integrityfood:

Longest time my brother. Thanks for the visit to my farm. i need to know if your juveniles are still available and if you have any infor on the bio-filter execlsior talked about cos i still need to do the re-circulatory because of draniange. By HIS grace by ending or first week in may i should start

aquatic1: Be very patience in reading this

I started fish farming business some years ago, and am proud of myself and my farm, am still in the business and am really doing great, and am making my money as expected.

MY STORY

I visited a fish farm at alagbado area of Lagos state Nigeria, so few years back, where i discover that the man that owns the farm feed is fish from juvenile to standard table size with local feeds, he feed them 4times a day and in 6 to 7 months he harvest nothing less than 1kg to 2kg, what surprise me is that he use local feed all-through, which i confirm from some of his staff and i was so shock, because its hard for catfish farmers to use local feed although without using the foreign feed for some months, i consult the man to give me the formula he use, but he said no, this make me to sit down, think and do some more research on how to minimize feeding cost in Nigeria catfish farming since it take up to 70% of the investment.

MY DISCOVERY

I started by stocking 1000pcs of post fingerlings in a 15ft by 7ft by 4ft concrete pond, i feed the fish with coppens, twice a day, and they eat 4bags in the first month, which i weigh them and see they are 150 - 200grams, i was happy my idea is working, so i put more effort, the second month, i feed them with 6bags and the 3rd and 4th month i spent 27,000 in  milling local feed for them, when i get to sell them, i see 1kg to 1.3kg at the 4th month, i was very happy that i got the idea, this apply to my fingerlings production too, i get 0.5 to 1.5gram of fish at 3weeks, and i feed them twice a day.

MY ARITHMETIC

Calculation for the feeding of the 1000pcs of fish is 73,000. Some catfish farmers believe fish should be feed a #120 feed to attain 1kg, and some say a 1kg feed equals to 1kg fish. Assuming you are using foreign feed which is sold for #300, that means you will spend #300,000 in feeding 1000pcs of fish and your turn over will be #420,000, u will also calculate other things the fish money, the fuel e.t.c or you are using the local feed which sell for #170 that means you will spend #170,000, or you follow the saying of @120 equals to 1kg, that means you will spend #120,000 in feeding 1000pcs of fish, but i spend #70 on each fish which make #70,000 on the total fish and i sold all the fish for #469,830, which make me make more than what i expect as profit, and i spend less.

MY SECRET

I started then as an experiment, now that's the method i use always, and i still achieve my aim.
The secret behind my success is that

1: I stock my own fish, which i know the source
2: I specify a permanent time of feeding my fish, i choose to feed them 7am in the morning and 7pm at night
3: I change the water every 3days, and i clean the pond always
4: I sort the fish every month
5: The most successful part is that i don't vaccine my fish, i really thanks GOD for that
6: I check them regularly to know their behavior
7: after the first two month, i switch to local feed, and i give them the right mixture, this is the money important of all, because all the ingredient must me accurate, it must not be too much and too less, because the fish will just be eating if for hungry sake, its like putting too much salt in rice or beans.

for any question
for good local feed formula
good health and fast growing catfish fingerlings, post fingerlings, juvenile
for consultancy in your farm

contact ARARAT NIGERIA ENTERPRISES
@ 35 olufemi street ikola ilumo ipaja Lagos state
or call 07089391123, 08053018934
or araratnigeria@gmail.com
or check www.araratnigeria..com

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d.adebayo:
Pls who knows were I can get net to cover d top of my pond. Searched all over but could not get one to buy

Originalsly: Just curious...I read a front page post where someone was surprised that a guy was feeding his catfish local feed. Wouldn't catfish eat basically anything thrown its way? Why buy special feed? Is it that the feed contain steroids or growth hormones?.....just curious.

ab1x:


At the early stage in fish life, it is easy to feed them with foreign feeds because it is a floating feed and very rich and nutritional in value compare to locally produced feed. It is also worthy to note that since they are still small and fragile anything thrown @ them if care is not taken may cause havoc in their lives which can therefore after their growth. Basically, I feed my fish with floating feeds for 1 and half month before moving to locally formulated feeds and I can authoritatively tell you that I can boast of 2 to 3 KG of fish per one in less than five month. Hope my reply helps ur question.

ab1x:
Ok sir thanks. I finally bought it at adeniji adele lagos. Thanks. God bless.


Check with people that sells floating feeds.

excelsiorfarm: to know about d feed quantity to feed d fishes,depends on their weight,3-5% of their body weight daily,u can do weekly or biweekly random sampling to estimate their weight,but dont stress d fishes

Daa Great:

@excelsiorfarm ,I am a newbie looking to start cat fish farming . No much funds but can start with the plastic bowl pond that can stock at least 500 fingerlings . I am passionate about starting but need help with background knowledge of the business . Any manual,ebook and advise will be appreciated. I have taken time to review most of your responses and comments on this tread and indeed its been awesome . this my email.. krestedlinks@gmail.com

excelsiorfarm: i sent u an email & will sen

yusy4luv: Catfish biz is a good biz dat makes u smile 2 d bank within 3-4mths bt it is beta t̶̲̥̅̊ø̲̣̣̥ av adequate knowledge nd make research abt it b4 startin U̶̲̥̅̊я own catfish biz. Ararat entreprise u ar doin a gud job F̶̲̅Õ̳͡я̅ organizing catfish seminar. This is an opportunity F̶̲̅Õ̳͡я̅ ALL.

excelsiorfarm: i encourage all to go for this aquatic1 catfish seminar,there is no knowledge that is lost & what u dont know,u can learn from or even add to your insight.