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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by haleemwale(m): 12:33pm On May 04, 2018
who has ijebu size for sale around berger, ajuwon,alagbole axis, whatsapp:08089192367 or call 09033905607
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by NCFarms: 1:18pm On May 04, 2018
whiteraven:
Hello guys, I was wondering if I can run a hatchery without doing flow through.

Yes, very possible I have done it. But i had to change the water every evening to avoid polution.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by aragon4realz(m): 2:15pm On May 04, 2018
nukubii:


From my own experience it's caused by too much sunlight Exposure I stopped experiencing such when I got all my ponds roofed
I don't think roofing of pond is a good idea
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by whiteraven: 10:55pm On May 04, 2018
NCFarms:


Yes, very possible I have done it. But i had to change the water every evening to avoid polution.
.... Ok thanks. Do you use aerator?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by NCFarms: 7:45am On May 05, 2018
whiteraven:
.... Ok thanks. Do you use aerator?

Occassionaly, when I run the generator to fill up the tanks.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Babacele: 7:54am On May 05, 2018
CraigT:
pls am in warri and wd need a link up to vital rep tanks
OK I ll ask around n let u know
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by aizy06(m): 10:29am On May 05, 2018
Greetings to Robonski and all other blessed contributors in this forum that are selfless empowering people with knowledge on doing catfish farming correctly, may God bless you all.
I am am ardent but silent follower of this thread and I my case, I have a ready available pond (10ft*5ft*4ft), borehole and watercool lister generator in Benin City.
I have a capital of 300k and want to know how much quantity it can afford to groom till 5 months maturity, and possible referral to where I can buy healthy stocks to begin.
I will also update you all here often and solicit expert opinion, please.
Y'all keep up the good work and may God bless our efforts.

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by whiteraven: 11:37am On May 05, 2018
NCFarms:


Occassionaly, when I run the generator to fill up the tanks.
... Someone advised me to do partial change of water everyday. That is, I will remove half of the water and replace the amount i removed with fresh water everyday.... Are you in benin sir....
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by NCFarms: 4:15pm On May 05, 2018
whiteraven:
... Someone advised me to do partial change of water everyday. That is, I will remove half of the water and replace the amount i removed with fresh water everyday.... Are you in benin sir....


Thats also good. Infact, sometimes in a bid to conserve water. I run my flow through with little pressure for 30mins after feeding and stop. And my water is always fresh. So am very sure that will work. Am in abuja.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by lanredo(m): 6:15pm On May 05, 2018
robonski15:
@manweysabi u can contact me by mail robonski15@gmail.com or whatsapp 08061682047 God bless u..
Im interested in starting catfish farming business I want to know more about this presently I have a plot of land and I’ve sunk borehole. Please I want to know all I need to know about it

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Heroesworths(m): 6:34pm On May 05, 2018
*'When the foundation is faulty....'*

You all know what next...well maybe you don't know what next, I will tell you but before I do, I will like to share a personal story with you.

My name is Dare Akintade, a fish enthusiast, a die hard aquapreneur, a father, a salesperson, I love life and I believe one of the ways of staying happy is to keep fish.

We started out year 2013, with big dreams and aspirations... we make sure every thing that we needed in the fish farm was in place. We deposited money for feeds, pumping and so on.

And we make sure we look for the best fish Juveniles, they were so big and strong. *They were picking 3mm feed immediately we stocked them* what can a farmer asked for again?, we have no inkling it will be a source of concern later.

We started feeding them, two times daily; two weeks they barely changed, we quickly changed strategies in feeding...increased feeding time to three times daily...but nothing changes.

We latter find out that they are all left over fish, *'grade A'* have being taken, *'B'* gone too, *'C'* nowhere to be found. We were sold. We had to abort the whole operation. They were later used as fish meal because they got burnt during smoking.

And thanks to this experience..It opened our eye and more reason we started production of Catfish Juveniles for our farm and later for other farms.

It's a sad story for any biginner experienced and only few out of us had not experienced this or similar incidences before.

So back to the title, 'When the foundation is faulty'. You see there is nothing my preparedness will do nor the availability of feed. Money is being lost. ..so to complete...it end thus: what can righteous do?

So what would you do if you bought an infected fry, fingerlings or juveniles? What would you do if bought four months Juveniles because they tell you they are shooters.

*Contact us on '08066401947' to order for your Juveniles, Hybrid or Pure Breeds.*
We are located in Ilorin and can supply any part of the Country.

PS. I will like to leave you with this tip of know a very old Juveniles Catfish. If the barbel is too long is very old and if appeared eating off or two short.. They are sick.

*Don't forget to contact us on '08066401947' order your Juveniles today.Thanks for reading .*

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by bruzjay: 6:50pm On May 05, 2018
kingpaddysfarm:
Pics


Looking good, but why did you roof and where's your farm at?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by MissTes: 7:21pm On May 05, 2018
Good evening house. Please I need urgent help. My post juveniles aren't eating well and this is affecting their growth. They are currently eating skretting 2mm. Is there anything I can give to boost their appetite? Thank you
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by aragon4realz(m): 12:30pm On May 06, 2018
MissTes:
Good evening house. Please I need urgent help. My post juveniles aren't eating well and this is affecting their growth. They are currently eating skretting 2mm. Is there anything I can give to boost their appetite? Thank you
simple solution...don't feed them for a day then change the water and watch them rush for food the next time you feed them

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by fisher777(m): 3:09pm On May 06, 2018
abescom:
Hi all. I have some questions to ask and would appreciate your help in answering them.

1. Which is better for feeding maggot or interstines?

2. What can I do to reduce canibalism?

3. Is it okay to budget 10% to Canibalism, pedators and morality?

Would appreciate any other tips that will help with cutting cost that will still help me attain 1KG on average at 5 months from Juventile.
1. Maggots if readily available

2. Sort according to size, feed as necessary

3. No

Original vital feed can achive that....I am not advocating vital feed mind u.

First thing is to get good quality juveniles. Any low cost feed can substitute..... Otherwise formulate your feed
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by MissTes: 4:30pm On May 06, 2018
aragon4realz:

simple solution...don't feed them for a day then change the water and watch them rush for food the next time you feed them
.

Thank you so much..I'll do that
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Nobody: 5:21pm On May 06, 2018
bruzjay:



Looking good, but why did you roof and where's your farm at?

To shade the ponds from direct sunlight. Although my mentor advised me to shade the ponds, common sense would tell you that too much sun is not really healthy. Just imagine staying under the sun from sunrise till sunset. Even some streams have shades (trees) and oceans are way too deep.

It all depends on what works for you. Some don't like shading their ponds, others do and I think both works.

So far, my fishes are doing extremely well.
Farm location is Enugu
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by abescom: 6:36am On May 07, 2018
fisher777:

1. Maggots if readily available

2. Sort according to size, feed as necessary

3. No

Original vital feed can achive that....I am not advocating vital feed mind u.

First thing is to get good quality juveniles. Any low cost feed can substitute..... Otherwise formulate your feed
thanks for this bro. By no in number 3 do you mean I should expect more than 10%? I had roughly 20% in my current ( first ever) pond. Morality constitute less than 3% of that ( about 50 fishes died but total of about 600 of 3200 missing). Sorted at 3 months.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by achyc2002(m): 6:13pm On May 07, 2018
Aquamax Fish Feeds is a tested, trusted and affordable feed. It doesnt pollute water and desired weight is guaranteed by the time of harvest.

If you are in Warri, Sapele, Ughelli, Abraka, Ozoro, Bayelsa and environs, call this number 09053070687 for retail price and distributorship.

Thank you
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Ttalk: 1:02pm On May 08, 2018
olabakefish:


Hello Ttalk, I really appreciate your contributions and support to farmers on this platform and by visitation. By way of digression I would like you give an update on "kaykaymill farm" he created "How I started my earthen pond" with a lot of details. You visited his farm and you provided technical support in the area of feed production to his farm. Please will like an update on how the farm is doing currently.

Oh, thats about a year ago, i visited his farm and offered advice on local feed formulation. His initial plan was to stock for 5months but he started late and by November the water level started decreasing rapidly so he had to sell at melange.

Yes, his production was successful, i could remember he called to tell me one of the pond give 40 baff, that would be about 1300kg of 4000 fishes. Since he sold at melange average weight was around 350grams. Looking at the circumstances then, it was a good season for him despite some challenges. He later dug borehole to complement the natural water.

Kaykamil has been a very shrewd young businessman

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by planetfood: 1:48pm On May 08, 2018
pls oo to the oga's in d house can i use blagdon anti funger and anti bacteria 4 prenvention of early mortalities in fry
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by olasunks(m): 4:15pm On May 09, 2018
olasunks:
Two new high quality reinforced tarpaulin pond from Benuwatts available for sale size is 7x10x4. Location is satellite town lagos, price for both pond slashed down to #82,000. Reason for sale is to big for space available. Interested and serious buyers should call 08030880610.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by akpobo2k: 2:20pm On May 10, 2018
We have over 10000 healthy post-fingerlings @ Techlean Farm. 
Location is Port Harcourt
Contact us - 08150687213
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by akpobo2k: 2:20pm On May 10, 2018
Broodstocks for sale
Sex: Male and Female
Quality Record: Excellent
Age: 17 months
Size:  2 - 4Kg
Price: N2500 per kg
Sales day: Monday - Saturday
Contact number and Whatsapp: 08150687213
Address: Techlean Farm, Port Harcourt
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by saheed3(m): 2:44pm On May 10, 2018
Good morning fam,

Farmers lets try to visit other people's farm once in a while to learn new things or to see what we are doing wrongly.

I'm a tarpaulin pond builder, I move from farm to farm alot to install pond.

Recently I was contacted by a farmer to add additional four pond, when I got there to take measurements, I met them doing sorting in a way that's efficient and different from what I have been doing at my farm.

Sorting is very important in fish farming. According to my preference, after water the next is sorting before feeding etc.

Do have a lovely day.

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by caridi(f): 9:27pm On May 10, 2018
Pls who knows where I can rent a fish farm in Ibadan?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Nobody: 9:53pm On May 10, 2018
saheed3:
Good morning fam,

Farmers lets try to visit other people's farm once in a while to learn new things or to see what we are doing wrongly.

I'm a tarpaulin pond builder, I move from farm to farm alot to install pond.

Recently I was contacted by a farmer to add additional four pond, when I got there to take measurements, I met them doing sorting in a way that's efficient and different from what I have been doing at my farm.

Sorting is very important in fish farming. According to my preference, after water the next is sorting before feeding etc.

Do have a lovely day.

Hi,

Could you please share what you learnt at the farm?

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Ikennaobiomah: 1:37am On May 11, 2018
What was special about their style of sorting?

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