robonski15:


In as much as I agree with you, but the truth is if you buy quality you get quality. " soup wey sweet na better money kill am".

Fhemmmy:


There is no doubt about that and i so much agree, however, as a business man, it is up to the seller to say NO to a deal instead of selling a lemon to the buyer . . . You as chairman robonski, i am sure you wont sleep at night knowing you have sold runts to someone all cos the person said he wanna pay 20 Naira instead of 25 Naira for a seed . . . It is at least better for the buyer to know what they are getting.
It is always the way it is that a buyer will negotiate and it is up to seller to with respect say NO.
Please note i am not saying seller MUSt sell at a loss, but dont sell runt to unsuspecting buyers

robonski15:

Not everyone has the same mindset, as a business man I give my runts to the brood stock to feast on after the sales of the best I don't even negotiate price as I sell only the best. But for some others I guess they don't think of the aftermath of selling runts to farmers, which in turn backfires because when a farmer knows he bought runts from a suspected hatchery he won't go back.
Even if the buyers pays a high amount Hw is he sure he is getting the good seed.. as some hatchers are damn dubious in dealing with client. TRUST is the key which is scarce in this present age.

excelsiorfarm:
bro if all man run from challenges of any biz, how do such build on experience, it is one thing to know & another to have experience, bro d guy no read your experience that birth this thread? Ask adenuga on his glo, he will tell all his initial challenge many dont know, though i would have written more, d best analysis can come when d bro evaluate d 150k loss, the juvenile is already 37.5k(i hope am correct), how many bags of feeds? At what cost?,let me share a man's experience, after knowing or measuring his fishes to be 500kg, someone came with his scale, measured it & it was barely 280kg, bought at that weight & left

robonski15:

Hmmm 500kg and sold for 280kg with someone else scale .. let me also give you an example, last two years I was having some challenges in my hatchery, I spawned multiple times and nothing to show for it. I tried for over 4 months doing trial and error just to diagnose the problem. Did I lose money? Ofcourse I lost enough cash but I was determined to identify the problem. After a while I finally saw where the problem was coming from and I dealt with it. My next spawning was a success the profit I made doubled the loss I incured. We just have to face any challenge that comes our way in fish farming squarely.

excelsiorfarm:
bro i love d example u gave, hatchery is no joke, though d returns is amazing when successful & good, it is best incoming farmers know diligence & patience is also important, fish. farming isnt magic or baba ijebu, abi na lie?

JuveFarms:

@excelsior & Robonski, abeg make una no scare incoming fish farmers Oooo. Its not rocketscience, its done by people with passion & Determination....

JuveFarms:

@excelsior & Robonski, abeg make una no scare incoming fish farmers Oooo. Its not rocketscience, its done by people with passion & Determination....

excelsiorfarm:
Fishfarming is v good biz, get someone to learn from or understudy, get your facilities right, get sufficient water, dont cut corners, u are good to go, with or without education you can succeed in it. Nothing to fear about venturing into it, you can even start from home

Jesusbaby6:
my ogas at the top i hail o. If i intend using tampoline pond or geepee tank, do i need to lime and fertilize like in the case of concrete and earthen ponds?
I also discovered that most farmers use bio disc, what is the benefit of it? can it be used in all types of ponds? How does one use it.

Thanks for your help

Belexy:


You dnt need to lime and fertilize in tarpaulin ponds. Just make sure ur tarpaulin is washed and free of any chemicals it came with. I use signboard tarpaulin, its chemical free and u can stock ur fishes almost immediately.

As per the biodisc, im not a believer in dat. #just my personal opinion

Jesusbaby6:


ok, thanks. You did not say anything about liming or fertilizing geepee tanks.

Belexy:


You dnt need to lime and fertilize in tarpaulin ponds. Just make sure ur tarpaulin is washed and free of any chemicals it came with. I use signboard tarpaulin, its chemical free and u can stock ur fishes almost immediately.

As per the biodisc, im not a believer in dat. #just my personal opinion

Belexy:


Everything i said above was about liming and fertilization for both. U dnt need to do it in tarpaulin ponds or plastic ponds. Just make sure both types are chemical free. All my ponds are tarpaulin so im talking based on wat i knw and do.

hisableplc:


pls my fishes are dropping it has been occurring and seizing after treating with aqua care and cyril with salt i stopped feeding what is the permanent cure to this

adebajo11:
Just did some hatchings and got like 25k. 3more weeks to reach the stage of fingerlings . Location: ijebu ode, contact: 08121305469 (opeoluwa). Their growth Is super cool. Pics will be available soon. Don't know if you guys can see the pics clearly, they are going to be 1week old this coming Saturday

robonski15:

What are the symptoms?

stevecrown:
I hail everybody for oux @robonski15 pls sir am a new member pls HW can I get ur WhatsApp contact for better interaction tanks did my contact stevecrown681@gmail.com

ayoola190:
URGENT HOUSE
Its exactly two weeks that I stocked my earthen pond. Now the water has changed colour to light green. My fear is that the greenish colour is probably a sign of formation of algae which may not be good for the fish.

ADVICE PLS

JuveFarms:

@ayoola190, if you treated d pond b4 stocking, you have nothing to worry. Also if your water is not stagnant, you have nothing to worry. Also if your fishes are feeding fine & not hanging, you have nothing to worry. Tnx

ayoola190:


I treated before stocking and the fishes are eating well. But I dont understand what you mean by stagnant.
The pond is dug beside a stream with an outlet pipe but water is yet to reach the outlet pipe, so water is not flowing out through the pipe.

Am afraid as I dont know if that can cause shortage of oxygen to the fishes.

JuveFarms:

@ayoola190, the light green colour should not cause harm to the fishes. What do you think would be the source of dissolved oxygen?. If you dont let fresh water into the pond am afraid your fear might manifest. Since the stream is a trusted source of water, find a way to let fresh water into the pond. I hope the pond is safe beside the stream during raining season, cos of flood. Tnx

robonski15:

What are the symptoms?