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infotainment:
To the master And chief of eje aro RONBOSKI my profund happybaffday winch to you may ur days on mother earth be long by grace of awon iya mi osoronga.

aleshsenior2000:
Happy Birthday Mr Rebonski. LLNP. God will bless u more than u can ever imagine. Amin

excess4luv:
Boss Robonski, Happy Birthday in advance ooooo may God continue to polish ur life for good, give u more years to celebrate, may you always find favour HIS sight always may peace never leave ur household. Congratulations on yet another year, God bless you sir.

JuveFarms:
Hello to all Robonski-Nairaland thread followers, let's begin the count down. The father of this thread is celebrating his wedding anniversary.... Ohhh I meant Birthday. YeeeeePeeee. 15th March 1960, a mentor,motivator,master,MarchPikin was born. Join me as we begin the count down. Oga no vex say i expose ur exact bornday.... Let the birthday wishes/gifts start coming in

1960 ke .. Abego oga juve I never reach that age oo... Thank you all the same..

pathology:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SIR ROBONSKI, igba odun odun kan no.

excelsiorfarm:
Robonski Happy Birthday & remain blessed

noblefarm:
pls do u know abt the processing machine, gas or electric and how much it cost

Johnnyessence:
they are juveniles bro.

Belexy:
This issue of age and size as per fingerlings and juveniles is really confusing and alot of hatchers seem to confuse eachother. I also need some clarification on this. For instance some hatchers will say fishes of 6weeks dat are very big will be sorted frm d pack of fingerlings and sold as post-fingerlings while its siblings are still refered to as fingerlings bcoz dey are smaller in size. Is, this right? Shd those fishes rightly be called post-fingerlings bcoz they are bigger dan d rest of d other fingerlings but yet just 6weeks old?
Same thing happens with juveniles too. Just bcoz dey are bigger than the rest and look like d size of actual juveniles, dey call dem juveniles despite their young age of say 7weeks.
I need some clarification on this bcoz in my opinion, its not right.
#i dnt think we will call a short adult man of 30yrs a juvenile just because he is short and looks like a juvenile.

excelsiorfarm:
who be your boss? Am not your boss. There is no magic about what they sell, indeed dutch /holland spp like durante , at times i go get mature fish from them if i want to breed, bro they have d name & those coming up , if not all, most sell bigger fish seed s sizes than them(that i had already confirmed), but our people blieve in name, hence u paid for buying a brand

excelsiorfarm:
zartech dont sell broodstock, but d fishes is ok if u can lay your hands on it, if not satisfy , keep to raise & cross with your breeds

Johnnyessence:
waooooo this is great I hail u ooooo d one and only consultant Thks for ur info.

Ttalk:
Pls house what is the standard size of fingerling and juvenile?

Some says fingerling is between 3-4cm and Juvenile 5-7cm while a respected contributor on this forum says standard juvenile should not be less than 5inch which is about 12-13cm.

I need a clarification on this please

cutesam101:
I have been trying to send you a mail but the mail keeps coming back my email is sambakare2000@yahoo.com. I really to speak to you. Thanks

abdulumar:
Not sure of the name... but its in Niger State.... not river niger ... that im sure of....

Fhemmmy:
Not yet oh . . . .Still learning

boomzee:
how do i go abt it?

JuveFarms:
Hello every member or guest of Agricnetwork forum, what am about to say must be said. Most of us fishfarmers might know it, while most of us shy away from it. This write up might help most intending farmers from buying experience with their hard earned money.

The most asked question is, if fish farming is so Lucrative why do people still loose their money. My people indeed its lucrative, but before you reap the gain you must pay your dues there are no short cut.

Most people if not all hopes that after 5-6months of stocking 2,000 fingerlings/Juveniles, they will achieve 2tonnes(2,000kg) which the equivalent in naira is #500 per kilo, #500 x 2,000kg = #1,000,000. Lets go abit further to calculate the cost of feeding, medication, logistics etc. 2,000 fishes will consume feed worth of btw #230-#250 each till harvest(Table Size), thats about #460,000-#500,000. Cost of 2,000 fingerlings/Juveniles will cost btw #15-#30 each (#30,000-#60,000). In summary total expensis be set @ #600,000 to achieve #1million naira. Thats not a bad business forecast.

Honestly, the major question is how many people achieve this amazing result. I will say only but a few, not lucky people but smart people. How can one learn to be a smart catfish farmer. Thats the million box question. I will summarize few steps below; How to become a smart fish farmer:
- Be Patient
- Dont be greedy
- Employ a consultant
- Seek God direction.

Be patient: Dont be in a hurry to cash in millions, thereby clouding your sense of Judgement. There is no easy route to success. Follow due process, prepare your pond properly, treat your pond properly, secure your pond properly.

Dont be greedy: Please as a new catfish farmer, without the aid of a trusted, experience, successful fish farmer as a consultant. Dont stock 12,000 fingerlings/Juveniles in a bid to get 12tonnes (12,000kg) which is an equivalent of #6,000,000.

Employ a consultant: Seek the services of a trusted, experience, successful fish farmer, directly or indirectly as a consultant. Please dont think you have read enough journals or attended enough seminars to avoid buying experience with your money. What you might offer a consultant wont be compared to what you might loose in the long run.

Seek God: Pray to God for directions, with God impossible is nothing.

In Conclusion, I will like to say seeds (Fingerlings,Juveniles,Jumbo) are the source of success or failure in catfish farming. Happy fish farming. Thanks for reading.

JuveFarms.
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boomzee:
how do i balance it?

olinto:
Pls Wat will cost 8-10k? do u mean to do d hatchery will cost dat, dat will be unbelievable Bro. I am asking for total package including tins dat I will use

olinto:
how much will this cost Bro? can I use well water dat is pumped inside a storex tank

boomzee:
help a broda out guyz.....
just drilled a new borehole and d p H is reading btw 5 _5.5 on my p H kit.
do i go on spawing wit it as i am not used to water balancing.
my formal water source is balanced and i waz spawning for fun.

Johnnyessence:
bro robonski, bro excelsior,bro juve in d house I just visit my farm this evening I weigh the juveniles today they are doing fine but what am optimistic about is d size of d juvenile I weighed it was around 100gram and am afraid and fearful about it they are 2 months and 2 weeks today am feeding them on vita feeds need ur views ooooo. hope am doing it in d right manner hmmm I will show u d scale pics.

mercylicious:
i stocked 50 juveniles today. Its just for backyard testing farm.
I am using 1.8mm durante feed for starter.
They sell 1kg for 1100 naira here, it was 1000naira b4, but they said its cos of exchange rate.

hisableplc:
body peeling off from beneath.....i removed them from the earthen pond and kept in a concrete pond treated with formalin salt tetracycline and chlorophenecol it has stopped but am still treating and i have not fed

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

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

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

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

Fhemmmy:
While you make some sense, I would say too that it takes a useless and wicked master/ceaser to because of 5 Naira sell bad seeds..... nothing wrong in someone wanting a cheaper ways to do his business.
A good business man or master should say NO instead of selling bad seed.

qwantized:
I was told it was primarily because I didn't sort and feed them well and then I made preparations and stocked again. This time, I made sure I sorted and all that but the outcome is not much different from the first one.

NOW MY OBSERVATIONS
1) it all begin from the breed of the juvenile stocked. Most Hatchers sort and stock the best shootouts for themselves and sell out the runts to the poor masses. BE VERY CAREFUL WHILE GETTING THE JUVENILE
2) SPACE: Fishes need space for optimum performance. DO NOT OVER STOCK THEM
3) Feed them very well but don't always leave remains of food in the pond. it will dissolve and reduce the oxygen content of the water
4) Make sure you SORT for even growth
5) Always change the water when its dirty.

I have learnt these but am not ready to experiment if for now. I need a break and I will be back later to fish farming (Maybe decades from now(

michaelkorede:
Dear Robostski, Excelsior, abx1, Ademorla. money is not everything. i have no expertise and sublime assistance here in Abuja. infact I dug a borehole that is premature now I have to sink another.i have prepped everything necessary for a sound startup.

please I need a seasoned consultant that can match with you guys here in Abuja to setup earnestly. I need a direct recommendation from you guys alone. thanks.

Mike