IamAsiri:
@FMCASH, do you still have tomato and pepper seedlings for sale?

I only have forever f1 seedling available,

HornyTave:


what's the cost of the seed to plant a 4000 stand farm?

50 grams will do, #19,500

XiaoLi:
Thank you for this advise, are you into catfish farming in south east or south south?

I've once managed a 20,000 capacity catfish during my service year in Agudama, Yenogoa, Bayelsa state. But currently managing vegetables, poultry and piggery in South west. We do catfish here to but my boss has yet to stock another batch.

Olaleyeabdullah:
Idid u prune this?

not pruned

HornyTave:


What's your reason for not leaving it till it turns red

there is market for green

HornyTave:


I thought the Forever F1 turns red when matured, educate me properly

green to red

He can start big so far he had an experienced consultant. No time to waste. East and south south consume catfish wella

Fish4wealth:


I will take it from where @ waleyp stopped....

First, know that the goal of this thread is to assist catfish farmers in every areas possible to succeed either as a newbie or practicing farmer. And if you go through the pages at inception, the likes of Robonski and others have virtually contributed immensely.

If anyone fails, frankly speaking, such should have himself/herself to blame.

I say it raw as it is......if you have a consultant and he advised you to start your first adventure this big....something is wrong......

If you had read my post here, one striking thing is farmers calling for buyers.....
*Do you have your own buyers?
*What is the demand for catfish in Anambra?
*How many farms are fully operational there?
*What's the market size of catfish there?
*Who are your competitors.....
*What feed is your consultant recommending..
*Where would you get your feeds for and its cost implications...

There are hundred and one questions your consultant should provide for you before we hear stories that touches and some failed inexperienced, acclaimed Ratfish farmer will come here again to spray nonsense

Candid professional advise, irrespective of your consultant profile, let him manage a small scale first for you to the point of sales.

The result will determine your next line of action.

And their are ways to do such......
Wish you best of luck

#AgroWealth

ideepaul:

so sorry to hear about your losses, I do hope you recover soon!

amen, thanks. Loss is inevitable in agriculture.

ideepaul:

How does the cobra 34 compare cobra 26 and in extension
to padma based on yield and size of fruit sir?

the project is not successful due to heat and white fly

Yampotatocarrot:


Then, how do you dispose of their wastes, you douse the with water? If you don't mind also, do you process to sell or sell live weight, considering the number there?

I'm asking cos looking at the mesh, it's just too neat,

Scrap occasionally
Those birds are breeder birds, meant for production

Akinola100:
Ok sir, but can I just put the poison in the flower when it opens instead

h no please, it will toxify the fruit

Akinola100:
Sir what kind of reptile repellant or poison

check agro shop for repellant I've forgotten the name. Rat poison can do the job but you must mix it with insect

Yampotatocarrot:


Mehn, this is not just neat, it's cute in a romantic way.

But, how do you ensure the feet of the birds don't get stuck in the nettings, considering that their feet are quite tiny when they are young?

thanks, micro wiremesh was used too

Olaleyeabdullah:
what spacing did you use for this your pepper boss?

hello sir, 30 cm by 100 cm

Akinola100:
Mr FMcash, nice one, God go bless your hustle. I notice that every morning, agama lizarda feed on my watermelon flowers each time it opens. I am losing a lot because I have very low yield instead of a high yield. sir, what can I do?

good evening, spray reptile repellant or poison them

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Fish4wealth:


Obviously you can't seems to see clearly.....you can't differentiate between a professional fish farmer cum consultant as you have in medical profession and a catfish freelancer......

Spoil business for who....I've you read where i advertise sales of fingerlings here....my profile speaks for me than engaging you here cos it will be ridiculous to discover you're a nephew range.

But like the saying" the elders will not fold their arms in public for the indomie generation to defile the good labour and infest others"

Below is just one out of hundreds free trainings i organise....


Use your time productively.

fellow funaab alumni, how biz

LikeAking:

Una no go talk truth now.

what's your farm capacity?

LikeAking:


How many fish farmers are using their water for irrigation.

Besides the water flushed out by most farm's is way too much,it can serve hectares of farmlands and the fish farmers don't have that kind of investment for now.

Plants need lesser water than fishes.


So at the end of the day the water worth thousands of naira most be wasted.

Setting up a farm for crops is another big expenditure an t whole irrigation thing will create more hole in the farmers pocket.

It's all about keeping the cost of doing business down and making profit.

even with running cost of pumping water, fish farming is still lucrative.

LikeAking:
Simple Feed formulation

Fingerlings stage:Instead of investing on factory feeds like copens,etc at this stage.Feed them with grounded cray fish/fish/meat particles/boiled eggs.You will surly get a better yield at a lower cost


Juvenile and.above:At this stage the need lots of protein and calcium. The best source of protein for fishes at this stage is animal protein, not plant.(You can augment with plant protein)

Ingredients.
Fresh cat fish(Go to farms and buy the smallest size fishes the have to offer(#250/300/400, per kilo,depending on your location)

Garri:This one is very easy to get(Although its very expensive now)

Before now 100 kg was 8k in my area if you buy directly from the shop.

Bone mealSmall quantity)

Blood.

You can also add a food supplement that will boast growth.

Any other thing you can come up with.
Eg.Boiled eggs.

Dice the fishes and mix with every other ingredients the way to prepare garri for drinking.(Mix at 60-65%/35-40 garri,50%/50%,40%/60%).Depending on your pocket.(More garri less others or vice versa)

After an hour the feed will be solid.

Then start feeding the fishes with this formulae you will get a better/better/better yield.

You are feeding you fishes with real ingredients, the feed in question will also be very heavy.(You will see the difference).

Note:Fish feeds are dried for preservation.

Moisture is very important in every food.It's where the core ingredients reside.Once you dry them out you know the rest na.

This feed is well formulated with the right ingredients and it's fresh.

are you a nutritionist?

Detok2001:
Wet or dry food which one is best for catfish

why wet food?

LikeAking:


You said you pump water with zero runing cost,so I was trying to draw your attention to cost involved.

Those involved in pure water sell the water,not to pump and flush it way like fish farmers.

They also take not of depreciation, but fish farmers don't.

Majority of fish farmers don't consider the cost/worth of the water they pump, else they will rethink.



Sir,learn about Economics, Accountancy and business, then you will discover the truth.


One can't be pumping and flushing away thousands/millions of liters of water worth thousands of naira,in the name of cat fish.

The above is just one demerit.

you simply add value by using the water for irrigation

Sold off, thanks

Wealth creation is man-made

Rich farmer <> poor farmer, choose your path wisely

nzedon2:
I was told that water from catfish pond is very OK for pepper farming without much manure,please how truth is this?.

100% valid

Sayangro:
Budgets For 4 Acres Plantain Farm!

Please can someone tell me the budget for setting up 4 acres plantain farm?

All help and opinions are highly welcome.

budget #200 per stand excluding land purchase and clearing

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