OmoOshodi:
you definitely no the farm...you must know Mr Sejiro then(ex blue field manager) my farm Now is at Ipaja ayobo (my own)

OmoOshodi:
Is there any hatcher here that has fed his/her catfish frys with egg yolk before?..... It is fantastic try it

duullie88:
Good evening to d house and all d gurus here.. I will like to say a big thank u to d gurus and err 1 here for d vision to start catfish farming. . I stocked 800pcs 6weeks old juveniles in a 13ft by 7ft by 4ft on sunday 27th and started feeding 28th of dis month I am feeding with skretting feeds 1.5mm ..
my observations are:
1, d juveniles seem to like picking feed from d bottom though dia is always an initial rush wen pouring in d feed but wen d rush reduces dey eat d one @ d bottom and leave d 1nce floating (thus causing water pollution)
2, D fish r growing and doing fine
3,dey seem to know dia feeding point cos , as long as d place is quiet and I tap my feet on d ground dey all come rushing to that point
4, I treated dem with aqua flash and aqua cure for 5 days
Welcome to the great club.....yes at that stage they act more as bottom feeders cos the feed is still more of concentrates which doesn't float....endeavour not to feed too much so they can stay afloat to eat almost all before it sinks...
For treatment...except on incidence...good quality water is just OK to avoid complication....
All the best.
5, to all d gurus and fellow fish farmer all observations and recommendations r welcomed. . Tanx

duullie88:


Would u recommend it for juveniles? ?

greenpages:
Masters in the house I need all the help I can get.My 3 weeks old juveniles are dying.i ve done all I know(not experienced tho).a bit whitish change in physical appearance, like 60% are hanging vertically on d surface of water,
WOT I VE DONE ...I stopped feeding,drained the water and filled tank to normal level. the next day I noticed no improvment, and I started treatment.I drain the water daily, then with little water I use salt solution, keproceryl and floxinor, wait for 30mins, then I run fresh water on them till 1/4 tank. I use tarpaulin, 10by 10by 3, 750fish. I use skrettin 1.8mm,they had very rapid growth for a start. pls save me o...am so discouraged now.

Fish4wealth:

They are turning whitish..,.did you treat your tarpaulin before use....
What type of tarpaulin, self constructed or fixed...
Your water pH, salinity.....
Any indication maybe a substance dissolved in their previous water which may have infect on their system

dking123:
i want to buy fast growing shooters, gurus in the house pls recomend a trusted farmer to buy from.

dolarland:
. ur location?

Etranshub:
For small scale and backyard farmers, processing your Fish is the way forward to make more than 100% profit /batch of your Fish farm. Start small and grow big with our 100BCK smoking kiln gas and charcoal (dual power source) very easy and clean to use . Attached below is a picture and video of test of it at a clients backyard farm....




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU7zoQWdmnU

retin01:
I bought post fingerling and 1.8 mm durante it lasted for about 2weeks , 2mm durante 2bags it lasted for about a month, 3mm durante 2bags and I now switch to motifeed 4mm 3bags, motifeed 6mm 12bags, motifeed 9mm about 14bags. but all d bags is about 33bags which is about 500kg feeds. and I just finish drying some of d fish, am a novice like u oooh

OmoOshodi:
Step 1:Stop there feeding for 48hrs
Step2:Decongest the pond and serve them fresh water(if you use concrete pond- buy VitaminC reduce their water to barest minimum then add it to the water for 45min before filling the water up) if you use earthen pond you will need to harvest them and treat them in a small container as above.
Step3: Check if the feed is not stale or not well formulated(avoid use of blood meal etc. )

Note: Crack head are genetic and hereditary diseases. How to prevent it is early detection (blood stains on the fish head) increase Vit. C input in your feeds. .... Oya my other Ogas... Come and help this farmer o

novexme:



what quantity of vitamin c should be added @omooshodi

Ttalk:


Ma, hope you are fully back on your production, i pray it will be a success story this time around.

From my personal experience this tip can be of help to your next hatching operation

1. Acclimatize your broodstock to your water and temperature for at least 10 days before using the broodstock

2. Compare your pH meter to determine accuracy or give to experience person to calibrate for you. [Since two pH dont give exact figure]

3. Always remember that hatchery/room temperature is different from water temperature. The different can make or mar success in hatchery

4. African clarias due to our environment adaptation, takes a bit longer to fertilize and hatch. i.e @ water temperature of 26 degree,almost all the egg became ripe after eleven hour. I prefer 12 hours at 26 o c.

5. Allow water in the vat settle for at least 12hours before introduction of egg

6. Covering of vat during incubation is not necessary provided vat is in enclosed environment and you maintain constant temperature.

7. Before introduction of egg, test your water and adjust the pH and temperature to neutral 7 and 30 respectively. This operation can be repeated every six hour interval. I reset my pH every 12hours interval.

8. Clarias will hatch from pH 6 to 7.5 and temperature from 25- 32. While pH of 7 and temperature of 30 is regarded as optimum for hatching

9. Aerator enhances hatching rate it is recommended

10. Flow through water energizes the egg and enhances hatching rate.

11. Incubation and rearing of larva required similar pH and water temperature for at least the first 15days. Maintain constant flow-through

12. There is always urge to see your larva grow. Please dont overfeed them

You can get over 90% hatching rate and survival rate with these simple observation, God on our side.

To construct automatic local incubator that will guarantee over 90% hatching rate provided other factors are place, e-mail goldgate2003@yahoo.com

excelsiorfarm:
i would have told you clearly that juveniles is better for starter, also breeder that is sincere in the size of his/her fingerlings would still do okay. All depends on the sincerity of the breeder. No friendly breeder would sell an ijebu size to a starter even if he/she plead for it.

About treatment, the conventional story that you will hear is use formalin, permanganate, chlorine etc or blagdon anti- bacteria etc, but when i see i have not the luxury of time to seek any of the above or they aint available, i simply wash with sunlight, rinse well, very well, then clean with hypo(using a clean foam), let it dry and afterwards soak in water for some time and flush out the water to the last drop. i could do such twice i.e the flushing. I use it same or next day, depending on time i did all the above.

How many times i have/had done this? lost count, but i always recommend the common one, because i do all my things with diligence or i dont do it at all.

Regards

tundebabzy:

It makes it easy for algae to bloom in your pond. Algae is not desirable because during the day they will release oxygen but at night they will compete with your fish for valuable oxygen in your pond causing your fish growth to suffer because of the reduced DO levels.

Ebejii:
HAPPY SUNDAY TO EVERY ONE HERE. I JUST COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF 2 PONDS IN LUGBE ABUJA. I NEED SOMEONE IN ABUJA TO TALK TO

Ttalk:

You welcome brother, I am in Abuja my farm is in Madalla. If you are on whatsapp drop ur contact so I will chat you