Belexy:
Wen is d price of fish likely to go up in Lagos to abt N500 per kilo?

mozek24:


In Benin its N400 - N450

I tire oo. Man don broke, fear nor let me sell

prof800:
The issue of cannibalism has been reduced to the smallest minimum. Thanks for your advices guys.
You guys are the best.

I now have fingerlings and Juveniles for sale in Mowe, Ogun state.
I have also been selling 'table size' in Ikorodu, Lagos.


I'm breeding my second batch tonight. It's gonna be "from dusk till dawn". Yaaaayyy!!!

Belexy:
Wen is d price of fish likely to go up in Lagos to abt N500 per kilo?

mercylicious:
@house, action time for me

can fish bite ?

mercylicious:
@house, action time for me
i have bought 250 gallons.tank for fsh farming. i want to site it in my backyard( rented apartment). we already hv borehole whch is free of chemical treatment. how many fish can d tank contain to maturity?
The location i want to site the tank, which is farthest from d gen house , will have rain water from the zinc falling into d tank. Do you think it will affect d fish?

i know its small but i want to start off immediately and start gaining experience b4 i move to my permanent site where i will erect concrete ponds. i will be feeding withforeign feeds till 3 months or 4 months b4 i move to durante. i noticed d size of d feed differ in mm.
whats d exact size to be fed and at wat age?
what is the ideal quantity of feed to be fed a fish per day?
when feedin fish, do u feed till they stop eating?
how do u do sorting? do u use net or bucket.
can fish bite ?

plz dont laugh at d last questn. its nt dt am scared, afterall i kill chicken by myself b4 cooking it.

Must a fish pond be outside? can it be inside a house? Do u think the oxygen level inside a house will be ok for fish? i ask this question cos we have an unrented house in our compound that i know d landlord can give me if i ask him. The fish pond will also be secure in d house cos it will be under lock.

NB- I am still trying to finish reading the thread frm d 1st page.

robonski15:


Am happy for u bro, how is sales in ikorodu axis.

princemolak:


Lolz, Sintl, now that NSE is on RED, na Catfish farming remain, while i wait for the PRO to answer your other questions, i think i can answer this, Fishes Can Bite, but catfish have a Pinlinke stuff on there head that can pierce into the skin, but with Proper handling, they wont. Am just about to start my own farm too, but am going with earthen pond

prof800:

Sales is good in Ikorodu especially if you have at least one or two regular "fish buyers". But what is common is indirect links but that is good also.
Plus melange sells faster around here at about 390-400naira per kilo.
I'll post this in agricnetwork too.

ultrazone:
I just wrote a post on the basics involved in starting a fish farming business in Nigeria. I discussed the following topics; writing a fish farming business plan, pond design and construction; stocking of fingerling and juveniles; fish feeding and formulation of catfish feed; water management, fish diseases and treatment; processing and marketing of fish etc. Kindly drop your input as comment below the post here:
http://www.practicalbusinessideas.com/2014/10/how-to-start-fish-farming-in-nigeria.html

mercylicious:
any fish farmer in d east? do u use coppens? i only saw vital, durante and multi feed in d shops i visited. Fingerling is sumhow expensive here, N30 naira for 8 weeks.

lexaydfg:
@op tks 4 d info, i benefited greatly 4rm ur post.
Am a new fish farmer and i just started hatchery and will be sold at fingerlings stage. My question is, what are the criteria's in order to sustain and perserve my fry's up till fingerlings stage. Pls am scared, cuz this is my first production in fish farming and i borrowed alot.
I wl appreciate if other experienced farmers wl contribute tks

Ttalk:
Having read up to this page i can say that i have completed my Fishery 101 and thanks must be giving to the gurus in the house who make this discussion robust, educative and informative, thanks to Robonski 15, Exellecorfarm, Abx 1, Juve farm, Phemmy, Ayosat and other gurus in the house.

This has led me into going into next stage by seeking practical consultation within my area in Abuja to know the viability of the business, this led me to a consultant with a degree in Fishery who express his reservation on fish farming in this part of the country for following reasons:
According to him,

1. Fish business is more viable in the south compare to north
2. Earthen pond is better than concrete pond because of its ability to absorb wastes and less usage of water
3. The cost of foreign feeds has increased from N2500 to over N5000 in the last 10years without the correspondent increase in the cost of fish
4. The profit after the cost of feed does not measure with the input and labour
5. The same amount of input would generate more returns when ventured into poultry

Although most his concerned have been discussed in the post above, yet the different in location south/north could make a big different in success or failure of catfish business. While i believe there exist different means of maximising profit among fish farmers in the south by the usage of local and formulated feed to reduce the expenses and increase the profit because of the availability of the components in different parts of the south, the same cannot be said about fish farmers in Abuja who largely depend on foreign feeds from inception to maturity.

How can a farmer in Abuja make profit despite the huge cost of foreign feed and non availability of local component to formulate local feeds that are less expensive?

Please i need answered to the questions from the farmers in Abuja and environs and other gurus i.e. Robonski, Exellecorfirm, Abx 1 and others who have been genuinely impacting, educating and sharing their knowledge free of charge on this forum

I intend rearing learning hatching to get my seed to be stocked in 2 10X10 concrete ponds beginning from January

Also when digging a borehole what should be the needed water level for catfish rearing, i heard of something like [neutral] dont really understand it

Also what is the cost effect of flow through system over concrete pond that uses aerator to supply the needed oxygen

Ttalk:


Your opinion on the above question is welcome