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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by boomzee: 7:47am On Nov 16, 2014
oga juve.. only u dey abuja dey post all this magnificient pix.......mr u re driving me crazy wit dis aspect of fish farming. plzzzzzzzz how can one get fingerlings....juvenile .....or jumbo of this ur specie in lagos now.
lastly must they b reared in earthen pond only/ any special feed 4 them?.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Nobody: 7:35pm On Nov 16, 2014
Second Batch of this special training will commense 22nd Nov. 2014. Learn pratical catfish hatching techniques in Abuja. Also learn management techhnique to succeed in Hatching. Contact: 08022557145. 08054621673.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Nobody: 7:38pm On Nov 16, 2014
boomzee:
oga juve.. only u dey abuja dey post all this magnificient pix.......mr u re driving me crazy wit dis aspect of fish farming. plzzzzzzzz how can one get fingerlings....juvenile .....or jumbo of this ur specie in lagos now.
lastly must they b reared in earthen pond only/ any special feed 4 them?.
@Boomzee, Lagos is quite a distance from Abuja. Earthen pond is a replica of their natural habitat, therefore that should be best. You can reach me on my contact. Maybe we can work out sometin. Tnx
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by retin01: 8:22pm On Nov 16, 2014
orlard3:





i will like u to show me d pix of ur dryer, and your drying process. hw many hours dose it take to dry like d one u are holdin on ur palm. u can email on .....orlard3@yahoo.com / orlard3@gmail.com or on this thread.
pls go 2 agrinetwork/ Dried/smoked fish exportation u wi c d pix er and drying process
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by fabbyfish: 9:30am On Nov 17, 2014
Please house I am having a very serious issue in my farm. I started hatching about 4 months ago. Each time I do, often I get good result. But once I change the water, it begins to drop until it goes off. What can be the problem.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 12:20pm On Nov 17, 2014
fabbyfish:
Please house I am having a very serious issue in my farm. I started hatching about 4 months ago. Each time I do, often I get good result. But once I change the water, it begins to drop until it goes off. What can be the problem.

What is the level of your water P.H.?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by pathology(m): 10:46am On Nov 18, 2014
good a .m house, pls how can I treat these ponds to curb further deaths. thanks

Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Belexy(m): 11:29pm On Nov 18, 2014
Hello all, plz who has sold fish within the last two weeks in Lagos, what rate is it going for now?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by dopyham(m): 11:35am On Nov 19, 2014
I need post juvenile catfish urgent , seller should whatsap me on 08060605628, only lagos sellers pls.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by weightofglory: 2:13pm On Nov 19, 2014
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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by jites(m): 3:38pm On Nov 19, 2014
Some of the 30 fishes I separated for use as broodstock are showing good prospect. On weighing them yesterday we had 1.8 kg, 1.5 kg and 1kg and they completed 4 months yesterday. This is really surprising.. about 5 of them weight 1.8 kg we were experimenting with floating food only.. coppen and i can now confirm that it is almost possible to have more than 1 kg fish between 4 to 5 months without local feeds.

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by komakan(m): 4:03pm On Nov 19, 2014
jites:
Some of the 30 fishes I separated for use as broodstock are showing good prospect. On weighing them yesterday we had 1.8 kg, 1.5 kg and 1kg and they completed 4 months yesterday. This is really surprising.. about 5 of them weight 1.8 kg we were experimenting with floating food only.. coppen and i can now confirm that it is almost possible to have more than 1 kg fish between 4 to 5 months without local feeds.
This is fantastic! But most of our farmers here are not saying the truth. Im not refering to you. ..just like that.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Dejaylapel: 6:21pm On Nov 19, 2014
High quality fish seeds (fingerlings and juvenile) available for sales at Ile Ife, Osun State. call/whatsapp me on 08032466515, bb pin: 7FE2536D
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Fhemmmy: 7:48pm On Nov 19, 2014
jites:
Some of the 30 fishes I separated for use as broodstock are showing good prospect. On weighing them yesterday we had 1.8 kg, 1.5 kg and 1kg and they completed 4 months yesterday. This is really surprising.. about 5 of them weight 1.8 kg we were experimenting with floating food only.. coppen and i can now confirm that it is almost possible to have more than 1 kg fish between 4 to 5 months without local feeds.

Oga Jites, was this the one in the earthen or in the brick ponds? Mail me your contact again, i lost phone and gone with it and i am hardly oon facebook
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Belexy(m): 8:24pm On Nov 19, 2014
jites:
Some of the 30 fishes I separated for use as broodstock are showing good prospect. On weighing them yesterday we had 1.8 kg, 1.5 kg and 1kg and they completed 4 months yesterday. This is really surprising.. about 5 of them weight 1.8 kg we were experimenting with floating food only.. coppen and i can now confirm that it is almost possible to have more than 1 kg fish between 4 to 5 months without local feeds.

Great news... Yeah its definitely possible to get 1kg fish wth floating feed in 4months + Not only Coppens... Even with only Vital Feed bcoz i av also used it.

#but i prefer the local sinking feed now coz u can manipulate the ingredients to ur desire.

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Belexy(m): 8:44pm On Nov 19, 2014
dopyham:
I need post juvenile catfish urgent , seller should whatsap me on 08060605628, only lagos sellers pls.

Hello, i got the notification dat u sent me an email. Unfortunately i lost all my msgs wtout reading them. Plz send it again or contact me on whatsapp : 08023000802
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 9:37pm On Nov 19, 2014
jites:
Some of the 30 fishes I separated for use as broodstock are showing good prospect. On weighing them yesterday we had 1.8 kg, 1.5 kg and 1kg and they completed 4 months yesterday. This is really surprising.. about 5 of them weight 1.8 kg we were experimenting with floating food only.. coppen and i can now confirm that it is almost possible to have more than 1 kg fish between 4 to 5 months without local feeds.
congrats

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by jites(m): 9:42pm On Nov 19, 2014
Fhemmmy:


Oga Jites, was this the one in the earthen or in the brick ponds? Mail me your contact again, i lost phone and gone with it and i am hardly oon facebook

Thanks guys,
@ Fhemmmy these are from the concrete pond, i dont have earthen pond yet but like i said in my earlier post i am hoping to contruct a little one next year for the cultivation of broodstock

@ Belexy, i agree with you, but presently i dont know much about formulating local feeds and to be honest the comparative cost advantage will need to really be much for me to consider adding local, cos if i consider all the wahala of trying to source the various ingredient with constant fluntuation of price and scarcity of some of the ingredient it just sometimes discourage someone, and when you want to run a smooth operation with consistency the last thing you need is the unavailabilty of some key vital ingredient. even maggot that is almost free the wahala of that one sef no be small thing, how many fowl shiiiiit i go carry and store to become maggot for me to feed between 2000 to 5000 ( assuming thats someone stocking level) on a consistent basis agreed it could act as a supplement.

@ Komakan, thanks, i agree with you but anyone who is lying is only deceiving themselves, so far majority of the farmer here have been honest, posting but their success and failures, if you like go and take a photograph of a shark and put it here to say your fingerlings don grow reach shark size in 2 months, we will just be laughing at you lol but on a serious note its needless to falsify stuff cos no one know you face to face so its your business.
i for one i have spoken to a few people i have met on this thread and this website ie Robonski, Fhemmmy alias the novice and these guys are men of integrity.

On a final note, we are currently negotiating a supply deal with an eatery, they want us to be supplying them between 70 to 100kg every two weeks, the gurus in the house what will be the frequency of stocking to be able to cater for these kind demand and is it feasible, the price they are offering seems reasonable at 500 naira per kg. i will also ask this question in the question and answer section on agricnetwork.

i salute the house

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 1:12am On Nov 20, 2014
pathology:
good a .m house, pls how can I treat these ponds to curb further deaths. thanks

Is that an earthen pond? I will advice you use salt and wood ash to treat them..
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by komakan(m): 8:40am On Nov 20, 2014
jites:


Thanks guys,
@ Fhemmmy these are from the concrete pond, i dont have earthen pond yet but like i said in my earlier post i am hoping to contruct a little one next year for the cultivation of broodstock

@ Belexy, i agree with you, but presently i dont know much about formulating local feeds and to be honest the comparative cost advantage will need to really be much for me to consider adding local, cos if i consider all the wahala of trying to source the various ingredient with constant fluntuation of price and scarcity of some of the ingredient it just sometimes discourage someone, and when you want to run a smooth operation with consistency the last thing you need is the unavailabilty of some key vital ingredient. even maggot that is almost free the wahala of that one sef no be small thing, how many fowl shiiiiit i go carry and store to become maggot for me to feed between 2000 to 5000 ( assuming thats someone stocking level) on a consistent basis agreed it could act as a supplement.

@ Komakan, thanks, i agree with you but anyone who is lying is only deceiving themselves, so far majority of the farmer here have been honest, posting but their success and failures, if you like go and take a photograph of a shark and put it here to say your fingerlings don grow reach shark size in 2 months, we will just be laughing at you lol but on a serious note its needless to falsify stuff cos no one know you face to face so its your business.
i for one i have spoken to a few people i have met on this thread and this website ie Robonski, Fhemmmy alias the novice and these guys are men of integrity.

On a final note, we are currently negotiating a supply deal with an eatery, they want us to be supplying them between 70 to 100kg every two weeks, the gurus in the house what will be the frequency of stocking to be able to cater for these kind demand and is it feasible, the price they are offering seems reasonable at 500 naira per kg. i will also ask this question in the question and answer section on agricnetwork.

i salute the house
You are VERY CORRECT.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by binbass(m): 8:56am On Nov 20, 2014
Please house, what is the price of VITAL FEED 4mm and 6mm (15kg) ?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by komakan(m): 10:46am On Nov 20, 2014
binbass:
Please house, what is the price of VITAL FEED 4mm and 6mm (15kg) ?
It's 4500 in Abuja.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by pathology(m): 11:39am On Nov 20, 2014
robonski15:


Is that an earthen pond? I will advice you use salt and wood ash to treat them..


yes it's earthen pond, at what rate?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by mozek24: 7:24pm On Nov 20, 2014
jites:


Thanks guys,
@ Fhemmmy these are from the concrete pond, i dont have earthen pond yet but like i said in my earlier post i am hoping to contruct a little one next year for the cultivation of broodstock

@ Belexy, i agree with you, but presently i dont know much about formulating local feeds and to be honest the comparative cost advantage will need to really be much for me to consider adding local, cos if i consider all the wahala of trying to source the various ingredient with constant fluntuation of price and scarcity of some of the ingredient it just sometimes discourage someone, and when you want to run a smooth operation with consistency the last thing you need is the unavailabilty of some key vital ingredient. even maggot that is almost free the wahala of that one sef no be small thing, how many fowl shiiiiit i go carry and store to become maggot for me to feed between 2000 to 5000 ( assuming thats someone stocking level) on a consistent basis agreed it could act as a supplement.

@ Komakan, thanks, i agree with you but anyone who is lying is only deceiving themselves, so far majority of the farmer here have been honest, posting but their success and failures, if you like go and take a photograph of a shark and put it here to say your fingerlings don grow reach shark size in 2 months, we will just be laughing at you lol but on a serious note its needless to falsify stuff cos no one know you face to face so its your business.
i for one i have spoken to a few people i have met on this thread and this website ie Robonski, Fhemmmy alias the novice and these guys are men of integrity.

On a final note, we are currently negotiating a supply deal with an eatery, they want us to be supplying them between 70 to 100kg every two weeks, the gurus in the house what will be the frequency of stocking to be able to cater for these kind demand and is it feasible, the price they are offering seems reasonable at 500 naira per kg. i will also ask this question in the question and answer section on agricnetwork.

i salute the house

Nice job Jites.

Given the price of fish NOW N500 per kg is not bad. But if its they are consistent I think you should have a fixed price and don't fluctuate like the market woman. I supply a few eateries in Benin and I sell at N600 per kg for about 2yrs now. I don't supply less than 2kg per fish(Just trying to create a standard)

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 11:24pm On Nov 20, 2014
komakan:
This is fantastic! But most of our farmers here are not saying the truth. Im not refering to you. ..just like that.
next time u write d ones u know & why u think or know that what they showcase isnt it

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by tesorifashionho: 1:03am On Nov 21, 2014
Over 700 catfishes for sale in Lagos.Please call 08033215691.

Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by komakan(m): 6:32am On Nov 21, 2014
excelsiorfarm:
next time u write d ones u know & why u think or know that what they showcase isnt it
D person i quote his message understand what i mean and he has replied me in a sensible manner. Thanks
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Nobody: 9:12am On Nov 21, 2014
Abuja and Environs Catfish farmer. If you have ever wonder when you will Stock 2,000 fishes and withing 4-5months you get 1,800-2,000kg. The time is now. Contact JuveFarm, to get SELECTED high quality catfish fingerlings & standard Juvenile. Contacts: 08054621673. Whatsapp: 08069150802. Tnx

Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Belexy(m): 2:17pm On Nov 21, 2014
binbass:
Please house, what is the price of VITAL FEED 4mm and 6mm (15kg) ?

Its N4000 in Lagos
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Belexy(m): 2:19pm On Nov 21, 2014
The Fish Farming Whatsapp group is still active. . . Plz send a WHATSAPP MSG to this number: 08023000802 If u wanna join the Fish Farming whatsapp group. Heated discussions and suggestions in d whatsapp grp.... SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO BE BIRTHED. .
# BE A PART OF THIS ON-GOING REVOLUTION.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 6:28pm On Nov 21, 2014
komakan:
D person i quote his message understand what i mean and he has replied me in a sensible manner. Thanks
no need to thank me. when any writes on a forum, he/she shouldnt expect that when u are asked to buttress a point u had stated, u dont do justice. let anyone quote me & i will quote others, where matters arise. Thats what had kept d thread strong/valid

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