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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 4:26am On Sep 07, 2015 |
noblefarm: Oga noblefarms Hw is the farm going on?? |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 7:35am On Sep 07, 2015 |
keemaQ:Bro to be honest managing 10k fishes is not easy especially for someone that is not that established in the business, it takes a whole lot to manage 10k fishes. I will Advice you seek and work/learn with a good and experienced consultant who can manage the fish till harvest then you can handle it yourself.. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 7:37am On Sep 07, 2015 |
Fhemmmy:Na today e don tey wen we don dey hear coming soon 1 Like |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 7:42am On Sep 07, 2015 |
mercylicious: Don't worry let your neighbors buy the car.. who first buy car na hin first buy old model . Yours will be the latest range sport. 2 Likes |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Nobody: 10:49am On Sep 07, 2015 |
robonski15: Thanks for the advice, I already advised him starting small is the best thing but he's bent on stocking at least 5000 for a start.. I presume you are both established & experienced, can we come to your farm or call you to discuss about this matter extensively & work something out ? Thanks in advance! |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Fhemmmy: 1:17pm On Sep 07, 2015 |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Nobody: 1:23pm On Sep 07, 2015 |
All Abuja Catfish Farmers should NOTE. While hoping to maximize profit during harvest after spending so much on feeding, Logisitics & all. Dont expect the buyer to buy @ N900 per Kg just to please you. N450 per Kg for Below 1kg (800g-900g) inclusive, and N550 for above 1kg (1kg-4kg) inclusive, i believe is a Fair price. Put the blame on yourself for trusting the wrong person who suppling you fingerlings/Juveniles/Jumbo, Also blame yourself for not feeding them as needed. Tnx 3 Likes |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by chuksogb(m): 1:45pm On Sep 07, 2015 |
This thread is dedicated to fish farmers with
limited water supply.when i say limited i mean :
1 those without boreholes
2 those without wells and
3 those with no near by river.
lets discuss the way forward because their are
machines which i think can aid such ppl achieve
a good result after harvest .lets rub minds
together. firstly,The most common method used by ppl with littele water supply is the recirculatory system but due to its cost of installation and maintainance many average nigerian fish farmers can not afford it. so therefore i ruled it off. secondly is the use of a locally built aerator in a pond which is my main purpose of this thread. in my case of study is discovered that in a situation whereby a farmer has to buy water for his pond and also due to the need for a farmer to practice a good water management in his pond i came to a conclusion thus: USING A CONCRETE POND AS CASE STUDY Since it is expected of a farmer to change the water in d pond atleast every 2 to 3 days to keep d pond fresh to maintian the level of the DO, you can to extend 10 days with my simple method...... |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by chuksogb(m): 1:48pm On Sep 07, 2015 |
The setup is to build a low cost electric or solar
powered aerator
materials needed includes:
1 a centrifugal electric water pump( or more
depending on d size of your pond)
2 two diff sizes of pvc pipe ( one and1/2" and
1"
3 plumbing fittings (determined by the setting of
ur pond)
4 A qualified plumber.
with the above materials you can build a local
aeration system in a pond of 20 * 10*3 feet.
after the setup the pond was aerated wit
sufficient Dissolved Oxygen for the fish and
they fishes were happy.
note: To achieve this you must practice on a
spot feeding to reduce pollution for the 10 days
period before water is changed.
If you are hoping to be a fish farmer but with
no readily available water source OR you are a
farmer with wishing to improve your pond
aeration this is your answer to that.Omega
plumbing services can make this happen with
little cost .we also specialize in concrete pond
construction. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by chuksogb(m): 1:52pm On Sep 07, 2015 |
To our admins in the house i m not here to
advertize but to help people get optimum result
from their investment. you can check my profile for contact.thank you.
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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by naypam: 3:38pm On Sep 07, 2015 |
@robonski15 pls i sent you a mail from kosin.tega@gmail.com about some needed information. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by naypam: 4:19pm On Sep 07, 2015 |
robonski15:@robonski15 please i have been trying your number...please i sent you a mail concerning this topic. thanks |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 4:29pm On Sep 07, 2015 |
naypam: Didnt get your mail, resend it to robonski15@gmail.com |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by bababuff(m): 6:08pm On Sep 07, 2015 |
@robonski15, nice work. Please what's your take on the use of plastic ponds? The 1500 gallons type. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 6:48pm On Sep 07, 2015 |
bababuff: Hello sir, the plastic pond is also good, I used it some time ago and had no issues. Are u planning on getting one. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by yankison(m): 11:53pm On Sep 07, 2015 |
robonski15: please why dont u reply her here so many people can ;earn from this . including myself |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Ttalk: 9:19am On Sep 08, 2015 |
My pple in the house, please what is your take on local feed, i observed that my fish dont rush locally pelleted feed the way they rush vital feed, aqual feed and foreign feeds. What could be responsible for this? Changing from Coppens, Multi, Aqua and Vital feed does not adversely affect their appetite and rush for food but the rush for food decreases the moment one change to local pelleted feed. For those using these locally pelleted feeds, how can one enhance fish feeding habit using these feeds? To Mr Ab1x, is your formula FLOATING FEED or SINKING? On the other hand, who has experience in HATCHING using earthing pond? What are the pros and the cons of using this method? |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Sejeje: 2:33pm On Sep 08, 2015 |
please house kindly link me up to where I can get good broodstocks of a year or more in Ibadan.Thanks in advance. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by yankison(m): 3:21pm On Sep 08, 2015 |
robonski15: Hello i added you to whats app and bbm last night hut i dd not accpt or reply any of my whats app message , please am looking forward to that |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by bababuff(m): 5:35pm On Sep 08, 2015 |
robonski15: I have invested in about 3 ponds already. Just for trials, but i am not happy about the development of the fish in them. They are about 3 months now but they are not big at all. The picture below is just to show the size of the ponds (dirty water was been drained). I have about 200 fish in each pond. I started from juveniles and has been feeding them with coppens feed.
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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 11:54pm On Sep 08, 2015 |
Boskaii: Good to know sir, they are fine now.. keep it up sir |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 11:56pm On Sep 08, 2015 |
chuksogb:We are solidly behind you boss.. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 11:57pm On Sep 08, 2015 |
mitchel: Hello how was the sales? |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by pinnocho: 9:02am On Sep 09, 2015 |
Pls house, I need where i can get viable juveniles to buy in Portharcourt. Can anyone help? |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by bababuff(m): 10:21am On Sep 09, 2015 |
@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.
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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by korel9: 10:44am On Sep 09, 2015 |
bababuff: 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 1 Like |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 4:00pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
bababuff: 1. There's a possibility that you were sold runts which may lead to slow or no growth. Korel9 has said it all sir... |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by robonski15(m): 4:06pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
korel9: chairman no one is an expert we are all trying to improve, everybody is entitled to give suggestions/advice. Your response was so on point. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by miqos02(m): 8:58pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
bababuff:the water level is low, try to weigh them, let's know their average weight and lastly what is their total number and how much have u spent on feeds |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by bababuff(m): 1:42pm On Sep 10, 2015 |
korel9: 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. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by bababuff(m): 1:49pm On Sep 10, 2015 |
miqos02: The water level is usually higher than that. I turned of the water to take the picture. On the average, about N30k. They consumed more when we were feeding them 3mm. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by miqos02(m): 2:28pm On Sep 10, 2015 |
bababuff:u have spent average of 55naira on each fish, I guess the problem is that they are not eating enough, u need to get fish multivitamins 1 Like |
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