lawstenie:




Ok sir, I will do so. But what about the bloated stomach? Is it normal?

Alohseda:
House please help, I stocked 1060 juvenille in an earthen pond, at 2 weeks of stocking I started having casualties. My tutor said the water was polluted from other ponds since they are channelled to each other. I pumped out the water and treated with some antiboitics and salt and also blocked the channels to other ponds and things were fine. Now, my fishes will be 5 weeks old in 3 days and 2 days ago I started having casualties again. Today is the third day and I have counted 26 fishes. When it started again I bought Oxytetracycline and mixed with their feed as well as sprinking salt on the water but casualty has not stopped. Today I noticed the dead fishes had swollen chest when I removed them from the pond. My tutor does not have time for now. My fishes are dieing and the cost attached to pumping out of water is about 3500 aside treatment please I need urgent help

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excelsiorfarm:
your tutor cannot be too busy to attend to the need of his student. Concerning the issue at hand, possible pollution/ bacteria and it is important for all to know that earthen ponds is different from earthen ponds. Some aerate well, while others are like stagnant pits. The ones that aerate better aids survival of fishes and in a situation of poor or low oxygen concentration, fishes could start dying. I would advice you stop feeding for 2-3 days if casualty is severe, but that your 3500 that you don't want to spend to pump out water, you will have to let go and pump out water for fresh inflow of water.

Also I noticed that this had being posted for a while, next time if you post here, you could also post on agricnetwork.com, I believe either way you will get a response faster.

All the best and stop overfeeding or the air spores in your pond will be blocked.

Alohseda:



thank you sir, I will spend the 3500 but I dont want it to be a usual occurence. i was able to chat with one of the mentors here, he told me to use salt of 25kg and ashes of 20kg and a particular antiboitics after draining the water. Am yet to get ashes of such quantity. The dead fishes are having swollen chest. Thank you sir

Alohseda:



thank you sir, I will spend the 3500 but I dont want it to be a usual occurence. i was able to chat with one of the mentors here, he told me to use salt of 25kg and ashes of 20kg and a particular antiboitics after draining the water. Am yet to get ashes of such quantity. The dead fishes are having swollen chest. Thank you sir

nellyquash:
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Thank you.

excelsiorfarm:
if d initial whatsapp group for fishfarmers isn't dead, Take your questions there or to agricnetwork.com. Also it is better u reach out to belexyfarms,ablx or even d op or any farmer near you. A word is enough for those that are considered wise.

stan4b:
Pls guys, wots d number for the whatsapp group?

excelsiorfarm:
if d initial whatsapp group for fishfarmers isn't dead, Take your questions there or to agricnetwork.com. Also it is better u reach out to belexyfarms,ablx or even d op or any farmer near you. A word is enough for those that are considered wise.

vickychuk:


Hope you are not chasing a non existent problem while neglecting the important ones. Bloated stomach in catfish can be noticed just after feeding and dead fishes normally have bloated stomach when left in the water for a period of time. That said, since there are little to no symptoms to suggest its a viral or fungi infection ( fin rot,popping eyes,cracked skull or loss of appetite) I think the most likely cause would be poor aeration of the water.
1.Reduce the feed ration so there are no left overs(feed to saturation then stop)
2.Get an aerator
3.Take a sample of your pond water and soil for ph test as an acidic soil in earthen pond is likely going to alter the ph of fresh water coming into the pond.
4.Last and not least interconnection of ponds is never a good idea.Each pond should have its own inlet and outlet for you to be in control of the situation in each individual pond.
#MyLittleQuota

robonski15:

My bro the founding fathers of this thread (mentors) you mentioned a few including you never for once never begged for fast response via whatsapp, it funny how an unknown character is soliciting for it.

Sir Do you still do consultancy services in the south east region?

robonski15:


I just connected you with a buyer in PHC. check your email. Cheers

ABHAKS:
@ robonski15 I have 4 fish ponds (17 x 15 x 4 each) I intend to stock 4,000 fingerling in them till maturity. Should I put all the 4,000 in one pond and be sorting them into the various pond gradually thanks

nellyquash:



Thank you Robonski...We spoke last night but haven't reached any agreement.

robonski15:

I will advice you put 2k each in two of the ponds, sort into the remaining two ponds as they get bigger. Is this your first time?

thompson1510:
Afternoon to y'all in the house...
Please, my fishes are dying coz they have tail/fin rot.
I started noticing 5days ago and I immediately use what was prescribed on this thread...WOOD ASH+ OXY+ SALT. Am using a concrete pond. Afterwards , I noticed no difference and i was asked to buy tetracycline + procain penicillin + salt. Which I started using yesterday. I have used it again today. I counted 45 dead fishes yesterday . And 160 dead fishes today. What should I do again please? They are juveniles...just 8 weeks old. Thanks.

ABHAKS:


Yes this is my first time. Not yet started. The pond was constructed last year located in zaria in Kaduna State. but yet to stock. I intend to stock by mid- June. Do you know where I can get good fingerlings in Kaduna

excelsiorfarm:
my bro you see i am not a young boy & by His Grace i had being around for a while,even in this fish thing,aside all d Hullabaloo that recently happen there's more to all than the eyes could see, but it became obvious when I began to see some requesting to form a group and posting for consultancy and I laugh. Everybody is free to showcase his/her expertise though, when there is any to showcase.

You know me, I am not concern about how long or who are/have being founding fathers, I know who are those that are sincere and with genuineness to help and have the ability to help( don't worry I read through, and by His Grace there are people that we are privileged to lead even in the society in other spheres of life that isn't business oriented), hence we look beyond works, but evaluate motives. Even those that I wrote isn't all that could be named, but every spear time I check if I could help, whether here on nairaland or quora and it was the little time I decided to cut the list short(so if I no write your name, no vex, who am I to look down on any). Also I don't form or join groups or association, but I work with all when I see sincerity.

As far back july 27, 2013, I had directed someone to a snr colleague mr fish on this thread to buy equipment, not because I learnt anything from him, but when I was in lagos (igando to be precise) I knew him and dynamos farm(was my client) to be doing something worthwhile in fish farming in Lagos and the country at large.

I do my consultancy for people within and outside the nation if need be, but I refer most to individuals on the thread or outside that I understand to give valid solutions in fish farming and other agricultural areas/challenges. Presently I am in school doing my PG and I don't want distractions, though I still get distractions from some via calls, texts,fb

So my bro, I will say I be police here(Laugh ), though someone said I should leave the young ones alone and I said until I see that the young ones has brought out new ideas/initiative that I cannot meet, then I will consider myself aged.

We all have the responsibility to manage and monitor activities on this thread for the good of all.
And as usual I am still learning daily. Lets all understand that in life, some want to climb on the shoulders of others and some chooses to climb by kicking out others.

GOD BLESS and be careful how you do your works and those you associate with.

robonski15:

My bro the founding fathers of this thread (mentors) you mentioned a few including you never for once never begged for fast response via whatsapp, it funny how an unknown character is soliciting for it.

Sir Do you still do consultancy services in the south east region?

excelsiorfarm:
my bro you see i am not a young boy & by His Grace i had being around for a while,even in this fish thing,aside all d Hullabaloo that recently happen there's more to all than the eyes could see, but it became obvious when I began to see some requesting to form a group and posting for consultancy and I laugh. Everybody is free to showcase his/her expertise though, when there is any to showcase.

You know me, I am not concern about how long or who are/have being founding fathers, I know who are those that are sincere and with genuineness to help and have the ability to help( don't worry I read through, and by His Grace there are people that we are privileged to lead even in the society in other spheres of life that isn't business oriented), hence we look beyond works, but evaluate motives. Even those that I wrote isn't all that could be named, but every spear time I check if I could help, whether here on nairaland or quora and it was the little time I decided to cut the list short(so if I no write your name, no vex, who am I to look down on any). Also I don't form or join groups or association, but I work with all when I see sincerity.

As far back july 27, 2013, I had directed someone to a snr colleague mr fish on this thread to buy equipment, not because I learnt anything from him, but when I was in lagos (igando to be precise) I knew him and dynamos farm(was my client) to be doing something worthwhile in fish farming in Lagos and the country at large.

I do my consultancy for people within and outside the nation if need be, but I refer most to individuals on the thread or outside that I understand to give valid solutions in fish farming and other agricultural areas/challenges. Presently I am in school doing my PG and I don't want distractions, though I still get distractions from some via calls, texts,fb

So my bro, I will say I be police here(Laugh ), though someone said I should leave the young ones alone and I said until I see that the young ones has brought out new ideas/initiative that I cannot meet, then I will consider myself aged.

We all have the responsibility to manage and monitor activities on this thread for the good of all.
And as usual I am still learning daily. Lets all understand that in life, some want to climb on the shoulders of others and some chooses to climb by kicking out others.

GOD BLESS and be careful how you do your works and those you associate with.