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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 7:09am On Feb 01, 2017 |
mcthewills:Experts Welldone. My thought is that it wont be necessary to post,except help is needed by someone,you are mention or have a thing to share 1 Like |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 7:22am On Feb 01, 2017 |
grandjury:catfish is rugged & can tolerate harsh environment for a while,but not hetero spp. Aerator is useful for addition of oxygen,but the best are aerator with fine bubbles. It aids fish health etc. No special construction,just the pipe connection, water with chlorine can be detected by smell,taste,use of test kit or laboratory. For iron,if left for a while,you see rust like sediment or brownish red,for heavy case,laboratory or kit for trace quantity. 1 Like |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 7:34am On Feb 01, 2017 |
Sirdik:Who made you a failed fishfarmer? that it didn't work well initially,is to educate you that somethings wasn't done well,it might even be your fish seeds. So be encourage, the Truthful ones will tell you they had faced one challenge or the other from their expliots. For price keep 400,so as not to fear,the left over,you keep. Dont buy all your feed at once,buy in batches. Introduce aquapro & livestovit in your regime this time |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Johnsonadeolu: 8:12am On Feb 01, 2017 |
robonski15: Many buyers always source for 1kg & above, before harvest, how can some one get a buyer's for as many as 7000kg of Melange. |
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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by bily(m): 12:21pm On Feb 01, 2017 |
Ttalk: You couldn't have said it any better. My exact sentiments |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by legendte(m): 12:37pm On Feb 01, 2017 |
jksxxxx:How much should one budget for 10000 fishes feeding from this your method and where is your farm? I need to talk to you |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by bilag17(m): 2:14pm On Feb 01, 2017 |
BECALMBECALM:Congratulation in advance. Ogbomoso is strategically located, because of very heavy vehicular and human traffic. Have lodged in an hotel in under G area around LAUTECH, and I enjoyed the fresh catfish barbeque from the hotel, which was always available every night. Good marketing skills will open opportunities for you. Sabo area also may be a good outlet. Carryout a market survey and you'll be surprised at the opportunities before you. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Cocoboms(m): 6:37pm On Feb 01, 2017 |
pls who knows who or where I can get live duckweed and azolla for propagation. i intend using it in feeding my fishes. I would appreciate it if anyone can give me audience. Thanks! |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Sirdik(m): 9:38pm On Feb 01, 2017 |
excelsiorfarm:tanks bro. Could u recommend medications incase the fishes become sick. N pls help wit info on how to reduce stress to the fingerlings during transportation. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 10:14pm On Feb 01, 2017 |
Sirdik:first medication is clean water. Antibiotics eg fishcure etc.,but if you use aquapro,it could save you from most sickness provided water mgt is okay. Your breeder determines a lot if your fingerlings would be stressed or not. He should know feeding on day of transportation will cause disaster,especially on long journey. He should know that a few drops of palmoil would assist to prevent foaming that stress the fishes. He should know that the fishes going very long journey eg from lagos to maiduguri should undergo fasting like 2-3 days otherwise disaster looms. He should advice u not to feed your fish seeds immediately after arrival & when you are to introduce to ponds ,that u do gently because of shock etc.You can even decide to feed lightly on first day etc. Another initiative is to add fresh water at interval 2 Likes |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 1:45pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
@denziz,just post your question,or send to my direct mail. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by haleemwale(m): 5:32pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
@excelsiorfarm sir I have bn looking for the breakdown of d cost of raising fingerlings and juveniles to tablesize and melange on this thread since morning, I didn't find it but I know its here smwhere. Sir if u can please help me with the breakdown again I will really appreciate it. I know uve answered the question before, am sorry for bringing it up again. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by hadex90(m): 6:21pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
God bless all farmers in this forum...i've been following this post for a while now and i've undergone training during my NYSC last year but my boss only specialise in fingerlings production. reading this thread i've really gain alot i must confess....planning to start my farm soon...although i have lots of question but will be asking as times goes on. my question now is it necessary to give fries artemia or go straight to giving them 0.2. mind u my boss use daphnia on breeding if available and if not he just use 0.2 |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Ttalk: 6:31pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
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Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by ABHAKS: 9:28pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
Good evening all please can one use local catfish caught in a river for spawning? They weigh 2kg male and female |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by vickifeanyi47(m): 1:15am On Feb 03, 2017 |
Any fish farmer around Umuahia,Abia state? |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by kennysympathy(m): 11:15am On Feb 03, 2017 |
[quote author=Ttalk post=53359746][/quote] There is no how you can get a uniform size. You never thought of mortality rate. No mgt. Process will make you escape mortality. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Ttalk: 12:36pm On Feb 03, 2017 |
kennysympathy: I quote my previous comment for haleemwale who is in need of feeding cost for melange. Question of mortality should not arise because there should be provision for mortality for every stocking. On sizes i used average in my estimation and management practise differ from farm to farm 2 Likes |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by vickifeanyi47(m): 1:13pm On Feb 03, 2017 |
Want to start small like say 200, how much will be required to raise them to table size? |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 3:42pm On Feb 03, 2017 |
ABHAKS:if pregnant & fertile or matured. Just try to cross with the regular ones to get the best characteristics from both produce in your offspring. But try to disinfect because they could have lot of germs that could easily be transfer to your fries. When i was in benin sometime ago to train a nairalander,after his complain that all the broodstock he purchase was giving no result,i asked him to take me to their market that i will show him something,we bought some fishes i selected & use to hatch. The lesson is all fishes,fertile & mature will produce,performance will be on the genetics of the parent stock i.e. the male & the female use in bréeding with mgt. 1 Like |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 3:49pm On Feb 03, 2017 |
fordex3:Area in ibadan |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 4:03pm On Feb 03, 2017 |
haleemwale:no need to apologize, just keep 400-450 at least for your table size, depends on location,could be less if sound mgt & for melange,keep 60% of that. Even price are changing,due to changing economic parameters. Just start reasonably if a fresher & endeavor to study someone before you think you can do it. In agriculture 1+1= 2 or 1+1= 3.5 or 1+1= - 2, which of the above is based on management,technicalities or available funds 1 Like |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by hadex90(m): 4:33pm On Feb 03, 2017 |
hadex90:someone should please help me with this question |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 5:28pm On Feb 03, 2017 |
hadex90:maybe you scare some with your question,because you said your oga use 0.2 at times. Now let me give you an answer we all know. Diaphnia is great,if you can lay your hands on it,unlike feed,it doesn't pollute water & has a high water content with protein that fries could easily digest. For artemia,it also fall into that category,but it is dry matter as your 0.2 feed. If original,also not overfed, your fries could perform on it & one challenge about 0.2 is if you dont verify expire date,some are expired. You can do 0.2 straight if you manage feeding well. Interest you to know that you could use egg white or baby milk & depending on growth response,i personally dont wait on sizes,at times 10-14 days artemia,then 0.5. So my brother,people are busy,maybe join agricnetwork or those in whatsapp group if your answer delays 2 Likes |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by hadex90(m): 5:36pm On Feb 03, 2017 |
excelsiorfarm:thanks boss...really appreciate. the egg white how is it used? squeezed to little fragment? |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 7:25pm On Feb 03, 2017 |
hadex90:focus on the simple ones,always good to master one before stepping for alternatives. for now daphnia,artemia & 0.2 is much to work on. When you master that, if all is lacking,then the baby milk or egg white comes handy. As i had stated earlier,build on your experience,acquiring all knowledge,can complicate your mgt practice. less it skip my mind,iam not your boss. |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by hadex90(m): 7:47pm On Feb 03, 2017 |
excelsiorfarm:Noted. thanks very very much. God bless |
Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by excelsiorfarm(m): 8:05pm On Feb 03, 2017 |
hadex90:Amen & God Bless you sir 1 Like |
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