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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by pharmsy: 4:09pm On Mar 04, 2016
robonski15:

08038178635
Thanks oga. Though the number is not connecting. Will keep trying though.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by sundayidok(m): 8:46pm On Mar 04, 2016
I need a fingerling of the species of Heterobrances Clarias This is just the species I wanted if you have you can contact me I am in Abuja 07059977546
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by abdulumar: 6:17am On Mar 05, 2016
oscarvicto:
@ abdulumar. Please kindly explain the last picture where u use some equipments in d fish tank

The tank shown in the picture is a ground reservoir. It is attached to another tank which stores about 2,000 liters of water from the hatchery. The multiple pipes are inlets an outlets used to control the flow if water to the grow space and back into the hatchery. The blue tubes are for aeration. Dissolved Oxygen is important for plants too. Otherwise we get root rot.

I placed styrofoam on the tank cos it was just empty space doing nothing which now has 40 heads of lettuce. Compared to a field I would need much more space.

So in real terms there are no equipment in the tank...

Hope this helps.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by abdulumar: 6:23am On Mar 05, 2016
abdulumar:


Yes they do sell in sheets. Only that you give them your specifications.

Call 0803 314 1185.... Cubic Homes.... They deal in polystyrene....

@Newway2..... This is the contact to the company I sent a few days ago.

Mine is 08129336000
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Newway2(m): 11:51am On Mar 05, 2016
Tnx. I got it & I hv contacted them. D guy asked me 4 my email which I had gvn him since Monday, but he's yet to get bck to me. I hv reminded him twice.


abdulumar:


@Newway2..... This is the contact to the company I sent a few days ago.

Mine is 08129336000
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by indncfarms: 1:39pm On Mar 05, 2016
vickychuk:
Pls were can I get this type of tanks and how much will it cost to transport it to port Harcourt? or better still around port Harcourt. Thanks

You can get them at Eliozu by Rukpokwu Roundabout. If you are going from Air Force, it's after OPM,just before the Rukpokwu roundabout.

Cheers
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by vickychuk(m): 4:51pm On Mar 05, 2016
indncfarms:


You can get them at Eliozu by Rukpokwu Roundabout. If you are going from Air Force, it's after OPM,just before the Rukpokwu roundabout.

Cheers
Wow thanks... its actually closer to me than I thought. Any idea on the dimension of each tank and price range? #FishFarmingHereICome
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by eseosa77(m): 10:14pm On Mar 05, 2016
Look at my juvenile fish after eating galetin feeds.this is chop and quench.lol
See belle like water tanker.

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by grace247: 10:15pm On Mar 05, 2016
Gudevening house,am a new member here.Most commend knowledge sharing.Godbles
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by abdulumar: 11:15pm On Mar 05, 2016
indncfarms:


You can get them at Eliozu by Rukpokwu Roundabout. If you are going from Air Force, it's after OPM,just before the Rukpokwu roundabout.

Cheers

Please I am equally interested in those tanks. In Niger State... Need some help with price and possibly transportation. Any closer links will be appreciated.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Jswart: 6:15am On Mar 06, 2016
eseosa77:
Look at my juvenile fish after eating galetin feeds.this is chop and quench.lol
See belle like water tanker.


I'm still waiting for success stories from those using the Gelatin feed. I'm a prospective fish farmer. We are about to build our concrete pond. I want to know if we can start off with using the gelatin feed. Eseosa77 How did the fish react to the feed and how is their growth rate.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by pharmsy: 7:48am On Mar 06, 2016
Good day house. I'm thinking of demolishing my concrete ponds and changing to earthen. Is earthen really better? Someone should advice me pls.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Johnnyessence(m): 8:16am On Mar 06, 2016
pharmsy:
Good day house. I'm thinking of demolishing my concrete ponds and changing to earthen. Is earthen really better? Someone should advice me pls.
why do u want to demolish it please endeavour to ask coach robonski please don't demolish it yet. post pictures of the block pond.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by heartbitmi: 1:39pm On Mar 06, 2016
hello guys,

please can somone kindly give me details of how to transport fingerlings say from lagos to abuja? i need to send some fingerlings out to a client in the north asap. thanks.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by heartbitmi: 1:46pm On Mar 06, 2016
pharmsy:
Good day house. I'm thinking of demolishing my concrete ponds and changing to earthen. Is earthen really better? Someone should advice me pls.
there are so many factors you must consider before u make this decision. all ponds earthen, concrete have there pros and cons. i will advise that you thoroughly study and analyze this, to help you make your decision. for me, its really not about weather a system is better than the other, its about effectively utilizing your available system and resources to the fullest. you can give details about the challenges you are having so people here can help!! regards.

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by heartbitmi: 1:48pm On Mar 06, 2016
eseosa77:
Look at my juvenile fish after eating galetin feeds.this is chop and quench.lol
See belle like water tanker.
all fishes will look this way after feeding. please let us have pictures as they develop.

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by fzero: 3:04pm On Mar 06, 2016
Jswart:


I'm still waiting for success stories from those using the Gelatin feed. I'm a prospective fish farmer. We are about to build our concrete pond. I want to know if we can start off with using the gelatin feed. Eseosa77 How did the fish react to the feed and how is their growth rate.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by chilanfarms(m): 5:07pm On Mar 06, 2016
eseosa77:
Look at my juvenile fish after eating galetin feeds.this is chop and quench.lol
See belle like water tanker.
# a feed is not meant to protude d belly of ur fish like dis.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by chilanfarms(m): 5:09pm On Mar 06, 2016
fzero:

I harvested last Saturday, for the first time I made a very reasonable profit using the gelatine feed, a friend I introduced the feed has been thanking me ever since the rate at which they grow and gain weight with an FCR of 0.8 is amazing. You can start giving them from fingerlings
# did u use gelatin feed all thru?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by chilanfarms(m): 5:17pm On Mar 06, 2016
heartbitmi:
there are so many factors you must consider before u make this decision. all ponds earthen, concrete have there pros and cons. i will advise that you thoroughly study and analyze this, to help you make your decision. for me, its really not about weather a system is better than the other, its about effectively utilizing your available system and resources to the fullest. you can give details about the challenges you are having so people here can help!! regards.
# to a large extent earthen is less stressful, easy to manage compare to concrete ponds... u cnt practice some stuff in concrete pond e.g feeding wiv chicken offal. If u do @ harvest d fish will smell like shit. U can do all dt in earthen pond. If u can get a land pls do n enjoy fish farming to d fullest... MaNoviceAdvice grin
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by fzero: 5:55pm On Mar 06, 2016
chilanfarms:
# did u use gelatin feed all thru?
Mr soft feed is a disaster
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by fzero: 6:07pm On Mar 06, 2016
chilanfarms:
# a feed is not meant to protude d belly of ur fish like dis.
Any feed will make a fish belly protude.. even if they eat grass
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by chilanfarms(m): 9:25pm On Mar 06, 2016
fzero:

Any feed will make a fish belly protude.. even if they eat grass
fzero:

Any feed will make a fish belly protude.. even if they eat grass
grace247:
Gudevening house,am a new member here.Most commend knowledge sharing.Godbles
# if I hear, Ma fish gat no protuded tommy.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by chilanfarms(m): 9:36pm On Mar 06, 2016
fzero:

I used magnet feed at the third month, my cost reduced drastically. I just started with a new set and the rate at which the fishes are growing is like a miracle grin.
# why 1 fish pix? Na 1 fish u deh feed wic d feed?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by eseosa77(m): 10:33pm On Mar 06, 2016
Jswart:


I'm still waiting for success stories from those using the Gelatin feed. I'm a prospective fish farmer. We are about to build our concrete pond. I want to know if we can start off with using the gelatin feed. Eseosa77 How did the fish react to the feed and how is their growth rate.

They even prefer the galetin to the normal conventional one,they fight and drag for it.I started seeing the difference when I mix the galetin with the normal feeds and make sure I feed them to satisfaction.Galetin is really good feeds.

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by fzero: 11:21pm On Mar 06, 2016
chilanfarms:
# if I hear, Ma fish gat no protuded tommy.
Ok.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by chidarl85: 12:28am On Mar 07, 2016
Hello everyone, please I would appreciate any and every advise on building a concrete pond for catfish. I have plans for six 10ft (L) x 6ft (W) x 4ft (D) dimension pond. What do you suggest I do to avoid any mistakes? How many fish can be stocked in this pond size from fingerling to maturity for optimal growth? Is it advisable to put tiles in the pond walls after plastering? How soon after building the pond can I stock? How much water should I have in the pond for the required amount of fish? Please any help and advise at all will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by koxyz: 1:16am On Mar 07, 2016
abdulumar:


The tank shown in the picture is a ground reservoir. It is attached to another tank which stores about 2,000 liters of water from the hatchery. The multiple pipes are inlets an outlets used to control the flow if water to the grow space and back into the hatchery. The blue tubes are for aeration. Dissolved Oxygen is important for plants too. Otherwise we get root rot.

I placed styrofoam on the tank cos it was just empty space doing nothing which now has 40 heads of lettuce. Compared to a field I would need much more space.

So in real terms there are no equipment in the tank...

Hope this helps.
Good day AbdulUmar,please I need some clarification from you,in your system set up,the water in the white tank is it direct from the biofilter or from the outlet of the fish tanks?Which type of biofilter are you using? Is it the imported one or the local assemble one?If it's the locally assemble one,which biofiltrating media did you used?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Jswart: 6:17am On Mar 07, 2016
fzero:

I harvested last Saturday, for the first time I made a very reasonable profit using the gelatine feed, a friend I introduced the feed has been thanking me ever since the rate at which they grow and gain weight with an FCR of 0.8 is amazing. You can start giving them from fingerlings

Ok noted. I want to build concrete pond in Portharcourt can anyone help with contacts of people that specialize in building concrete pond. I know some ponds collapse if its not well constructed.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Jswart: 6:21am On Mar 07, 2016
vickychuk:

Wow thanks... its actually closer to me than I thought. Any idea on the dimension of each tank and price range? #FishFarmingHereICome

Hi Vicky I'm Juliet I'm also about to start constructing my pond. I'm in Portharcourt as well. Can I reach you. This is my number 08083337656.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by pharmsy: 7:51am On Mar 07, 2016
chilanfarms:
# to a large extent earthen is less stressful, easy to manage compare to concrete ponds... u cnt practice some stuff in concrete pond e.g feeding wiv chicken offal. If u do @ harvest d fish will smell like shit. U can do all dt in earthen pond. If u can get a land pls do n enjoy fish farming to d fullest... MaNoviceAdvice grin
When you say easy to manage, in what sense? Is the profit margin better with earthen? Thanks

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