long as You keep the money rolling.

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Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by veekid(m): 2:06pm On Aug 22, 2016
dayoungmoney1:


Haha, go and plant calculus you'll reap algebra bountifully. grin
my brother e Taya me o
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by mokybb: 2:11pm On Aug 22, 2016
veekid:
E b like farming is now the call that God answers, but this is what I study


Which crop will I produce with this

Oga if you use your brain study this, you don't need to ask any person. Just consult your brain
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by olu1759(m): 2:15pm On Aug 22, 2016
Op welldone,more blessings.ill love to ask you,what's your target for your juveniles?smokesize or table size,I'm also into fish farming,but never had the opportunity of raising abuja size or supplying anyone in abuja,considering the cost of feeding nd time,cos down here,we see anybody raising abujasize(eja abuja)as a big guy.would love to know the normal average weight of smokesize nd table size in abuja.thanx.
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by drnoel: 2:18pm On Aug 22, 2016
Nice topic. U dey try. Abeg inform us when its is time to harvest. I love sushi.
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by vinneyville(m): 2:18pm On Aug 22, 2016
drinkmorewater:
Pls don't be confused


A fry is from day 1 to day 21 and up

A fingerling is from 4-5 weeks old

A juvenile is from 2 months old up

Table size from 5 or 6 months most preferably if it weighs 1kg its termed table size

Brood stock from 9 months up most preferably termed that at 1 year old
you got this wrong bro...
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by vinneyville(m): 2:22pm On Aug 22, 2016
Kaykaymil:
Now after all of that I have stocked the pond with 18,500 pieces of Juveniles not fingerlings. Fingerlings are too fragile for earth pond and would require heavy sorting after one month. juveniles of about 4-6 weeks old were procured at 20 naira each from Kado market in abuja from a reliable dealer. From the market to the farm the fishes were transported and are now 1 week old with a mortality of 18 so far minus cannibalism but so far so good the fishes are active and have adapted to the environment and feeding pattern all thanks to God and no problem from the community.
18500 juveniles, dat would be 4625/pond. Wat is the size of each pond? I fear for ur fishes sir as dey grow bigger...too much competition for food and overcrowding

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Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by Topestbilly(m): 2:22pm On Aug 22, 2016
Please how much is a kilo of catfish now in your respective areas.. I will b selling my fishes in less than 2weeks .. I need it for comparison purpose
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by adescopy(m): 2:24pm On Aug 22, 2016
Nice write up but this ur level of investment shows u are working or have worked to have such huge amount to start up. All desame which u all the best.

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Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by Nobody: 2:24pm On Aug 22, 2016
Kaykaymil:
I have been searching for Land for fish farm for the Past 7 months was not an easy Task. Infact that is when I knew that even with Your money in Nigeria You might still not get what You want or better still be swindled off Your money. I was taken to different places Kubwa, Kuje but none of them fit what I wanted or the budget was alarming I was almost giving up before my Wife who is a Lawyer referred me to a man that just bought land and needed their services to help write a "power of attorney" and "Sales Agreement".
At fist I was hessitant and then I booked for a meeting to see the place and when I saw it I immediately fell in Love with the place. My spirit leapt for Joy when I saw it. Lik that feeling You have when everything is going right.
The location of the Land was not far from the major express about 7 mins drive, sorry the name of the community is "SABURI" it is before Dei Dei for those familiar with abuja. Like I said 7 mins drive and it was an urban settlement with rural ethics.


Hey,I like your determination , am in fish business too, I own a hatchery in lagos, but I ' m not in production now as am away and also having some renovations done at my hatchery. Will like to connect with you as we can do business together, if not now (since am not around) possibly later.

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Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by Yinkame123(m): 2:30pm On Aug 22, 2016
Kaykaymil:


Okai I can send You materials and video link on how to substitute so that Your fishes weight 1kg and not look like they would weigh 1kg

Good job sir. Could you please me the material as well at jimoh.yinka@gmail.com. thanks in advance

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Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by olu1759(m): 2:30pm On Aug 22, 2016
oloet:
I sell standard post fingerlings @N15.contact me on 09098098142, Location: Lagos....
if ur post is 15#how much is ur juve sir nd how many gramm is it.
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by CnCstore: 2:44pm On Aug 22, 2016
Kaykaymil:


Okai I can send You materials and video link on how to substitute so that Your fishes weight 1kg and not look like they would weigh 1kg
Kindly send the video link and materials to my mail too...gayzeey05@yahoo.com
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by CnCstore: 2:45pm On Aug 22, 2016
Kaykaymil:


Okai I can send You materials and video link on how to substitute so that Your fishes weight 1kg and not look like they would weigh 1kg
Kindly send the video link and materials
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by Waley23: 2:51pm On Aug 22, 2016
Dear op,
Good day. I would like to have you as a mentor. I am about starting up a small fish farm in Lagos. I wud need advice from you. Thank you.
Re: How I Started My Earthen Pond Fish Farming In Abuja by mayskit4luv(m): 2:55pm On Aug 22, 2016
Nice project Op... I'm still on street for the CAPITAL! I'll be back if I don blow....

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