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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by McXponent(m): 7:28am On Aug 03, 2017
chilanfarms:
this is from which country? Where is ur warehouse?
Warehouse is located in ilorin, Ibadan and Lagos sir
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Emysco: 1:15pm On Aug 03, 2017
i just join this forum yesterday and i am so impress with the knowledge that is share. The water ph to run my hatchery activities is 4. I want to know how i can maintain the suitable water ph from the time of hatching stage to fingerling stage
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(op): 2:34pm On Aug 03, 2017
hary158:
tarpaulin pond.
What's the situation.. Hope all is well..
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Emmafly(m): 6:46pm On Aug 03, 2017
Emysco:
i just join this forum yesterday and i am so impress with the knowledge that is share. The water ph to run my hatchery activities is 4. I want to know how i can maintain the suitable water ph from the time of hatching stage to fingerling stage
dear emysco,
kindly go through this thread from the scratch.
I am very sure the issue of pH have been discussed.
if your pH is temporarily at 4 then know its the weather it will adjust back to normal. its also happening around my area in ikorodu.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Emmafly(m): 8:54pm On Aug 03, 2017
dear house, please I need female broodstock around ikorodu axis. urgent. call/ whatsapp 08183549869 thank you.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by haywire1: 11:40pm On Aug 03, 2017
For those who have interest in learning hatching, there is a training which will hold in Ikorodu, Lagos by a good fish farmer with a large farm and i am also a participant. I'm just trying to inform others willing to learn.You can drop your phone number or email me for more information... Let's learn together.



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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by dking123: 10:18am On Aug 04, 2017
haywire1:
For those who have interest in learning hatching, there is a training which will hold in Ikorodu, Lagos by a good fish farmer with a large farm and i am also a participant. I'm just trying to inform others willing to learn.You can drop your phone number or email me for more information... Let's learn together.
for how much?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by haywire1: 10:52am On Aug 04, 2017
dking123:
for how much?
It's something we can negotiate with d farm owner in group.. That will make it cheaper cos he won't teach us hatching alone but all we need to know about fish farming

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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by amba2017: 12:54pm On Aug 04, 2017
pls does floating depend on feed formulations or a totally function of feed pelletizer/extruder?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Ttalk: 1:02pm On Aug 04, 2017
amba2017:
pls does floating depend on
feed formulations or a totally function of feed pelletizer/extruder?
Feed floating depend on both choice of ingredient and extrusion process
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by egoldi01: 7:52pm On Aug 04, 2017
haywire1:
For those who have interest in learning hatching, there is a training which will hold in Ikorodu, Lagos by a good fish farmer with a large farm and i am also a participant. I'm just trying to inform others willing to learn.You can drop your phone number or email me for more information... Let's learn together.



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Some are interested solely in hatchery, some in grown outs only while some want to be schooled on the two. Will the sessions be differently or simultaneously taken? My number is 08037499389.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by aquadude15: 5:56am On Aug 06, 2017
Over 5tonnes of table size catfish for sale in ondo state. Contact me on 07033 four 99775
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by winningbt: 8:35am On Aug 06, 2017
please can anyone advise on how to get an aerator,the price and the one that will work perfectly on a 33ft by 33ft by 5ft pond and also how I can get it my location is osogbo osun state
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by fxyoube(m): 10:00am On Aug 06, 2017
robonski15:
20 in one dat is an epidemic, get floxinor or coliston terra to treat. .. What type of pond do u use..
Good morning
Please where can I get dis floxinor and what the cost in Lagos
Thanks
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by omisakint: 10:04am On Aug 06, 2017
Table size catfish for sale on Tuesday in osogbo, osun state. Serious buyer needed. 07038898617
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(op): 2:23pm On Aug 06, 2017
fxyoube:
Good morning
Please where can I get dis floxinor and what the cost in Lagos
Thanks
Its readily available at vet store in agege opposite the abattoir..
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(op): 11:17pm On Aug 06, 2017
Ttalk:
Feed floating depend on both choice of ingredient and extrusion process
Very true
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by OmoOshodi(m):
For anyone interested in learning hatching for free.
Location:-ipaja- Ayobo lagos
Only 2 interested persons will be accommodated (first come first serve )
Whatsapp onl6) for next hatching date
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by ubreeze(m): 12:47am On Aug 07, 2017
Hello guys.
I have table size fish ( average weight of 1.5kg) for sale.
Location: Akwa Ibom but can supply those in Port harcout
Quantity : 1400
08037345059
Kindly epp a brother sell off his stock
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by amba2017: 12:53am On Aug 07, 2017
[quote author=Ttalk post=59142967]Feed floating depend on both choice of ingredient and extrusion process pls sir kindly tell me more on the ingredients aspects
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by amba2017: 12:54am On Aug 07, 2017
[quote author=amba2017 post=59221928][/quote]pls sir kindly educate me on the ingredients aspects. thanks
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by oscarvicto(m): 1:28am On Aug 07, 2017
winningbt:
please can anyone advise on how to get an aerator,the price and the one that will work perfectly on a 33ft by 33ft by 5ft pond and also how I can get it my location is osogbo osun state
contact me on osarvictor93@yahoo.com
Whatsapp: 08063333215
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Amadi4991: 4:57pm On Aug 07, 2017
Gooday....If ur a fish farmer who base in Port Harcourt and you want to sell out
ur fishes varying in sizes (500g,1kg and above) kindly contact me and i will get a buyer for you with the best price Asap....
Call and whatsapp....09094873222
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by mozel247: 11:43pm On Aug 07, 2017
matrixme:
Fingerlings are 15 naira while Juveniles are 35 naira. Broodstocks are about 7,000 a pair. Why buy eggs when you can own the chicken?
Are you in Abuja and you need to setup an hatchery on your existing fish farm?
Please get across privately. I will setup the hatchery using your existing facilities and mentor your workers on the hatching process, constantly monitor the project all at an affordable cost.
mosesehinlaro@gmail.com
08131109592.. Will b please to meet u. Am in Abuja and about setting up hatching
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by mozel247: 11:52pm On Aug 07, 2017
It been educative reading contributions on this forum. I have b on it all day long and have to put my thesis aside to learn more..
Just recently venture into fish farming and my fish (4k) are just 3 weeks in earth pond... They are doing well anyway..

I reside in lokogoma district (around shoprite axis) ofabuja
Pls I need someone to train me..insetting up my hatchery Preferably a young man we can role together for sometimes as I may not b a bale to raise much to pay our bigger sirs here.. My number 08132109592.. U can just hit me on whatsapp
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(op): 12:13pm On Aug 08, 2017
ubreeze:
Hello guys.
I have table size fish ( average weight of 1.5kg) for sale.
Location: Akwa Ibom but can supply those in Port harcout
Quantity : 1400
08037345059
Kindly epp a brother sell off his stock
Gooday....If ur a fish farmer who base in Port Harcourt and you want to sell out
ur fishes varying in sizes (500g,1kg and above) kindly contact me and i will get a buyer for you with the best price Asap....
Call and whatsapp....09094873222
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by dking123: 10:16pm On Aug 08, 2017
[quote author=robonski15 post=59266181][/quote]Oga robonski, pls i want to get it right the first time, hatching has become a difficult task for me and i want to sell fish in December, can you sell fingerlings or post fingerlings to me pls.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Emmafly(m):
dear house,
I am aware of the challenges a lot of us have with selling our stocks this period.
the main reason is as a result of excess supply of fish in the market.
this excess supply came as a result of over stocking by existing farmers and a lot of newbie farmers investing for the first time.
we can only help the situation by reducing stocking, not relying on high debt capital especially short term to do agricultural business, encouraging the next generation of newbies to learn the rope and stock small no matter how much they are willing to invest.
also our consultants that are after the fees deceiving people to come for training just to earn a living should desist from such. agriculture is not a make money quick venture and real farmers will help without receiving a dime like we do to ourselves on this forum.
you will notice that a bunch of consultants came together to fix price of fish on the round table at N600. these are not practicing farmers, they are opportunists that are enjoying govt grants while the real farmers can't make any profit from this price.
let's wake up. thank God price is based on the law of demand and supply not the sitting of a group of people. when supply reduces let's see how their N600 will work.
if i may forecast properly the price of fish will go up by November cos most farmers that have sold at this price can't come back and the taste buds of consumers have increased, therefore this is the best time to invest and not be discouraged.
let me use this opportunity to encourage farmers to freely enlighten us on how they are overcoming this harsh selling time.
for me I dry and sell. I also sell to pepper soup sellers. my price is not favourable to the middle men cos of the glut. I also don't wait till harvest. I harvest as soon as I have demand no matter the age of my fish or the quantity demanded.
I also advise farmers I meet not to stock their fish at once. farming is not a part- time job. it's an occupation. therefore it is not a venture you put 10000 Fish at once and expect to sell in two days or a week of your leave period. that's one reason for this excess supply. you have to do it slow and steady. you can stock this 10000 as 2500 Pieces every four weeks so that your sales will not put you under pressure. and you can sell one to feed the other.
most investors in the agric sector only want to make money and run away that's why they fall into the hands of fake consultants who tell them they can make 100% in 6 months with little capital. note: do u know a real farmer don't have all this time.
most of us don't even know the real cost of feeding fish today. let me hint you.
1200 juveniles will cost me N350k to buy and feed alone to achieve an aggregate of 650kg of fish in six months with good feed to get good result if not the kg will be even lesser with formulated cheap feed . this is not inclusive of overhead cost. so press your calculator to determine your selling price and then divide your profit by 6 to get your monthly profit and tell me if those consultants that determined price are farmers. .
the glut will soon be over.
thanks.
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Ttalk:
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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Ttalk: 7:55am On Aug 09, 2017
Emmafly:
dear house,
I am aware of the challenges a lot of us have with selling our stocks this period.
the main reason is as a result of excess supply of fish in the market.
this excess supply came as a result of over stocking by existing farmers and a lot of newbie farmers investing for the first time.
we can only help the situation by reducing stocking, not relying on high debt capital especially short term to do agricultural business, encouraging the next generation of newbies to learn the rope and stock small no matter how much they are willing to invest.
also our consultants that are after the fees deceiving people to come for training just to earn a living should desist from such. agriculture is not a make money quick venture and real farmers will help without receiving a dime like we do to ourselves on this forum.
you will notice that a bunch of consultants came together to fix price of fish on the round table at N600. these are not practicing farmers, they are opportunists that are enjoying govt grants while the real farmers can't make any profit from this price.
let's wake up. thank God price is based on the law of demand and supply not the sitting of a group of people. when supply reduces let's see how their N600 will work.
if i may forecast properly the price of fish will go up by November cos most farmers that have sold at this price can't come back and the taste buds of consumers have increased, therefore this is the best time to invest and not be discouraged.
let me use this opportunity to encourage farmers to freely enlighten us on how they are overcoming this harsh selling time.
for me I dry and sell. I also sell to pepper soup sellers. my price is not favourable to the middle men cos of the glut. I also don't wait till harvest. I harvest as soon as I have demand no matter the age of my fish or the quantity demanded.
I also advise farmers I meet not to stock their fish at once. farming is not a part- time job. it's an occupation. therefore it is not a venture you put 10000 Fish at once and expect to sell in two days or a week of your leave period. that's one reason for this excess supply. you have to do it slow and steady. you can stock this 10000 as 2500 Pieces every four weeks so that your sales will not put you under pressure. and you can sell one to feed the other.
most investors in the agric sector only want to make money and run away that's why they fall into the hands of fake consultants who tell them they can make 100% in 6 months with little capital. note: do u know a real farmer don't have all this time.
most of us don't even know the real cost of feeding fish today. let me hint you.
1200 juveniles will cost me N350k to buy and feed alone to achieve an aggregate of 650kg of fish in six months with good feed to get good result if not the kg will be even lesser with formulated cheap feed . this is not inclusive of overhead cost. so press your calculator to determine your selling price and then divide your profit by 6 to get your monthly profit and tell me if those consultants that determined price are farmers. .
the glut will soon be over.
thanks.
You made a valid point and I would say it is insulting to recommend such ridiculous price when catfish substitutes such as Croaker., Titus, Mackerel fish is above 1000naira per kg. Why then would they now bring a live catfish with better value below iced fish that is not live.
The only reason for this is an attempt to create a monopoly where only the big boys would be player. They have cornered incentives in form of subsidy, grants and loan meant for majority farmers.
Why is it easy for them to arrive at a selling price for farmers and they have nothing to do concerning inflated price of imported feeds. Are they in the business of importation of feed as well?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by bixton(m): 11:19am On Aug 09, 2017
Ttalk:
You made a valid point and I would say it is insulting to recommend such ridiculous price when catfish substitutes such as Croaker., Titus, Mackerel fish is above 1000naira per kg. Why then would they now bring a live catfish with better value below iced fish that is not live.
The only reason for this is an attempt to create a monopoly where only the big boys would be player. They have cornered incentives in form of subsidy, grants and loan meant for majority farmers.
Why is it easy for them to arrive at a selling price for farmers and they have nothing to do concerning inflated price of imported feeds. Are they in the business of importation of feed as well?
Are you implying that a Kg of catfish should be sold for above #1000? While you're at that kindly find out how much is a Kg of a fresh sea fish (salt water) gotten from Nigeria?
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Favouragro(m): 11:52am On Aug 09, 2017
If you reside in delta state and want to buy catfish ranging from 1.5kg please do well to contact me 07039853154 (whatsapp)
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