Fhemmmy:


I feel you, i think here is the one you talking about . . .

excelsiorfarm:
make we give u award for this thread bro. All d numerous fish cages has their plus & minus,like all ponds,but better richer than earthen ponds.

mozek24:
@ femmmy,

I watched a documentary video organized by Multi feed, that is what multi feed use----- very mighty cages, more than 20ft deep and radius. But fully automated...feeding, harvest,processing,packaging. Everything is fully automated.

Ahh! Oyibo pass us oo

mozek24:
Insecurity is a very serious issue on our water ways

olubankemi:
hello, please how much is zeigler feed in the market now?
thank you.

Fhemmmy:


A country where a whole vessel of oil disappears, how easy would it be for them to steal these . . . Though not of same value, but value depends on who are involved . . . I carry yansh for Nija jare

excelsiorfarm:
@mozek24, for your fear,it is real & same for all cage fishes. best d water source is yours e.g. u have control of d environ.like this dam belongs to a man,pic below

mozek24:


I think its cost effective compared to concrete ponds.

It cost me about N700k to build a 3 units concrete ponds of a total capacity of 5,000 to table size. This floating cage system is a better and cheaper option. For fear of cannibalism stock at melange stage and feed regularly. We need to move fish farming back to the river, its far more cost effective.

My only fear is since its floating I hope those boys will not paddle it away at midnight. And in case of oil spill you may lose all your stock!

robonski15:

Security won't be really an issue here as the dam belongs to a man. I bet he will be making a fortune.

mozek24:
@ femmmy,

I watched a documentary video organized by Multi feed, that is what multi feed use----- very mighty cages, more than 20ft deep and radius. But fully automated...feeding, harvest,processing,packaging. Everything is fully automated.

Ahh! Oyibo pass us oo

Fhemmmy:


Award ke, na you biko oh . . .Lol, i like the idea but i am just not sure how it will work that much in Nigeria without being around Ilaje or those water areas close to ocean or river.... and security might be a huge issue too, they use it in Ghana for Tilapia though, so i heard and saw on some youtube videos

excelsiorfarm:
bro to get BIG head no mean say u know book oooh meaning not all big things have or create great effect. He ought to,but thats not d case,makes nothing worth celebrating

robonski15:

Hmmmm, this one serious o. What could hv been the problem.

excelsiorfarm:
human factor, lack of expertise, lack of time by d owner. Possibly if he wins election , he will work on d blue print given to him to improve his farm. He is alrealdy talking of making d state agric base if elected, we discuss little on this farm before nairaland crash

JuveFarms:
;DHello everyone, feels good to be back.

adebajo11:
House, please I need an advice.. Just about to hatch but I will like to know if inbreeding doesn't affect production of catfish (the amount to be precise).

Thanks.

ab1x:




Obviously, the fish are sick.


You will need to try and get Potassium permanganate(PG) from any Pharmaceutical Stores around your area, after which you are to get salt from any Feed mill (the quantity of salt to get depends on how big your pond is)


Now on to the process, drain the water completely from the pond after which you pump little water on the fish in such a way that it will cover them all.


Get a bucket and mix both the salt and PG together.


Pour the mixture(SALT and PG) into the pond and leave them for about 30 to 40 minutes.


You can then pump fresh water on them. PLEASE, do not feed them for two days to allow them to excrete all the bacteria in their body away. On the third day, change the water and pump fresh water on them, and feed them.


The above is the treatment that I used for treating fish in my concrete pond

mercylicious:
plz what is the essense of bagging at the corners of the earthen pond? The hausa guys digging his ponds are not bagging it. this is d first time am seeing an earthen pond witout bag, though i later searched online and saw others.

Kingsteve:
Serious question please.
How many bags of let's say...Vital feeds, (or any other not-so-expensive feed, which will still get the job done) will be enough for fingerlings to maturity?

From the comments so far, it seems that feeding is the financially challenging aspect of the business.

I'm still contemplating if it's a business I can engage in, considering I already have the main resources for startup.(Land and Borehole)

I intend to purchase an 18ft by 18ft collapsible pond, which I heard can Contain 2k fish max.
However, the cost of feeding seems to be the impending obstacle in this business.

Is there a shortcut to feeding the fish, or must one really budget big for their feeding?

Thanks, as I look forward to hearing from the experts.
Cheers!

mercylicious:
plz tell me abt diff types of catfish. a friend of mine said he will be going into hetero and that thefishes arw bigger and more expensive . i was confused . he intends to stock this type of fish in his new earthen pond under construction.

robonski15:

Anytime I try to explain the different types I get banned by spambot, maybe because of their names or so. We will explain further on agricnetwork.

robonski15:


It depends on the number of fish you want to stock to ascertain the number of bags to maturity. Feeding takes 70% of the cost of production and there is no shortcut in feeding, what you give is what you get.
It's one thing to have the resources for start up and the technical know- how is another.

I will advice you get Two collapsible tanks for sorting purposes.
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JuveFarms:
;DHello everyone, feels good to be back.