Good evening great people, please I want to know if crayfish can reared in a compound, if yes please any idea on how to start it and what is the profitability of that.

Please who can help me in this project, where can we get crayfish to rear in homes or is it not possible?

Crayfish farming is not for the faint of heart.

1. You need power 24/7 (for aeration and paddle-wheels)
2. You need to monitor lots of water attributes: dissolved oxygen, nitrates, nitrites, ammonia, temperature, dissolved solids, salinity etc
3. You need to monitor the beneficial bacteria and algae

it is an expensive venture whether its marine shrimp (salt water) or fresh water shrimp.

I am not trying to discourage you, but rather to encourage you and get you prepared. Good luck. Its lucrative though.

midastouch:
Crayfish farming is not for the faint of heart.

1. You need power 24/7 (for aeration and paddle-wheels)
2. You need to monitor lots of water attributes: dissolved oxygen, nitrates, nitrites, ammonia, temperature, dissolved solids, salinity etc
3. You need to monitor the beneficial bacteria and algae

it is an expensive venture whether its marine shrimp (salt water) or fresh water shrimp.

I am not trying to discourage you, but rather to encourage you and get you prepared. Good luck. Its lucrative though.

Thanks a lot, but please is their a way or a place to under study that aspect of farm. I realize that aside the local fishermen, its hardly done around here. Thank you once more

rareman:

Thanks a lot, but please is their a way or a place to under study that aspect of farm. I realize that aside the local fishermen, its hardly done around here. Thank you once more

As far as I know (I might be VERY wrong), there is no crayfish farm currently operating in Nigeria. Maybe, you might be the trailblazer that we are waiting for. You never know! .

If you have the means (finances) and are ready to travel, I can recommend a farm in the US. You can visit them to train and then return to setup your own operations.

midastouch:


As far as I know (I might be VERY wrong), there is no crayfish farm currently operating in Nigeria. Maybe, you might be the trailblazer that we are waiting for. You never know! .

If you have the means (finances) and are ready to travel, I can recommend a farm in the US. You can visit them to train and then return to setup your own operations.

Thanks once more, I only got the will, can I have the US link please

rareman:


Thanks once more, I only got the will, can I have the US link please

Marvesta Shrimp Farms

+1 (410) 943-1733

INFO@MARVESTA.COM

rareman:
Good evening great people, please I want to know if crayfish can reared in a compound, if yes please any idea on how to start it and what is the profitability of that.

I would rather crayfish and other marine edibles are not farmed. Those fish that are farmed don't have the same nutritional content as the ones fished from their natural wild sea environment, simply because of what they it. So those of you farming any type of fish, stop immediately, you are deceiving people with fake promise of fish nutrients like Omega 3 fats, protein etc. Let nature take it's course.

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