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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by stonedigital: 10:14am On May 01, 2016 |
TheARC:. My brother, those who choose to be fooled should not comolain becos we have all been warned. it is quite sad how people choose to resolve business matter like they are in the church or bedroom. Putting the cart first before the horse. I still advice that people should check the quality of whatever feed they are buying. rendering apologies when peoples lives have been destroyed intentionally. 1 Like |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by stonedigital: 10:18am On May 01, 2016 |
TheARC:. Bros let this matter die before they start calling u names. I have rest my case. A word is enough for the wise. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by boomzee: 10:33am On May 01, 2016 |
pumppie:............. why not just release d model ...abeg ... it's not as if man na baby too na... just my curious mind wondering around.... I follow enter one chance too na.... pumppie:............. why not just release d model ...abeg ... it's not as if man na baby too na... just my curious mind wondering around.... I follow enter one chance too na.... |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by boomzee: 10:37am On May 01, 2016 |
just formulae that will do......
stocking densityno prob just formulae
that robots formulae I don't know abt that ...may bab1x would help biko |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by sagac10us: 11:40am On May 01, 2016 |
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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by bily(m): 1:40pm On May 01, 2016 |
pumppie: Kindly post model Sir, I'm sure a lot of us are interested and would like to learn one or two things from it. Let's leave the boiling issue for now, enough have been said already, don't let the issues deter you from sharing from your wealth of knowledge. Regards |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 1:48pm On May 01, 2016 |
pumppie:pumppie post the model for those interested |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 2:00pm On May 01, 2016 |
excelsiorfarm: |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by boomzee: 2:11pm On May 01, 2016 |
bily:..........I trust I gee bily:..........I trust I gee |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by boomzee: 2:13pm On May 01, 2016 |
[quote author=excelsiorfarm post=45211716][/quote]abeg help is tell them |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by boomzee: 2:16pm On May 01, 2016 |
100% ROI in 2.5mnths pls am dying for it...pls...pls |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 2:23pm On May 01, 2016 |
boomzee:it is for all of us to take note, no exemption |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by lerryA: 9:21pm On May 01, 2016 |
Hello House....Has anyone been to Songhai Centre in Porto-Novo?....if yes .....please lets rub mind now.... |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by remros2: 1:49am On May 02, 2016 |
pathology:pls ogas in the house, what are the general management practises for harmattan season so as to help the fish business? |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by pumppie: 10:49am On May 02, 2016 |
Hello all, sorry for the delay as I am not in any way keeping us in suspense. Please let me say that what I am about to reveal is not something unusual and not a top secret, and like I said we can modify and improve on it. It’s just a template of some sort. Please also note that prices of feeds have changed since the last time this model was used. And harvest time was 2 months and 3 days. Some schools of thought, are of the opinion that you must hatch before you can make it big in mélange farming, this is not always the case. Cos truth is we cannot all hatch, even though hatching will definitely save u some cash but it also comes at a cost (N). Just ensure you get your fingerlings from a reputable breeder and pay attention to quality issue. What I’m presenting to u was achieved by a client last month. Before I proceed let me shed light on some obstacles to attaining this target. 1. Low quality fingerlings: Please and please MAKE SURE ur fingerlings are of very FINE QUALITY and must be picking 1.5MM conveniently. 2. Apply the recommended mélange spacing ( don’t over stock a particular pond) 3. Don’t under feed: though there are recommended feeding schedule based on body weight, I feed to satiation but avoid wastage. Feed twice in a day and avoid feeding late at night. 4. Effectively use multivitamins: I use aqua pro and livstovit. 5. Effective water management. COST 1. Fingerlings @ N10 x 6000 N60,000 2. 1.5mm coppen @ N4000 x 3 N12,000 3. 2mm Durante(scretting) @ N5,550 x 8 N 44,000 4. 3mm coppen @ N6000 x 8 N48,000 5. 4mm Vital feed @ N4,250 x 48 N204,000 6. Aqua pro @ N350 x 2 N700 7. Livstovit @ N500 x 1 N500 TOTAL COST: N369, 200 Total Kg (after 2 months plus): 1920kg N;B (1) mélange is sold in bowls(bafs) usually containing 30kg/bowl for this cycle, 64bowls were obtained. ;B (2) : he sold @450/kg, thus total sales was N864,000. Gross profit: N864, 000 – N369, 200 = N494, 800 (excluding miscellaneous) N:B (3): I don’t use vital, I use durante (sktretting) (4MM ) but I suggested vital to him for convenience sake cos it floats unlike durante which requires spot feeding and patience to use. N:B (4): you should target an average 300g to make profit, however you will find out that a reasonable number will even attain 400/ 500g. N:B (5): I normally sell at N430/kg, but he was able to sell at 450/kg which I think we should all insist on selling now (feeds and cost of running this business is quite higher now). I am currently trying out alla aqua (3mm) at the moment cos coppen has increased drastically. Will update when the cycle is complete. Please if there are areas to be elaborated on I will be willing to, regards. 3 Likes |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by doagric: 4:41pm On May 02, 2016 |
good for your friend but i have an observation though, i maybe wrong but from your write up your friend used a total of 64 bags of feed after the 3 bags of 1.5 mm . 64 x 15kg will give us 960kg of dry feed fed to 6000 pieces of fish and that gives him 1920kg of wet weight this brings brings the FCR to about 0.5 (fcr= dry feed fed/weight weight gain) in two months plus? i do not think that is poosible even with the best of seeds, good spacing and great water management . but like i said earlier i maybe wrong but i would appreciate an insight on where i went wrong. thanks pumppie: |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by stan4b(m): 6:16pm On May 02, 2016 |
walexy001:I stay in lag around yaba. Pls, hw can i get d local feed u r using? nd how much is a kilo sold for? tanx |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by KayDawodu(m): 9:30am On May 03, 2016 |
doagric: I like your argument but I think his analysis is totally plausible. During my last culture period, over half of my fish were averaging 700 gramms after 10 weeks from juvenile(quite a number of them were weighing 1kg). About 40% were averaging 400gramms. And I used 12 bags of Ziegler(180kg) for 600 pieces. As at 7 weeks, they were already at the melange stage. If I had decided on melange before stocking, I would have successfully done it. If your seed is good, there's nothing stopping you from reaching that size in 10 weeks from fingerlings. I think I'll attempt his formula for my next batch |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Kneyo(m): 10:33am On May 03, 2016 |
brother, which pond did your friend make use of? earthen or concrete pond.@pumppie 1 Like |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by pumppie: 11:57am On May 03, 2016 |
doagric:Hello sir, thank you very much about ur inquest relating to the information I posted. Sir, I am not amazed that you may feel an FCR of about 0.5 with corresponding weight is not achievable in 2 months plus (so many people also think same). And that is one reason I posted this model. Also note that I am not talking about TABLE SIZE here, but rather MELANGE. I think you should look at FCR holistically. The FCR is low for catfish at a younger age (fries, fingerlings, juvenile etc) when relative growth is higher. This is why u will notice that the quantity consumed at early stages is lower with relative higher growth than later. (Ceteris paribus) Quality of feed, stocking density, seed quality, water and overall management are all factors than can influence FCR. These factors are actually variables and that is why as farmers we can never achieve the same result. (I think we should review FCR ones more on this thread). The information I gave I didn’t demand a kobo from anyone, I don’t sell feeds either. And I did mention that it’s not a top secrete as far as I’m concerned. I am humbled to say it is a simple model that God has been using in helping a lot of farmers offline. I have different success stories and also few failed ones too. I will share those ones too so we can pick a thing or two. It is good to always see things not just from a theoretical perspective alone. Sir, if u can achieve 1kg and above between 4months to 5 months, why do you think it’s impossible to achieve between 300g and 500g in 2.5? (Ceteris paribus). Honestly speaking if by 2.5 months you don’t have an average of 300g to 500g from ur stocked group then u should critically examine ur practice and find out what is missing before it’s too late. Someone just posted his achievements using Ziegler feed which in all honesty is one of my favorite. But due to cost and sometimes availability, this is why I always try out new feeds; document there results so as to help anyone I’m dealing with no matter ur budget. To be successful in this business, I think we should go beyond seeing ourselves as internet farmers. I’m sure some might think I was going to post something outside the ordinary like an ‘abrakadabra’ (lol). But I did mention that it’s not cheap, it’s not new but can guarantee success in a short period. Regards. 1 Like |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by pumppie: 12:22pm On May 03, 2016 |
Kneyo:hello bro, The production cycle was carried out in tarpaulin collapsible ponds and plastic ponds (hart). regards. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Ttalk: 1:59pm On May 03, 2016 |
pumppie: From what i have experienced, a good seed from jumbo add 75gram and above every week, while the not too good add 50gram every week. This was achieved in my last stocking where i used local feed of 25%fishmeal and about 35% crude protein. So, catfish can add 300gram and above in one month from jumbo stage provided farm management practises is observed. As a matter of fact i have decided use minimum of 75gram growth every week to measure growth performance in my farm henceforth. Any fish that does not attain 75gram in a week will be sorted and sold as melange so as to give room for the ones that are performing well On the issue of FCR, i quite agree with you that fish has lower FCR from fingerlings to jumbo, what am yet to confirm is whether feed quality i.e high CP has a role to play and management requirement such and water, space, oxygen and ammonia discharge of smaller fish doesn't pose as damage as adult fish. Similarly, the digestibility of carbohydrates component in adult fish feed could be a hindrance to achieving low FCR because unless carbohydrates are cooked in feed formulation fish can hardly digest 60% of its inclusion. I think the question we should all find solution to is to ensure that we produce feed for adult fish with FCR of 0.7 - 0.8[/font][font=Lucida Sans Unicode] 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Kneyo(m): 2:16pm On May 03, 2016 |
pumppie:thanks. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by funkyme2014(f): 4:58pm On May 03, 2016 |
vickychuk:Hope dis ansa is nt late, u can get d tank along east/west road bf rumuodara junction if u are coming from d RUMUOKORO on d right side of d road |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by lawstenie: 8:40pm On May 03, 2016 |
hello everyone, pls how do i wash new tarpouline pond? I have fingerlings that are I still feed with 0.5 coppens. pls can someone tell me when to change feeds and to what. Thanks |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by ohamng: 9:38pm On May 03, 2016 |
Pls, anybody from bauchi state |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by chilanfarms(m): 9:50pm On May 03, 2016 |
lawstenie:after 2weeks move to 1.8mm skretting. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by lawstenie: 5:27am On May 04, 2016 |
chilanfarms: Thanks you Sir. But pls which is skretting? Am really a newbie. kindly help me sir. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by miqos02(m): 11:25am On May 04, 2016 |
lawstenie:skretting is formerly durantee |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by pumppie: 11:33am On May 04, 2016 |
lawstenie:how old are your seeds sir 1 Like |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by pumppie: 11:43am On May 04, 2016 |
SELLING NOW !!! 2000KG CATFISH TABLE SIZE OF 900g AND 1kg+ @N520/kg LOCATION: LUSADA AREA, OGUN STATE. Please contact me if interested. regards |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by pumppie: 11:43am On May 04, 2016 |
Kneyo:u welcome sir |
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