oscarvicto: PLEASE CAN THE LEARNED TEACHERS ALSO GIVE ME INFORMATION ON THE NEAREST CO-OERATIVE SOCIETY IN PORT HARCOURT/ SOUTH SOUTH REGION

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS OF JOINING CAFAN ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH SOUTH

WHERE CAN I BUY TILAPIA FINGERLINGS IN PORT HARCOURT.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL. YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

oscarvicto: HELLO HOUSE. PLEASE I DIRECT THESE QUESTIONS TO OUR LEARNED TEACHERS SUCH AS ROBONSKI, EXCELSIOR, ABX ETC

PLEASE HOW CAN I CONSTRUCT A HATCHERY USING 1000 LITRES AQUATIC WHITE TANK?

WHATS THE CHEAPEST MODE OF HOUSING THAT I CAN USE FOR THE HATCHERY

WHICH IS BETTER TO USE A FLOW-THROW SYSYTEM OR RE-CIRCULATIORY SYSYTEM?

HOW MANY FRIERS/FINGERLINGS CAN TWO 1000 LITRES AQUATIC TANKS CONTAIN?

WHATS THE ESTIMATE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A STANDARD HATECHERY BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS I STATED ABOVE?

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST ME TO CONSTRUCT IT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY CAN I CONSTRUCT IT ON MY OWN?

WHAT QUANTITY OF LIVESTOVIT CAN I APPLY IN A 1000LITRES PLASTIC TANK AND HOW CAN I APPLY IT SUCCESSFULLY?


PLEASE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY TREASURED. THANKS


PLEASE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL BE

ab1x:


You're welcome on board. My take is there is no specific amount of feeds that I can recommend for your fish. While 1000pieces of fish that are at age can eat 2mm 15KG for 4 days, another 1000 pieces else where can eat 2mm 15KG for 5days or more. It all depends on the way you manage your farm. Please ensure their water is clean at all times, make use of on a spot feeding technique and also take time to feed them very well without pouring the feeds into the water any how, when they are okay with the feeds they will naturally leave the spot while some fish can still stay on the spot and there is nothing you can do to make them scatter but you need to observe their mouth and the feeds to be able to determine if they are picking it. I'll advise you feed them twice in a day that is morning & evening. Forn ow, coppens is still the best so I will advise you to get that. At this stage, they should be eating 2mm now. Hope that helps ?

cross234:


thank you but for how long will they eat 2mm before i change to 3mm and when will i change to 4mm too.
thanks

robonski15: Fish farming like other business has its prons and cons.. And truthfully its a very lucrative and yet a money draining business..

I have read articles about how lucrative the business is and how to invest and reap millions.. All I do is just to laugh on reading such article.. All they want is just for u to buy their manual and make money.. Surprisingly most of them don't have a farm of their own, they are computer farmers who don't have any experience whatsoever in the business..

I know of farms within my area who have shut down their farms due to frequent loss over the years.. I was also considering shutting down myself after I lost close to 2 million naira, yeah u heard me TWO MILLION NAIRA, but after diligent study which took about a year I decided to give it my last shot..

To be continued..

lovelyface: Hello nairalanders ,
Thank you so much for all your contribution. I am a fish farmer that is finding it hard to sell my fish. The iya elejas I contacted are saying the fishes are too big therefore they cannot buy in such rates. Each of my fish is about 1.5 to 2 kg.
Can anyone help me out on where to sell

ab1x:


You're welcome on board. My take is there is no specific amount of feeds that I can recommend for your fish. While 1000pieces of fish that are at age can eat 2mm 15KG for 4 days, another 1000 pieces else where can eat 2mm 15KG for 5days or more. It all depends on the way you manage your farm. Please ensure their water is clean at all times, make use of on a spot feeding technique and also take time to feed them very well without pouring the feeds into the water any how, when they are okay with the feeds they will naturally leave the spot while some fish can still stay on the spot and there is nothing you can do to make them scatter but you need to observe their mouth and the feeds to be able to determine if they are picking it. I'll advise you feed them twice in a day that is morning & evening. Forn ow, coppens is still the best so I will advise you to get that. At this stage, they should be eating 2mm now. Hope that helps ?

ab1x:


You're welcome on board. My take is there is no specific amount of feeds that I can recommend for your fish. While 1000pieces of fish that are at age can eat 2mm 15KG for 4 days, another 1000 pieces else where can eat 2mm 15KG for 5days or more. It all depends on the way you manage your farm. Please ensure their water is clean at all times, make use of on a spot feeding technique and also take time to feed them very well without pouring the feeds into the water any how, when they are okay with the feeds they will naturally leave the spot while some fish can still stay on the spot and there is nothing you can do to make them scatter but you need to observe their mouth and the feeds to be able to determine if they are picking it. I'll advise you feed them twice in a day that is morning & evening. Forn ow, coppens is still the best so I will advise you to get that. At this stage, they should be eating 2mm now. Hope that helps ?

femylawal: Good work! am well motivated. plz can I get your e manual or any other boss's. my e mail femylawal@gmail.com

ab1x:


You're welcome on board. My take is there is no specific amount of feeds that I can recommend for your fish. While 1000pieces of fish that are at age can eat 2mm 15KG for 4 days, another 1000 pieces else where can eat 2mm 15KG for 5days or more. It all depends on the way you manage your farm. Please ensure their water is clean at all times, make use of on a spot feeding technique and also take time to feed them very well without pouring the feeds into the water any how, when they are okay with the feeds they will naturally leave the spot while some fish can still stay on the spot and there is nothing you can do to make them scatter but you need to observe their mouth and the feeds to be able to determine if they are picking it. I'll advise you feed them twice in a day that is morning & evening. Forn ow, coppens is still the best so I will advise you to get that. At this stage, they should be eating 2mm now. Hope that helps ?

DBounty: @fisbel pls send d fish smoking tech to davisbounty77@yahoo.com. God bless u.

practicalclass:


GOT MANY QUESTIONS:
1) 2mm of 15kg of coppens for 4/5 days. Isn't that a lot of feed (N5,600)? It is not much at all. Perhaps you should be happy that your fish are eating well. The more they eat, the bigger they become.


2) When u spot feed, is it all fishes that will swim to dat one spot to feed. Also won't some of the feed still spread? It is not all the fish that will come to eat but majority will gather together to eat. I make use of sound to make them gather together before feeding

3) How do u determine weight of fish without bringing dem out of their habitat in order to calculate FCR? I use the amount of local KG they consume and the number of fish that I stocked, to determine their size.


4) I need local feed supply in Ibadan to feed fishes at 2 month.
People in IB should be able to assist u with this info.

5) Is the price of catfish regulated in various locality cos I c somepple purchasing table size for smoking @ N360/380 per kilo.



It varies from one area to another. It is an open market where equilibrium ie demand and suppy meets to determine the price.


6) Is there a way we can identify catfish farmers on this thread based on their location (I'm based in Ibadan myself, just sold my first harvest and abt to start rearing again. I plan to rear more fishes than I did the last time with no mortality, so help me God).
Thanks, as anybody is free to respond to these questions.

ab1x:
pls for the new pple, pls can concrete pond b flow through


The kind of pond u make use of will determine when to change water. If it is concrete, it has to be every 3 days but if it is earthen using flow through method, u can leave it till harvest time. However, if u like u can change the water once before harvest(but I don't change mine @ all). Please allow your fish to eat enough floating feeds before u switch to local feeds. My formular one is FM 50, TS 20, GNC 20, biscuit 10, Vit C 200grams, Salt 1, Premix 1, DCP 1, Molasis 10 . My formular one is 100KG and it is 100% protein. You will notice massive change in the growth of ur fish. Of a truth, it is quite richer than coppens or any other floating feeds.

batuta: Children of God

Where can I get water aerator machine in lagos?

Happy xmas in advance

TOKUGAWA: Where are you located?

lovelyface:

@TOKUGAWA, I am located in Ikorodu. Here is my no. 08023335282

femylawal: pls gurus my questions are:
1. can concrete pond be flow through?
2. Also can well water be used instead of borehole because of cost?
3. what extra advantages do casted concretes have over block made ponds?
thanks

femylawal: pls gurus my questions are:
1. can concrete pond be flow through?
2. Also can well water be used instead of borehole because of cost?
3. what extra advantages do casted concretes have over block made ponds?
thanks

excelsiorfarm: first two questions,yes, d third, just durability,but expensive

ab1x:

It does not have a specific time. I presently have a stock, they are just 15 days old. They are already on 2mm and if I give them 3mm they will pick it convienently however I advise people to make use of 2mm through out before changing to a local feeds so that those small fingerlins in the pond will be able to catch up otherwise they will become runts.