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Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by opes: 7:06pm On Mar 06, 2016
vanpeele:
Bros...thank you
pls, is BEIT ALPHA cucumber a good variety?
Agriculture › Re: My Cucumber Farm As At Today's Harvest (Photos) by opes: 6:51pm On Feb 21, 2016
sheyi86:
@0p it means u planted open pollinated variety coz murano f1 of technisem only takes 40days to mature, ur variety took around 65days to mature which is nt profitable for farmer.thanks for sharing ur xperience.
the op said he planted BEIT ALPHA which i know to be hybrid..
Agriculture › Re: My Cucumber Farm As At Today's Harvest (Photos) by opes: 2:49am On Feb 21, 2016
Pavore9:
lol!..coincidentally l worked there (Awka, Achalla, Omasi-Agu). so l can relate to the accent!
hybrid variety of cucumber can be planted side-by-side with open pollinated variety and still get a good result?
Agriculture › Re: My Cucumber Farm As At Today's Harvest (Photos) by opes: 2:38am On Feb 21, 2016
donestk:
Beit alpha
please how many bags did you get in all? Am planning to plant Beit Alpha variety, hope it can do well outdoor.
Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by opes: 2:07pm On Feb 03, 2016
forgiveness:
But your body language proved otherwise because you concluded 'don't go the way of Onigbinde' and 'bb of his ethnocentric decision of picking... ' I think those words weren't framed by the press or closed observers but by you.

I can't see any cogent reason behind his decision to take Adepoju to the world Cup but Opabunmi is understandable because i remember he was given the task to build a new team. Remember, Opabunmi won Silver shoe and Bronze ball in 2001 U17 and he scored a goal for the Super Eagles in his debut match. Remember, Onigbinde did the same with Rasheed Yekini in 1984 and the rest is history. So, we can say atleast some of the players he introduced into National team latter became legend. But that can't be said of Keshi 2013 winning team.

You said Opabunmi made the list ahead of Yakubu and Babangida. Is Opabunmi a striker or a right winger? Because i know he plays in non of those positions.

So, you should have asked yourself, who did Onigbinde replaced Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Tijani Babangida with? I know you the encyclopedia of Nigerian football should know that Bartholomew Ogbeche or Benidict Akwuegbu replaced Yakubu Aiyegbeni and John Utaka or Pius Ikedia replaced Tijani Babangida but you turned blind eyes to that. Why?

Remember, our best match in 2002 world Cup was against England. Opabunmi started the match and was substituted in the 86th minutes. You may want to ask where is he today but i will not tell you the answer because you already knew what happened to the lad.

Are you not one of those who suggested that Kelechi Iheanacho should have been included in the list of 2014 World Cup squad?
Yakubu was dropped because he wasnt fit for the tournament, he had eyes surgery weeks before the competition. i believe Adepoju was included to support the defence, not the attack. udeze was red carded during the qualifier, not available for selection in the first game against Argentina.
Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by opes: 5:38am On Feb 03, 2016
Icon4s:
Well, I wasn't d one that raised eye-brow over Onigbinde's inclusion of Adepoju and Opabunmi. It was d Nigerian press and close observers. Adepoju had long past his peak and was nt even part of d qualifiers. Pple saw him as retired already and all of a sudden he made d world cup squad. It is jst like including some1 like John Utaka in our 2018 WC squad. Opabunmi had jst featured at d U17 WC a few months earlier and he made d list even ahead of Yakubu and Babangida. Soccer pundits then didn't understand d rationel behind d inclusion of the 2 players in the team. Opabunmi (too young & inexperienced); Adepoju( too old and had lost steam).
Onigbinde's defence was "Adepoju is my joker. Opabunmi and Adepoju are my boys so I am taking them to d World Cup". If u remembered vividly that statement didnt go down well with Pundits and analysts including some NFA board members. Some people even said he took Adepoju to d WC jst to help him financially.

I am sure u know neither Adepoju nor Opabunmi kicked a single ball at that world cup.
Opabunmi played the third match against England
Properties › Re: My 3 Bedroom Bungalow Project by opes: 7:51pm On Jul 19, 2015
Empiree:
That's pretty high. The highest I saw with spyder880 was around 8ft high. Some even think that was high enough. But it doesnt look 17ft high from he picture though.

I think the good thing about this is it creates enough ventilation, isnt?
i guess spyder880 did 18ft before, the link is here

www.nairaland.com/1111260/parapet-roofing-support-building-ebonyi/5
Politics › Re: APC drops Fashola As potential Vice Presidential Candidate. by opes: 10:08pm On Dec 01, 2014
maybe APC should consider falae as VP,though presently campaigning for SDP
Agriculture › Re: Catfish Farming: My Story by opes: 2:52pm On Nov 07, 2014
akp202:
pls what is duckweed use for.have alot in my pond
Some people use it to feed fish, particularly tilapia and pangasius, better when dried
Sports › Re: Omeruo And Oboabona Are Amateurs - Taribo West by opes: 3:56pm On Oct 19, 2014
hardbody:
I dont know ur age and whether you watched Taribo play. That guy was a rock of Gibraltar in the defence line. He was strong rugged skilled and had a heart of a lion. Their set was the last super eagles team we ever had. Remember they almost embarrassed the Argies in 1994 WC until FIFA referee allowed them a last minute penalty. They did not struggle with Sudan or lose to Congo. Those guys could easily have brought the cup back if not for world politics in football coupled with inexperience at that stage. I still respect them.
Taribo was not part of 1994 WC team and Argentina didnt score any penalty against Nigeria at USA 94
Agriculture › Re: Catfish Farming: My Story by opes: 11:37am On Oct 02, 2014
I culture them,both duckweed and azolla.where is ur location?if closer to oyo state,i can send u some,then u can multiply it in ur farm
FarmTech: ..
Hey! Where do you get those duckweeds? I've been looking for it.
Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by opes: 7:17pm On Jul 30, 2014
Tucoolz: i concure, with just 500 catfish i spent over 350000 to feed and those "eleja people came with thier charm and i sold at a terible loss it was when they have gone that i realised i have lost. even the mallams too can be very dubious, i carried my fish from my farm to meet them in arisekola market, we already agreed on the price but as soon as the fishes are out of water the price changes and u'll hav no option than to sell.
Damn,too much..maybe 2500 catfish..
Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by opes: 3:38pm On Jul 29, 2014
mozek24: Well said. I practise the above system and get about an average of 1 to 1.5kg in 5 months from fingerlings using concrete ponds.
With the formular below:

Maize 26
Sbm. 20
Gnc. 28
Ffs. 10
Fm 72. 15
Lysn. 1
Salt. .5
F prx. .3
Aquapro. .1
Enzyme. .1
Oil. 2
Dcp. .2

I think the result is not good enough. Kindly review again and respond. Ikg in 5months when people are posting 2 to 2.5kg in 6 months.

Pls what should be done to achieve a better result?
That is not bad, considering what you are feeding them with, and in concrete pond
Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by opes: 5:53pm On Jul 28, 2014
ab1x: The above is 198KG in total. The percentage of fish meal which is the most vital ingredient is too small. Broiler starter and rice barn are both carbohydrate. Isn't the percentage too much? I really don't know how old your fish are but you should at least increase the fish meal percentage in your feed to at least 50KG in 200KG.
Ok sir, i want to start with the formula when they are 3 months, still using floating
Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by opes: 1:42pm On Jul 28, 2014
ab1x: It is very easy to make fingerlings gather even in a very big pond. It is d'most simpliest of all if u know the right channel to go about it. Feeding at different corners will only cause disparity among ur fish and it can also lead to waste of feeds. For now, I make use of two methods, the first is the introduction of sound to give them notice that it is time to eat.


To do the above, get a keg and stick. Beat the keg several times before u feed them. Within the next 3 days, u will see that they will converge at a spot u feed them.

The second method is that u will need to get a net which most of us know as mosquito net, get a tailor to sow it for u into rectangle. You will now put big stone inside it and use stick to peg it into ur pond. You then use net that prevent predator to cover it at the top. That's'the latest method adopted of recent. It has succeded in killing a leftover fish in the pond and mouse. I can snap and upload d'picture 2mao.
because of unavailability of some of the ingredients in my area, can the second local feeds be adjusted using;
Broiler starter (vital or topfeed) = 50kg
F/M, 72% = 18Kg
Gnc =40kg
Soya =40kg
Biscuit = 30kg
Rice bran = 20Kg
Bone = 2kg
Premix = 1kg
Lysine =0.2
vit.c = 0.15
Salt= 1kg

Presently, 25kg of broiler starter (top feed) is 2,250. Gnc is 118/kg, soya 120/kg (full fat 140/kg), biscuit is 55/kg, rice bran 16/kg.

Thanks
Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by opes: 8:33pm On Jul 27, 2014
ab1x: 2000 pieces...u r to use 2bags of 0.8mm, 2 bags of 1.2mm and 1 bag of 2mm.....They will finished the 5 bags within 25 days max if they eat very well. You can then switch to local feeds. Each formula posted is 100KG. Writing all the formula here is going to take me a while. It is not easy bro. I will try to be posting each formula per day.


I make sure I feed the fish to saturation point before I leave farm.
Lot of money, risky for farmers getting fingerlings from untrusted sources..
Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by opes: 6:51pm On Jul 27, 2014
ab1x: Indomie/Flour/Biscuit are the same.
The only different is that flour bind the feeds very well more than indomie and biscuit.
Although, indomie and biscuit have nutritional value than flour
Thus, you can make use of any of the three above.
sir,full fat soya as toasted soya?
Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by opes: 6:49pm On Jul 27, 2014
ab1x: Floxinor is always in a small bottle. They sell it for N500.00. I use 1 Bottle for 100KG. Since, am making use of earthen pond, I make use of it till d'point of sales. Prevention they say is better than cure. At the moment, I no longer use Floxinor rather I make use of tectracin. It is just N300.00 per sachet. However, premix and lysine are meant to aid feed digestion. So, i make use of it till d'point of sales although I reduce it to 0.5KG on 200KG but if u can afford more, it does not have any effect on the growth of fish.


Also, some school of thought believe that salt affects the growth of fish but I believe that it is also medicinal and helps to prevent diseases in fish. So, i used 3KG of salt in 100KG and I still get result.
sir, toasted soya as full fat soya?
Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by opes: 6:47pm On Jul 27, 2014
saddek04: The last part of your post before d data loss was that after feeding with 0.8 & 1.2, u use only one bag of 2mm after which you switch to formula 1(200kg) & formula2(200 kg). These u said will take them to like 2nd month of stocking. After this, what formula can one proceed to and for how long before changing to probably formula 4 before disposing. Pls write it in details and step by step. Also, is it feeding to satiation or you just weigh the feed in kg? Tnx
Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by opes: 6:33am On Jul 27, 2014
ab1x: nah. they are different.
for the second local feeds, can i replace indomine with biscuit and flour with wheat or rice bran? I cant get both from my feedmill, same as molasis
Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by opes: 6:28am On Jul 27, 2014
ab1x: nah. they are different.
Thanks. Yours is more richer
Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by opes: 6:11pm On Jul 26, 2014
robonski15:
I will advice you give the fishes vital or top feed till they are three months old, then switch to durante sinking feed till harvest. At what month do u want to harvest?


www.agricnetwork.com
four months. First time of using commercial feeds this long, but considering the high cost of ingredients making local feeds these days, better to continue with commercial feeds..thanks8
Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by opes: 4:53pm On Jul 26, 2014
robonski15: Durante sinking feed is a good feed, i once used it and didn't disappoint, u can use it sir.

www.agricnetwork.com
thanks mr robonski. Between the sinking and vital or topfeed floating, which will be better for two months and five days old fish. Price difference is just 32 naira per kg
Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by opes: 11:46am On Jul 26, 2014
ab1x: I love your question. Like my oga at the top adviced earlier, Robonski; you need to know the source of ur fingerlins.


You need to make use of coppens at least for 1 and a half month



After which you switch over to local feeds(2mm size). Here is the formula that I used in my farm and I can confirm to you authoritatively that I can boast of fish weighing between 2KG to 2.5KG within four months, 1 week.



FM (Danish) 72% 40
Toasted Soya 20
GNC 20
Indomie or biscuit 20
Premix 1
Lysine 1
Vit C 200grams
DCP 1
Molasis 10
Floxinor 1
Salt 1


Sorry, I don't use maize, cassava flake, koko garri, Wheat offal, rice meal, pKC or what have u.



I used the above formula for 3 and half month after which I change to;



FM (local) 20
Broiler starter 50
GNC 40
TS 40
Flour 30
Indomie 20
Premix 1
Lysine 1
Vit C 150grams
Salt 1
Molasis 10
Floxinor 1



Please note that floxinor is just a kind of antibiotics to prevent them from illness or sicknss so to say.


You must also avoid excess salt because it will reduce the weight of fish since salt itself is medicinal in nature.


Above all, stop using short cut in rearing fish otherwise u will see short cut at selling point. Use the right formula and see the power of right formula. Just my two cents.
please, can the local feeds produced by durantey be used instead? It is 5,750 per 25kg.
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Free Dragnet Past Q & A And Gmat Here by opes: 9:06am On Oct 26, 2013
Tuntheycr7: If you would be writting d dragnet test comming up at the end of this month, you can drop your email here and i would send you the past question and answer for free.
It includes Verbal reasoning, Objectives, Numerical and Abstract reasoning. etc

Credits to Dmainman and google.
Drop ya mails
pls kindly send to iyyabo12@yahoo.com
Agriculture › Re: Catfish Farming.Start Small.Let's talk diseases and treatments.coming soon.... by opes: 2:31am On May 05, 2012
[quote author=Tawa-Temi]@arramyjay,tanx so much 4 this info. Actually,I av bn looking 4 info like this on this forum. Infact I just finished d construction of my pond ytday and I want 2 ask these questions.
1. What's d diff btw fingerlings and juveniles?
2. Will those catfish grow very well in a brick-constructed pond?
3. As a starter,how can I neutralise d cement odour in d pond?
4. If d sun is 2 much on d pond,how can I protect d water from being 2 hot 4 d fishes? I'm scared cos d recent Sun is rather 2 hot.
5. In what month can I sort d big 4rm d small cos I read somewhere above that they eat each other?
6. Do I still need d Bio-disc despite having a constant flow of water supply?
Thanks as I await ur response.[/quote]In using concrete pond, the fish only consume what you give to them unlike in earthen pond where they can get natural foods from the soil. my advice is to line the bottom of the concrete pond with clay soil to about 0.15 meters high. i do mix the clay soil with chicken manure before lining at the bottom of the concrete tank, this help to produce natural food in the pond and also create natural habitat for the fish
Agriculture › Re: Catfish Farming.Start Small.Let's talk diseases and treatments.coming soon.... by opes: 3:06pm On May 03, 2012
good post, very educative. @RK.toyosi.the land area you will need should depend on the type of pond you will be using and the stocking density. if you are using earthen pond, you should increase the stocking density unlike using concrete pond where you can only stock at 5pc/ square meter. polyculture practice is encouraged but you really have to maintain your pond water quality, catfish can survive even at 0 dissolved oxygen level but tilapia can never, so you really have to consider this. can the feeds of catfish also be used for tilapia? maybe the OP should educate us on that, though i doubt it..
Agriculture › Re: Catfish Farming: My Story by opes: 11:45am On Feb 02, 2012
the pond odour can be prevented by using PROBIOTICS. I was using chicken manure to indirectly feed my fish and also using it to fertilize my pond water because i used the pond water to culture duckweed. in two of my ponds, i used fresh chicken manure so odour is expected. it will be tedious changing the water regularly, but you have no option than to change and replace the pond water by at least 20% so that your fish quality will not be affected by the odour. though my production is not for commercial purpose, rather a livelihood project and training for local farmers.
Art, Graphics & Video › Re: Let Me Help Design Your Logo by opes: 1:37pm On Oct 23, 2011
@OP, thanks for the effort, i appreciate it

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