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soft777:
To detect this p of fresh water in your vat and treat with any of the drugs above ...and they will be fine ...treat them continousely for 5 days because the infection have reached its secondary stage from the picture u sheared here.

boss, u dey quote the wrong person oh

Tbagwell1:
They aren't small, I had to zoom the camera so as to see the body clearly. Thanks

Whats the situation..

Tbagwell1:
@Soft777, Abx1, Robonski.
My 5 weeks old fingerlings are dieing, the tail end of their bodies are turning white. What are the possible cause and solutions. Thanks, await your quick response.

Use aquaceryl +. Follow the dosage on the sachet and apply for about 3 days without feeding.

robonski15:
Whats the situation..

They have stabilize, used Oxytetracycline, though am still treating them till after 2mao. Thanks boss

soft777:
AGEGE WILL SOON HAVE THE LAST DISTRIBUTOR POSITION FOR LAGOS STATE ;WE ARE STILL NEGOTIATING AND WE WILL CONCLUDE SOON

@ heartbitmi While we are waiting for the agege store to be ready.. you can get your Gelatin feed at Ikotun Market Shop D217 Prosperity Line opposite first abuja line ikotun market Lagos tel /whatsapp : 08088070750 (if you buy above 100kg it shall be delivered to u)

@OP, what should be the size of earthen pond that can acomodate 500pcs of melange? Thank u

Abidemi501:
@OP, what should be the size of earthen pond that can acomodate 500pcs of melange? Thank u

Hello sir a pond size of 10ftx10ftx4 will accommodate 500pcs comfortably.

happy new month all.

@op, is earthen pond, done only in swampy areas

soft777:
WATER MANAGEMENT : This is a very important aspect of fish farming because it determines the growth and wellness of your fish for maximum profits .
We have to know that water management start with preparation of your pond. Use the methods i mentioned in my earlier topic using formalin and water to soak the concrete pond for 3 hours and using a plastic bowl to take the water mixed with formalin to splash all the walls of your pond, Then after 3 hours rainse it with salt and water using same splashing method .NOTE the water and formalin solution should be 1/4 of your pond.
For earthen pond use the agric lime and chicken manure method ,explained in my earlier post .
Having done that the next step is to test your water of its physical and chemical properties .
A good fish farmer should have a water test kit ,if you dont have one then ,its like a crop farmer without hoe or cutlass
The major things that determine a good water quality are PH , TEMPERATURE AND DISSOLVED OXYGEN:
When u follow the right amount of these parameters strictly, then you will have a successful harvest.

PH:
Catfish require the range 6.5 to 8 ph for optimal result.
Your ph can be corrected using simple but effective materials, in concrete ponds ,use crushed oyster shell by placing them in a sack and place under the ponds water at the point were your water inlet enters your pond .Other shells that can be used are periwinkle shell the ones the calabar call insam , snail shells and palm cannel shell can also be used to correct your water ph.
You can also use lemmon grass or elephant grass ,but cutting fresh grass ,wash it and put them in a sack and place them under the pond were new and fresh water enters your pond or at you water inlet .This 2 simple material help balance your ph from acidic to neutral. because they are natural buffers.This will help you reduce cost ,instead of buying the chemical buffers ,which sometimes you have to be vigilant with.
For ponds with high basic water,though its not common to have high basic water. Most water problems are acidic but for those with high basic water , cut some woods that are decaying or tree backs ,then cut them into smaller pieces and put in a sack placed under your water .this is also a cheap and effective way of reducing cost in your water ph problems
For best result with your fish make sure you check your water ph 1 time a day mostly in the afternoon to get an accurate value of your water ph for concrete ,plastic and tarpaulin users
For earthen ponds users , water ph is more and easily maintained by using the agric lime and chicken dry poo .and this can last till the end of a cycle but still try to check your ph once a week , especially those who get there source of water from nearby streams, because flowing streams tends to have fluctuate in ph rapidly, due to different human activities done on open streams.

Temperature should be maintained between 26 degree to 30 degree not that catfish can not grow at lower temperatures but these particular range of temperatures give them the best chance to have good metabolism ,breaks down there feed better for flesh and weight .
How to increase your pond temperature in time of cold using concrete pond ,is to close your pond with a tarpaulin , using a dark color tarpaulin, so it can help absorb heat from the environment help retain the heat in the pond and make the pond dark at same time warm...,which the cats like ...
To reduce heat in your pond like some temperature in the north ,is to try to open your ponds tarpaulin cover and try to do partial water change in your pond.
For earthen pond users during hot season try to allow fresh water from streams wells or bore hole in to your ponds .And to increase temperature like raining or cold season , add more chicken manure in your pond to allow or to facilitate the growth of algae and other aquatic plants in your pond so they can form some reasonable amount of shade and help keep the water under the pond warm.
Oxygen in your pond both in concrete and earthen pond are increased when you do regular water change or flow through .
Having get all these right, there are some physical problems that deteriorate your pond water quality ,there are some water that looks milky and has lots of particles , these are due to underground pollution .This type of water need to be diverted from your source of water first ,into a filter tank .This tank can be plastic like the type robonski posted some month backwards during the hatchery set up . In this tank add a foam and gravel with charcoal in the tank for the water to pass through , Its called natural filtration before the filtered water can be channelled to your pond inlet by gravity through connecting pvc pipes .FOR THOESE COMING FOR TRAINING IT WILL BE DEMONSTRATED FOR YOU TO SEE HOW IT WORKS.
For stagnant concrete pond users , place a bag containing crushed oyster shell, charcoal and granite let the quantity be 3 to 5 kg crushed oyster shell and half the sack bag containing charcoal and granite .. to help condition your water maintains your ph and reduce the ions concentration in your stagnant pond .
For all earthen ponds users try to get what is called a water hyacinth.
This is a water plant that grows freely in lagoons and most earthen pond . When you have just 2 water hyacinth, in 7days it can multiply to 100 ,and this water plant makes your pond self clearifying because its a big nitrogen eater in your ponds ,so it clears your water of excess nitrogen in you ponds ,making it ver clear.FOR THOSE COMING FOR THE TRAINING; 2 FREE WATER HYACINTH WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU TO REPLANT IN YOUR POND:
Another great challenges earthen ponds users face are scums ,these can be formed by bad water from nearby streams , or over pollution from many un eaten feed . Or when u have too much algae bloom . Sometimes you see a brown thick layer like mud and silver shining particles on your earthen pond which is a sign of too much ion concentration in your pond soil .This is totally bad for your fish health because scums blocks the exchange of atmospheric oxygen with your water surface,so a quick and effective way to remove it .
Get a pvc pipe 1inch, tie a rope or twine to the two ends of the 1 inch pvc pipe.
Make sure the length of the pvc is same as the width of your pond .
This process have to be carried out with two people were by a person holds one end and another holds the other end , and gently lay the pipe on the pond .NOTE the pond outlet is to be open when carrying out this process so as to allow the scum flow out .
Both persons ,each on opposite sides of the pond will hold to the twine .......TO BE CONTINUED
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Nice write up

The four major things that determine success in fish farming are WATER GOOD FEED MANAGEMENT AND GOOD SEED . Take one out of this four things and am afraid it will be disaster at harvest ...ALL ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT .....Make sure you have a ph tester its as cheap as 5k n the market ....everyday you should know your water ph ....Infact its an operation show your ph meter either liquid or pen type before doing your next fish farming ...it determins a lot.....
Good feed do not mean must be very expensive because too much costly feed will only lead to spending all your profit on feed ...The magnet gelatin feed has taken care of feed completely ...cheap and quality....
Management ...i will put up a write up immediately cutting off all the big grammar and calculations that makes fish farming difficult ...i will further break it down to the level that even a new fish farmer can easily manage his or her farm without no external help .
Good seed is also very important in getting low fcr .......Thank you

soft777:
The four major things that determine success in fish farming are WATER GOOD FEED MANAGEMENT AND GOOD SEED . Take one out of this four things and am afraid it will be disaster at harvest ...ALL ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT .....Make sure you have a ph tester its as cheap as 5k n the market ....everyday you should know your water ph ....Infact its an operation show your ph meter either liquid or pen type before doing your next fish farming ...it determins a lot.....
Good feed do not mean must be very expensive because too much costly feed will only lead to spending all your profit on feed ...The magnet gelatin feed has taken care of feed completely ...cheap and quality....
Management ...i will put up a write up immediately cutting off all the big grammar and calculations that makes fish farming difficult ...i will further break it down to the level that even a new fish farmer can easily manage his or her farm without no external help .
Good seed is also very important in getting low fcr .......Thank you

WATER.. . GOOD FEED... MANAGEMENT... AND GOOD SEEDS..... Good seed is also very important in getting low fcr... ~soft 777

Spot on bro... This should be a code every farmer abides by. Its like the epicentre of fish farming

THE ABC OF CATFISH FARMING

Before the arrival of your fingerlings , proper disinfection and fertilization should be done by using agricultural lime to sterilize your earthen pond and dry chicken manure to fertilize the pond.

For concrete pond users ...Use formalin to disinfect the pond then use salt water to wash it.After that ,use dry grass for 3 days to fertiliz the pond, and your ponds are ready for stocking.

On arrival of your fingerlings , first test your water ph , this should be between 6.5 to 8 maximum anything below or above is not suitable for your fingerlings . So after testing your ph water is ok then you go ahead and stock.

Stock them directly in earthen pond by mixing your earthen pond water with the water in the plastic used for transporting them.
For concrete pond users after doing this water mixture, you still need to help them settle properly by giving them a prevention treatment ...add any good antibiotic and take note , not multivitamins but only antibiotic.....to the water.
Make the level of your pond water be 1/4 of the size of your pond, add the antibiotic usually 3 to 4 sachet per pond is ok ....leave it for 2 hours then raise the water to full size ...
Do not feed on the day of arrival ....for earthen ponds users ,you do not need to use antibiotic on arrival ..just stock directly after acclamatizing them with your pond water.

Feeding starts immediately the next day , with a medicated feeding method, by adding any good antibiotic and mix it with their feed ...This will help them resist any chock due to change in environment and further help give them better strength to fight bacteria...
The best harvest always depends on how you start your production...give a good start and you get a good harvest ...So after the first day you can continue to feed them generously...I did lots of feed calculations because of the high cost of feed ...so with this new magnet feed. i will advice you forget all calculations and feed your fish 3 times daily till they are tired of eating...When you feed your fish till you notice they no longer need the food, is the best way of feeding ,this will help reduce carnibalizm to the minimum and ensure fast growth of your fish .

Using costly feed and rationing their food cause of the feed high cost will only lead to excess high cost of production and lost of fishes in your pond due to high carnibalism...
The production of the gelatin feed was made to solve this problem of under feeding your fish cause of high cost of feed.

Disease can be eliminated totally if we follow these feeding steps ..Just do a rotation weekly ..either your fish is sick or not ,,,,,,,, Feed with antibiotic only once in the first week and feed again next week once in just a day multivitamin and the week after that ,once time in a week antibiotic and followed by one time a week multivitamin ..

.That is if u give antibiotic just once in this week ,then next week you give multivitamin just once ,and you continue like that till harvest . This way you will never need to treat your fish of any disease till you harvest .

Water ..please very important to check ph daily ,it takes just 5 minutes to check your ph and correct it immediately because we all know ,no fish will grow well if ph is bad ...either shooter or not it will never grow well in bad ph ..i still insist we do operation show your ph tester before starting fish farming ...

Having feed your fish 3 times daily till they get tired of eating, with the growth and weight gelatin feed ....Just continue like that ,till you get to your desired weight and sell......then your profits are guaranteed.

I want you all to know that fish farming is the most easiest and most lucrative farming venture with maximum profit ,if we follow these easy steps i just outlined, its as easy as ABC:::you only get bad result at harvest when you neglet proper preparation of fingerlings arrival, proper feeding till they get tired of eating, proper antibiotic and multivitamin mix with feed 1 time each every two weeks , and proper knowledge of your water ph daily.......do these things and profit is guarantee .God bless ......note concrete pond used here goes for tarpaulin and plastic pond users also thank you.
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Good day to every one here and a big thank you for this educative n life transforming thread, i have been into fish farming for a while but mid last year i relocated to lagos,staying around cappa,oshodi:mushin axis, please i need a pond around where i can strt d business again..kindly drop any info pls

soft777:
THE ABC OF CATFISH FARMING

Before the arrival of your fingerlings , proper disinfection and fertilization should be done by using agricultural lime to sterilize your earthen pond and dry chicken manure to fertilize the pond.

For concrete pond users ...Use formalin to disinfect the pond then use salt water to wash it.After that ,use dry grass for 3 days to fertiliz the pond, and your ponds are ready for stocking.

On arrival of your fingerlings , first test your water ph , this should be between 6.5 to 8 maximum anything below or above is not suitable for your fingerlings . So after testing your ph water is ok then you go ahead and stock.

Stock them directly in earthen pond by mixing your earthen pond water with the water in the plastic used for transporting them.
For concrete pond users after doing this water mixture, you still need to help them settle properly by giving them a prevention treatment ...add any good antibiotic and take note , not multivitamins but only antibiotic.....to the water.
Make the level of your pond water be 1/4 of the size of your pond, add the antibiotic usually 3 to 4 sachet per pond is ok ....leave it for 2 hours then raise the water to full size ...
Do not feed on the day of arrival ....for earthen ponds users ,you do not need to use antibiotic on arrival ..just stock directly after acclamatizing them with your pond water.

Feeding starts immediately the next day , with a medicated feeding method, by adding any good antibiotic and mix it with their feed ...This will help them resist any chock due to change in environment and further help give them better strength to fight bacteria...
The best harvest always depends on how you start your production...give a good start and you get a good harvest ...So after the first day you can continue to feed them generously...I did lots of feed calculations because of the high cost of feed ...so with this new magnet feed. i will advice you forget all calculations and feed your fish 3 times daily till they are tired of eating...When you feed your fish till you notice they no longer need the food, is the best way of feeding ,this will help reduce carnibalizm to the minimum and ensure fast growth of your fish .

Using costly feed and rationing their food cause of the feed high cost will only lead to excess high cost of production and lost of fishes in your pond due to high carnibalism...
The production of the gelatin feed was made to solve this problem of under feeding your fish cause of high cost of feed.

Disease can be eliminated totally if we follow these feeding steps ..Just do a rotation weekly ..either your fish is sick or not ,,,,,,,, Feed with antibiotic only once in the first week and feed again next week once in just a day multivitamin and the week after that ,once time in a week antibiotic and followed by one time a week multivitamin ..

.That is if u give antibiotic just once in this week ,then next week you give multivitamin just once ,and you continue like that till harvest . This way you will never need to treat your fish of any disease till you harvest .

Water ..please very important to check ph daily ,it takes just 5 minutes to check your ph and correct it immediately because we all know ,no fish will grow well if ph is bad ...either shooter or not it will never grow well in bad ph ..i still insist we do operation show your ph tester before starting fish farming ...

Having feed your fish 3 times daily till they get tired of eating, with the growth and weight gelatin feed ....Just continue like that ,till you get to your desired weight and sell......then your profits are guaranteed.

I want you all to know that fish farming is the most easiest and most lucrative farming venture with maximum profit ,if we follow these easy steps i just outlined, its as easy as ABC:::you only get bad result at harvest when you neglet proper preparation of fingerlings arrival, proper feeding till they get tired of eating, proper antibiotic and multivitamin mix with feed 1 time each every two weeks , and proper knowledge of your water ph daily.......do these things and profit is guarantee .God bless ......note concrete pond used here goes for tarpaulin and plastic pond users also thank you.
ANY QUESTIONS WILL BE GLADLY ANSWERED

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soft777:
THE ABC OF CATFISH FARMING

Before the arrival of your fingerlings , proper disinfection and fertilization should be done by using agricultural lime to sterilize your earthen pond and dry chicken manure to fertilize the pond.

For concrete pond users ...Use formalin to disinfect the pond then use salt water to wash it.After that ,use dry grass for 3 days to fertiliz the pond, and your ponds are ready for stocking.

On arrival of your fingerlings , first test your water ph , this should be between 6.5 to 8 maximum anything below or above is not suitable for your fingerlings . So after testing your ph water is ok then you go ahead and stock.

Stock them directly in earthen pond by mixing your earthen pond water with the water in the plastic used for transporting them.
For concrete pond users after doing this water mixture, you still need to help them settle properly by giving them a prevention treatment ...add any good antibiotic and take note , not multivitamins but only antibiotic.....to the water.
Make the level of your pond water be 1/4 of the size of your pond, add the antibiotic usually 3 to 4 sachet per pond is ok ....leave it for 2 hours then raise the water to full size ...
Do not feed on the day of arrival ....for earthen ponds users ,you do not need to use antibiotic on arrival ..just stock directly after acclamatizing them with your pond water.

Feeding starts immediately the next day , with a medicated feeding method, by adding any good antibiotic and mix it with their feed ...This will help them resist any chock due to change in environment and further help give them better strength to fight bacteria...
The best harvest always depends on how you start your production...give a good start and you get a good harvest ...So after the first day you can continue to feed them generously...I did lots of feed calculations because of the high cost of feed ...so with this new magnet feed. i will advice you forget all calculations and feed your fish 3 times daily till they are tired of eating...When you feed your fish till you notice they no longer need the food, is the best way of feeding ,this will help reduce carnibalizm to the minimum and ensure fast growth of your fish .

Using costly feed and rationing their food cause of the feed high cost will only lead to excess high cost of production and lost of fishes in your pond due to high carnibalism...
The production of the gelatin feed was made to solve this problem of under feeding your fish cause of high cost of feed.

Disease can be eliminated totally if we follow these feeding steps ..Just do a rotation weekly ..either your fish is sick or not ,,,,,,,, Feed with antibiotic only once in the first week and feed again next week once in just a day multivitamin and the week after that ,once time in a week antibiotic and followed by one time a week multivitamin ..

.That is if u give antibiotic just once in this week ,then next week you give multivitamin just once ,and you continue like that till harvest . This way you will never need to treat your fish of any disease till you harvest .

Water ..please very important to check ph daily ,it takes just 5 minutes to check your ph and correct it immediately because we all know ,no fish will grow well if ph is bad ...either shooter or not it will never grow well in bad ph ..i still insist we do operation show your ph tester before starting fish farming ...

Having feed your fish 3 times daily till they get tired of eating, with the growth and weight gelatin feed ....Just continue like that ,till you get to your desired weight and sell......then your profits are guaranteed.

I want you all to know that fish farming is the most easiest and most lucrative farming venture with maximum profit ,if we follow these easy steps i just outlined, its as easy as ABC:::you only get bad result at harvest when you neglet proper preparation of fingerlings arrival, proper feeding till they get tired of eating, proper antibiotic and multivitamin mix with feed 1 time each every two weeks , and proper knowledge of your water ph daily.......do these things and profit is guarantee .God bless ......note concrete pond used here goes for tarpaulin and plastic pond users also thank you.
ANY QUESTIONS WILL BE GLADLY ANSWERED

Good day soft,i also heard that AQUA-ENZYME is also applied before stocking your fingerlings or juvenile

Wow. At last I was able to read all 252 pages. I have little practical experience coupled with all that I've learned here so far with assistance from learned people, I intend to start my own farm very soon. To all the major and minor contributors, silent observer and learners like me, kudos to you all. You've all done a great job. May God Almighty continue to bless you all more.

Good morning house,
Oga soft how far with ur aquaponics project trust the project is moving on fine, can't wait to see it fully operational.

Oga Soft, pls do we now have distributor of Magnet Gelatin Feed for Agege and if not when is it going to be announced and pls what is the address and phone number of Sagamu distributor. Keep up the good work, God bless you sir

hello! Please be sincere. Is there anybody in this thread from ibadan? If so, kindly tel me the price of pond rent per year as at now

lovesuite:
Good day soft,i also heard that AQUA-ENZYME is also applied before stocking your fingerlings or juvenile

There is no need for aqua enzyme ...just follow the simple steps i highlighted sir and you can stock than you

abbeydeeone:
Oga Soft, pls do we now have distributor of Magnet Gelatin Feed for Agege and if not when is it going to be announced and pls what is the address and phone number of Sagamu distributor. Keep up the good work, God bless you sir

We do not have distributor in agege yet sir, but u can contact larry farms at ikotun for the feed in lagos thank u

planetfood:
Good morning house,
Oga soft how far with ur aquaponics project trust the project is moving on fine, can't wait to see it fully operational.

Its been more successful than i taught and we have passed the planting stage and presently on the growing stage ,by GODS grace we should be harvesting our first vegetables by march using aquaponics .
Its so marvelous seeing these plants grow so fast without soil , but only on waste fish water

abbeydeeone:
Oga Soft, pls do we now have distributor of Magnet Gelatin Feed for Agege and if not when is it going to be announced and pls what is the address and phone number of Sagamu distributor. Keep up the good work, God bless you sir

. Call dis number to get ur gelatin feed @ shagamu. 08050864889v

Mr Soft777, Please try and get me your email as promised...

The Customer from Akwa Ibom that you spoke with two days ago

Good to hear that the aquaponics system is working fine. For me, I want the feedless symboitic system of tilapia & shrimps aquaponics system Hoping the shrimps will arrive soon?.

soft777:
Its been more successful than i taught and we have passed the planting stage and presently on the growing stage ,by GODS grace we should be harvesting our first vegetables by march using aquaponics .
Its so marvelous seeing these plants grow so fast without soil , but only on waste fish water