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slimfit042:
even if i dig a well i ll still need to buy water to fill it especially during the dry season. or shld i reduce it to 7 days.
maybe i shld forget the bussiness because i cnt afford a borehole in my area.Enugu.

abbeydeeone:
If its a residential area with no drainage there is
little or no thing you can do except you dig a well
and channel all the water inside.. Kindly elaborate on
the deep well you are talking about
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Oga robonski, thank you for your response.What I meant by the deep well is that the well is a hand dug by this so called abokis. its very deep that it contains 18 rings. In dry seasons, people in the environs use to fetch and fetch and it never gets dried but I really don't know the volume of water been generated by the well and I want to know the number of fishes it secretion could sustain. Thank you sir

Samojo4real:
De Prof.... I'm a fisheries graduate from uniben..

Simcha:
House please help me asap!! Animal science, the course I aspire to study wasn't given to me. But Instead "forestry wildlife and fisheries". Does anybody know if the course has a good job prospects in the labour market? Can I be an agro-entrepreneur with the course? Thanks

slimfit042:
pls gurus in d house i v gone tru this wonderful tread and my question is
can i stock 700 juvenile in a pond of 10*10*4 ft and change their water every 10 days.
i intend filling the water to one and 1/2 ft level of the pond. my lamentation focuses on that fat dat i dnt have a borehole which is xpensive in my area so i will be buying water every 10 days nd i also will aerate d pond .pls i need an urgent reply tnkx.

abbeydeeone:
Sirs , you are doing a good job on this forum by explaining facts about catfish farming. kudos. Pls,how can I manage a catfish pond (plastic ponds) in areas where there are no drainage at all. Also, what quantity can I raise with a deep well source of water not a borehole. i.e how many fishes can a deep well water cater for. Thank you

Lorjes:
THE CREATOR OF THIS FORUM AND ALL THE PROFS THAT SELL THEIR KNOWLEDGE HERE WITHOUT MONEY, YOUR GENERATION WILL NOT KNOW POVERTY. IN JESUS NAME.

jaz:
oga mi, seems some numbers are lost in your quote oo. could you please fill in the gaps ?

jaz:
I have a question though; what size of pond is adequate for 5000 catfishes to table size, both concrete and earthen ponds in ft dimension.

aquadude15:
Gbam
Why you come omit your name bros

mercylicious:
So u are just knowing now? That guy is 3much.

At Abix, is there a different formulae fo the feed for a month old fish or is it still the old formulae u gave? Do u start the month old with 2mm feed?

sosolid007:
Hello All,

Before I start let me say a BIG THANK YOU TO Robonski and Ab1x for all the information you have provided. I actually started my farm last year having read your forum

I am a follower and I have tried everything you have said and I can say it all worked, I harvested last week.

Few mortality basically 2 to maturity once i sorted to the earth pond. I have 3 earth ponds for now but increasing it to 9 by end of the month.

My source of water is stream water ,each ponds has its own inflow and outflow

Some questions to ensure that I am still on the right track.

I buy fingerlings once they are 3 weeks old rear them for 2 months on coppen and transfer them to my earth pond which is 25 x 40 and accommodates 800 fishes. Can the size accommodate more than 800?. Am I over stocking or under stocking? Please give me the capacity for 25x40. i want to stock 1000 in each pond and want to know the size to use.

Also, AB1X I read your formula and want to start using your formula in my next production phase but want to know if it is something one can buy from you in bulk. let me know. I harvested after 6 months and they are averaging 1.3kg but some say that is not good. I think i might have under feed them or my people sometimes are not putting the right quantity to make the feeds Please see pictures of my harvest. Hence, the reason I want to use your formula for my next production if you produce in bulk.

Also, which is best Ziggler or coppens . I use coppen already. What is your personal experience with ziggler.

Also, for fingerlings for the 1 month and half what size of coppens did you give them?

Since, I am increasing to 9 ponds i am doing bore hole. Which size of tank should i get for 9 earth ponds. Though they will have natural stream water. I want to do it as a back up for dry season. should i also buy a filter for the borehole water, is it necessary?

Finally, how much will it cost to build a standard/professional hatching facility.

Thanks and look forward to your response

bababuff:
Are you saying 6mm is too big for them at 3months?
But they do eat the 6mm.

I do give them vitamins every 2 weeks.

The juveniles were sourced from a fish farmer close to my place in Gbagada.

miqos02:
this fishes looks like fry to me

jamp:
oga Robonski,

please do you have any contact for fish buyer in Abuja. my friend has fish to sell.

dkings101:
Thanks my Oga..no more mortality. Thanks.

Fhemmmy:

Lemme give you my novice response.... the day you will introduce the new local feed, starve them the previous night and if they still don't rush it.... talk to robonski and the rest because I am a novice.
On the earthen pond issues, I have been burnt using it and thereby always stay clear to I see someone I will work with nd ready to share the loss if any just like we will share the gain....
Good luck

Dorammy:
Help! Its my fist time, although I dnt ve any training yet I wish to do so as soon as I find a place to train. I started with 300 fingerlings, in a plastic tank, bt lately I am recording lots of mortality. Jst came back nw and saw five floating! Dead! They r 3 weeks n 3 days old. I was feeding dem chi feed, then I switched to coppens 2 days ago 0.8mm is it too big? Or too small? And wat else should I add to d water? Did my firrst sort this week. Pls help me.
D attached pix was taken d day I brought dem,

bababuff:
2. We feed them 3 times a day.
3. We change their water everyday for all the ponds in the morning.
4. We feed them a bag of Coppens 6mm for about 3 weeks (to me that's not feeding well for about 500 fishes)
5. Pond-1 holds 250, Pond-2, 150, Pond-3 150 fishes.
6. Water level is usually higher than in the picture

I have been told to give them fish tonic, but i don't know which brand to buy.

korel9:
I dnt know if I'm qualified to respond to your question owing to d fact that we have professors in da house. But based on my little experience so far
1. There's a possibility that you were sold runts which may lead to slow or no growth.
2. What's their feeding culture like?
3. How often do you change their water?
4. Do they eat well?
5. How many do you have stocked in there?
6. That water level seems low to me judging from this angle.

Thess are my observations and questions u might need to respond to.
I don't know if our professors in the house can add to these and even correct where I'm wrong.
Cc robonski15, abix et al

I remain humble

bababuff:
@Robonski,
My fishes at 3 months. These sizes are too small.
Please, what am i doing wrong? Or are these offsprings of "runts"?

I plan to invest more this business for my retirement in future and i want to get it right before spending more money.

1. There's a possibility that you were sold runts which may lead to slow or no growth.
2. What's their feeding culture like?
3. How often do you change their water?
4. Do they eat well?
5. How many do you have stocked in there?
6. That water level seems low to me judging from this angle.

These are my observations and questions u might need to respond to.

mitchel:
. Thanks Robonski. You have been so helpful and you inspire other fish farmers.

chuksogb:
off i zoom.my pond construction begins next month no more fear.

Boskaii:
Thank you for asking, they look better but saw one today with white patch by the side of the head and recorded one mortality also. I change my water after 48 hrs since i stocked I don't know what the problem could be.

bababuff:
@robonski15, nice work.

Please what's your take on the use of plastic ponds?
The 1500 gallons type.

naypam:
@robonski15Didn't se i have been trying your number...please i sent you a mail concerning this topic. thanks

yanabasee:
It gt even more emotional when I listen to "Bye Bye" by Maria carey ft Akon and Lil wayne...
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To those who've lost their senses!... Songs don't soothe u... It'd make u look stupid!
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I actually didn't lost anybody...but listening to some songs makes me weep for youths that have lost their senses!

mercylicious:
Hahaha. How you take know say all my neighbours dey eye one range rovers sports for the compound? A neighbour is going back to his base to start live all over again after being deported. He is contemplating selling his range cos he feels his brother who is a contract staff cannot maintain the car. Just one tire na 45k.
We all dey wait make d guy make up his mind and name his price.

Fhemmmy:

Ntooorrrrr..... My own loading....coming soon to theatre close to you joooo

keemaQ:
About 3 years ago, I stocked just a thousand fishes and failed terribly, I wasn't really perturbed because this failure was a learning in disguise, I met a guy on here(nairaland) he sold me runts.. My very good friend deceived me in stocking a thousand fishes in a space I would stock just 100 fishes if I were to re start my fish business. My challenges then were literally the most challenging ones.


- Space
- water
- Good fishes

Fast forward three years, A friend's neighbor that used to come check my kekere pond then found the business both viable and interesting and is ready to invest big and wants me involved.. I'm just a bit nervous if I can manage 10,000 fishes from my 1000 fishes experience.

noblefarm:
what n what is the facilities on it and what's a asking prize, these are things that'll motivate ppl

noblefarm:
I have my farm at Oro but I base in ilorin, into fish n crop farming but trying to see if I can enter poultry too