Thanks for the response

Hello house, please what should be done if the fishes are not eating very well; what multivitamin can be given to enhance their appetite and what else can be given to speed up the growth of the fishes....thanks

kennysympathy:


So sorry about your experience.

How do you normally change your water?

If you allow the force of the water on them, as they are still small they will die. Pressure could be the cause.

Secondly, how did you treat your pond before stocking the fishs?

Thirdly, from the source you got your seed. How good are they with hatchling?

I guess you are just starting?

When changing the water I use a rubber hose so there's no pressure on the fish; I just washed the tank; didn't use any form of treatment for the pond (please can you recommend what I can use and times when I need to treat my pond).

Not sure of how good they are with hatching; I'm just about 5 days into the business. If there are people here with farms in Lagos please can you please drop your contact I will like to visit to see how your operations are and make subsequent purchase from you.

This is a trial of fish farming I'm doing using (2)500 Litre GP tanks before I move to my site for expansion. I will like further clarifications on aeration of the pond and flow through system...thanks

@Excelsiorfarm the fish was newly bought; 25 died on the way while transporting due to shock as I was told. Within 24hrs 170 died as well and then within another 24hrs another 50 died.

Then I changed the water about 4 times within 24hrs and noticed about 6 died. I feel it could be related to the water but my question is how often I'm I expected to change water since its not actually flowing continuously but in a tank.

Please what is the use of the aerators been mentioned here and how is a pond with a flow through system constructed?

Heard that catfish is a rugged fish and should not die the way i've experienced @Excelsiorfarm, how can I tell if the water I'm using has chlorine or too much iron in it...I am using well water.

@Elcelsiorfarm; I noticed you are experienced in catfish farming, I just started and within 3 days over 200 have died (2mm) size. My pond is a 500 litre GP tank (2 pieces); was asked to change the water every day which I did but the fish still died.

My question is: does catfish require a particular type of water or can any clean water source be OK for it.

What do i do to ensure it doesnt occur again?