There are a lot of stages but, while being practical, here are the four main types you can stock in your pond: I’m not sure if the above taxonomy is universal, but that’s how we know it over here in Nigeria; just tell everybody what stage of catfish you want and they’ll know what you mean. In Channel catfish, however, it takes 7–8 days at 26.7°C. S.A.Addo, Mr s.a addo please can u gave me ur content If you learn how to make your own feed, though, you’ll save a lot more money and you can have more impact on your fishes since you can easily control what they are eating. As a rule, my teacher tells me to expect at least 25% of fishes I stock to be dead within 6 months if I stock fingerling catfishes, with most of them dying within 3 weeks of stocking, while you can be sure less than 10% will be dead in 6 months if you stock juvenile or post-juvenile catfishes. i find this piece really enlightening. Describe two general animal reproductive strategies. I appreciate your informative write up. Feeding with floating all through (this is least likely to be the case: feeding with floating all through might result in little to no profitability, but your fishes shouldn’t be weighing an average of 100 to 500 grams in 8 months. And if I must raise hybrid fishes from fingerlings to 4kg sizes, what tonnage of feed will be required to have this required weight. Usually, broodstock of 600 to 800 grams is too small to breed healthy fishes. At first, if they are used to eating using the broadcast style, most of the fishes won’t come to a particular spot to eat; however, by ONLY feeding them on that spot for a few days, they’ll be conditioned to come to that spot and eat. Thanks a lot. I used Coppens to feed my fish for 2 months before changing to local feed. From my experience, here are the different sizes I’m currently aware of: 1.5mm, 1.8mm, 2mm, 3mm, 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, etc. Pls how do I get in-touch with you for feed production training. By week 4, you’ll notice that these bud sites will begin to swell. Monoculture of the African catfish can be carried out when suitable feed, with a high protein content is available. Maintenance: You also have to consider other factors such as changes in water quality, water pollution, predators as well as other factors when the fishes are smaller. 1. Once you follow the above steps, you have successfully introduced your catfishes into the pond. The results of Micha (1976) clearly indicated that the growth of C. gariepinus decreases with increasing stocking density while fish standing crop remains more or less the same (Figure 19). According to the farmer, some fishes can reach more than 20 kg. please inform me because you have not included this. Very nice lecture….. Plz need help. That’s VERY poor. If you get your fishes from the right source (that is, if they are of almost equal size when you got them) and if you feed them well, you don’t have to sort. I learnt it is good to feed them with warms also. That said, I recommend buying feed from feed producers like Raanan or Aqua Feed until your fishes reach 200 – 300 grams, and then giving them local feed. Since there are different stages of catfish growth, there are different stages of fish feed; fish feed are often denoted in mm, so you’ll see/hear about 1.5mm feed, 1.8mm feed, 2mm feed, 4mm feed, 6mm feed etc. The bigger you fishes, the bigger the feed size they can pick. I base in Bauchi state of Nigeria, and i want to start catfish farming business and i have one confusion of whether i should mix with tilapia fish farming also. However, can i use the first formula, for the first 2month when they start local, which will make them 4months at the end. Doing this for approximately 30 seconds to 1 minute before releasing the fishes into the pond should be fine. 1974). Mature males can be recognized by bristles on their snouts. thanks once again. I brought brood stock for my self in some place Catfish that are about 3 inches long can utilize a 3/16 inch floating pellet of 35-36% protein content. Types of Catfish Feed Since there are different stages of catfish growth, there are different stages of fish feed; fish feed are often denoted in mm, so you’ll see/hear about 1.5mm feed, 1.8mm feed, 2mm feed, 4mm feed, 6mm feed etc. Catfish can be grown in ponds, cages and raceways, but more than 95 percent of all catfish are produced in earthen ponds. Catfishes are mostly bottom feeders, so by their very nature they are designed to be eating non-extruded (or sinking) feed, but the reason I recommend giving them floating feed at the early stage is because they are more fragile then. Thanks for your guide. From my research, I have also noticed that Aqua Feed, Coppens and Raanan are available internationally, so my recommendation isn’t restricted to just Nigeria. Once you’ve gotten your juvenile catfishes, you want to make sure they are not stressed too much from the point of transportation to being introduced into your pond. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Theme by Anders Norén & Customized by Karol K. Your email address will not be published. The time i brought the broodstocks the weight is 600 to 800gram i hope to hear from you Hoping to hearing from you. This article is part of the series on how to start a catfish farming business. If you do this, you could get to farm the next day to find dead fishes floating on your pond. Have to discusse, At what age should i start feeding the fry after breeding? That’s very poor performance, and could be due to the following reasons: 1. I might have missed a few things, so please let me know about questions bothering you in the comments below. Required fields are marked *. There’s also extruded (or floating) and non-extruded (or sinking) feed. Remain lifted. This will help me if i can also receive a reply to this message on the production of fish feed. please i am base in port Harcourt,is there anyone you know there that can give me a practical guide on the feed formulation? and are you certain that feeding mature fish once daily is better than twice? If you stocked 1,000 fishes into a pond and can only see 5 – 10 fishes eating after awhile, it is safe to stop; with sinking feed, anything more could be a waste. Now, the worst way to go about this is to just pour/empty the container into your pond; that is faster, but it stresses your fishes. That said, the top feed producers that I recommend and have used are Aqua Feed, Durante and Raanan; I’ve heard that Coppens could be the best, but there are lots of adulterated versions of it here in Nigeria, so I won’t recommend it since the inexperienced farmer could fall victim to these adulterated versions. Piaget stages of development are the foundation of a well-known theory of early childhood development. They did have other factors in common however such as excelling at finding food sources near flowing water which helped propel growth as well. They grow at different rates so growth and maturity is very dependent upon water conditions, feeding, water temperature, population of the tank, genetics, future adult size, etc, so there really isn't a specific 'growth rate' estimation I can give you. The bigger a catfish is, the more rugged it will be; I’ve seen a big catfish stay alive for up to 6 hours without being in any water; the catfish should be around 6 months old and around 2 kg. 2. With juvenile or post-juvenile catfishes, you can easily get away with feeding them once a day right from the day you stock; with fingerling, or sometimes post-fingerling, catfishes, though, you need to feed them twice to thrice a day for a few weeks for optimal results. i find this delightsome and enlightening. Thank you so much i find your write-up educative. Abundant food — of the right size and in the right places — sets the stage for fast growth. During the early stages, striped catfish will rapidly increase in length; but when the … For me, anything that is 10 grams plus will be a win. Bring the Fish out after 10 to 12 hours gently and cover the head with a clean, moist towel. I’ve seen a pond where 8,000 fingerling catfishes were stocked, only to come one day and find at least a thousand of them dead and floating on the water; this rarely happens with juveniles, but it is more common with fingerlings. Thank you so much. It’s important to realize that there are different stages of catfish growth. Parent fish breeding is a very important link in artificial breeding, it directly affects the development and reproductive performance of catfish’sex gland. Poor juveniles and fingerlings (If this is the case, there’s little you can do. 5. A beautiful write up. Do you have training CDs on how to process or make fish feed just as you have explain in your write up. Most of key questions have been answered by your article. Is There any benefits of mixing the two farming business? Four Four experimental diets were formulated at 0% (control), 10%, 20% and 30% inclusion levels of treated Leucaena leaf Once a day or once a week?) In my own case, for 1 ton of feed I use the following: DCP (Dicalcium Phosphate): 10kg, Methionine: 1kg, Lysine: 1kg, Salt: 2 – 3kg, Vit. I don’t sort my fishes. Juveniles or fingerlings i feed them 3 times day Spawning begins in the spring when water temperatures increase to above 70º F. At that time, brood fish held in ponds randomly mate and the fertilized eggs are collected from spawning containers and moved to a hatchery. God Bless you. Here's a list of developmental milestones. Please which of the feed is good in feeding the fish among the floating feed. I will appreciate if u can enlighten us on this…Thanks. There’s a lot of fake Coppens feed out there, but this doesn’t seem to be the case with Aller Aqua. So, the main advice on how to make African catfish grow faster is a proper feeding. So, if you want to stock, ensure you get the biggest fish you can get; by “biggest”, I’m referring to something in the juvenile/post juvenile stage. Different varieties of tilapia at different stages of growth have a certain difference in nutritional requirements. Also i need your humble advice on how to mix poultry farming business with that of fish farming business. That’s it. For sinking feed, carefully observe the response of your fishes; they will eat excitedly while their reaction reduces as they start to get satiated, but it’s safe to stop if you can barely see them pop their heads out of the water to eat. so I got ALER AQUA which they told me is also imported which I bought . Hatchery for myself i don’t know weather is fake broodstocks, Bro thanks lots I stay in Port Harcourt. The hatching period of P. sutchi ranges from 24–36 h at 22–32°C. Thank you so much Mr Bamidele for such insight,I have really gained from you,This has truly enlightened me on how best to start. Fake/Adulterated coppens feed used (over 90% of Coppens feed out there is fake, so this is highly likely) But the last time I went to the market to buy another, there was no 4mm except 2mm. please correct me. However, I won’t rely on it as their main feed. 6.1. The best way to go about this is to slowly put the container into the pond (that’s if it is small; if it is big, look for a small container and do this slow and steady), let the natural pond water mix a bit with the water you brought the fishes in for a while before finally releasing them into the pond. It is best to feed a 38% protein feed in a crumble form to the smallest fingerlings. How do you turn the milled feed into pelletised feed since it cannot be fed to the fishes in the mash form? In the short time that I’ve been in this business, I’ve realized that you’ll be more profitable if you make your own feed as opposed to buying feed from major producers. There’s also extruded (or floating) and non-extruded (or sinking) feed. The breeders that provide me with the best fishes usually use quality broodstock that weigh at least 4kg. Poor feeding schedule (How often do you feed your fishes? While most fish farmers focus only on getting inexpensive feed for their fishes, feeding your fishes should be less about the cost but more about the profit margin; so, you might be spending 3 to 4 times more than the average farmer on feed, but there’s nothing wrong with that if it makes your fishes 5 to 6 times bigger than their fishes, significantly increasing your profit margin. i need n=hands on training on feeds formulation, etc. From 7 to 20days post-transplantation, only PKH26 labeled spermatogonia were observed, whereas spermatocytes at different stages of development were found at 70days. With floating feed, you can put the feed on the pond gradually and let them eat it; the risk of overfeeding is significantly reduced, thereby ensuring there is no water pollution that can lead to high mortality in your very fragile juveniles. The incubation period of Clarias batrachus needs to be 17–20 h at 30°C (Thakur et al. Thanks. Water quality preferences and limitations for wild channel catfish are not any different from those of farm-raised channel catfish. The optimum protein requirement of tilapia fry is 35% to 40%, 20% to 25% is for the fish with more than 50 grams. If you’re on a budget, Raanan is good too. Spot feeding is basically me feeding my fishes in one spot. At the end of the egg-yolk stage, the fry is from 1–1.1 cm in total length, and after 14 days, it reaches 2.0–2.3 cm in length and 0.52 g in weight. Contrast the reproductive strategies of at least two Great Lakes fish. I will like to ask this question, if I follow this feed formular you recommended, am I going to have a good result or there are other hidden details? Thanks so much 4dis tips u share wit us am so glad…i need ur help 2 known more better/ practical aspect about fish farming(pls share ur phone no wit me 2ru my email. How often you feed your fishes will differ depending on a lot of factors, but for the results I get – an average of 1.5kg to 2kg fish size in 6 months – here’s what I recommend: All things being equal, I feed my fishes daily until they reach the 6 months mark when I sell them; this is absolutely essential if you want optimal results. Thank you very much sir, I will appreciate if i can take lectures on the production of the fish feed so that i can be producing by myself. Throughout this study, we classify nursing stages of striped catfish as larvae (day 0–20), fry (day 21–30), or fingerlings (day 40–90) based on the National Technical regulation seed of striped catfish ( DoF 2014 ). The 5-week-old juvenile is 1.28–1.5 g in weight and 5–6 cm in length. Since there are different stages of catfish growth, there are different stages of fish feed; fish feed are often denoted in mm, so you’ll see/hear about 1.5mm feed, 1.8mm feed, 2mm feed, 4mm feed, 6mm feed etc. This species can reach 0.7–1.5 kg after a year and 3–4 kg after three to four years. He serves as the chairman of the organization. In the post‐larval stages, the growth rate of P. sutchi is fast when there is sufficient food. More ‘FISH OIL’ to your elbow and God bless. There are two feeding types I use for my fishes: Broadcast Feeding: This basically involves me going round my ponds and spreading floating feed all over the pond to ensure all the fishes in the pond can eat. Give your catfish … There are a lot of stages but, while being practical, here are the four main types you can stock in your pond: Fingerling (3 to 4 grams) Post-fingerling (4 – 6 grams) Juvenile (6 – 10 grams) Post-juvenile (10 grams and above) Thanks very much for ur lecture u have open my mind to the tricks in starting a fish business. Thanks and God bless you for helping us .A glance at the comments shows you the farmer’s main concern is the feed. My email is [removed] please do respond to me through. Spot Feeding: Spot feeding is less time-consuming and more effective, since it is less stressful and I can carefully monitor how my fishes are eating. God bless.. A comprehensive package we have here. catfish ( Clarias Gariepinus ) in different stages of growth from its introduction in the country as fingerlings of approx 50 g., to its utilization as fish for consumption, weighing approximately 2 kilos. You should only have to use this feed formula for around 1 – 2 months. This is lovely! Fingerlings should be fed twice a day, while post-fingerlings should be fed once or twice a day. QUALITY LOCAL CATFISH FEEDS AVAILABLE AT NGN2,500 PER 15KG BAG. I try getting my fishes to eat in one spot once they reach 30 – 50 grams, or after 2 – 3 weeks of stocking them from juvenile stage. Thanks in so much anticipation. My point is that the older a catfish is, the more mature it becomes and the smaller the risks you have to deal with. Protein is the main ingredient in fish feed, and every good feed formula contains a significant amount of protein; however, fishes still need energy, mainly found in carbohydrate, to process and digest the feed so a protein-only feed isn’t going to be best. U’re bless. I use this for my fishes if they are in the fingerlings to post-juvenile stage, and I do this because they just got introduced into a large body of water, often from somewhere significantly smaller, and not all the fishes can come to the same spot to eat. It isn’t a habit for me to respond to comments here due to a very busy schedule, but I felt compelled due to the seriousness of your complaints. All three catfish feed actively and grow fastest when the water temperatures are above 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Pls how can I get best local fish feeds in osun? As we mentioned previously regarding the pre-flowering cycle – you’ll notice small buds forming by the end of week 2. You can’t try that with a baby catfish; it will be dead in minutes. With channel catfish, they experienced more growth in standing water such as reservoirs. Like I said earlier, there are various fish feed sizes, whether you go for floating or sinking feed; sinking feed is usually bigger, and longer, than floating feed. I tried to include everything I believe you need to know about feeding, that can help you grow your catfishes from fingerlings stage to several kgs. 3. Even a novice will understand it. Some are willing to part with something to get the rightful info. My husband and i are practicing Catfish farmers for over ten years and i can see you have given out good informations to help upcoming farmers. But i think answering thru this medium will give others the oppurtunity to learn as well and if financial commitment is needed, its ok, lets know about it. Pls my fish are three month old, and I have introduced them to 4mm. Broadcast feeding can be more intensive, especially for bigger ponds and if you have a lot of ponds, and smaller fishes require more of it. During the larval stage, TnC mRNA showed the highest levels of expression with a 1.4‐fold increase from day 1 to day 30 post hatch. 3 to 4kg fishes eat 6mm sinking feed just fine, though, so don’t worry too much if you can’t find bigger feed sizes. The lethal oxygen level for both wild and farm-raised catfish is about 1 ppm, and reduced growth occurs at oxygen concentrations of less than 4 ppm. Name stages of the fish life cycle. If so, i don’t know where i will get healthy stocks of fingerlings for both cart fish and the tilapia. Meanwhile at the end of the 6month they should have consumed 4tonnes. At what stage can I start giving them warms? Catfish Farming Step 3: Feeding Your Fishes, Visit Profitable Fish Farming to learn directly from him, 33 Zig Ziglar Quotes to Supercharge Your Business. We already covered preparing your catfish pond and stocking your pond, but today’s article will be about how to feed your fishes. Eggs hatch after 5 to 8 days of incubation and fry are … pls could you just advice me. That is a good one, as a bee-ginger, how do i handle related deasiss tha affect cat fish, is concrete pound harmful to fish. Some bigger store even has organic fish food that is good for your fish’s growth. Continue with Aller Aqua. The slender, brown body of this catfish makes it easy to confuse with a twig. I’ve also been a victim of poor juveniles, and fishes that should be around 1.5 – 2 kg in six months barely weigh 1 – 1.2 kg in the same period) Thank you and be blessed. Your email address will not be published. according to your preference. By “risk factor” I’m referring to the following: Mortality rate: Smaller catfishes are not as stable as more matured ones, which can be really rugged, so their mortality rate is higher. Visit Profitable Fish Farming to learn directly from him! may the lord reward u for sharing dis deep secrete. Thks. Stocking rate therefore depends upon the desired … Producers should consider that the catfish require different feeds at each stage of growth. The above are the main ingredients; you can then use other ingredients such as DCP (Dicalcium Phosphate), Methionine, Lysine, Salt, Vit. please can you give me an estimate of how much it will cost to start assuming I already have a pond (apart from the digging/excavation). Yes, you can. catfish, Clarias gariepinus, of mean weight 40.18±0.51g was evaluated over a 90-day growth period. thanks a lot. Call:☎️ 08103953855 Or 07035907330. The two studies were performed at different times, at different farms. However, I observed the author had not been answer the heart bugging questions of the readers. Knowing when your catfishes are okay becomes a bit tricky once you switch to spot feeding, but you don’t have much to worry about. Here’s what I recommend if you just stocked your ponds, if your fishes fall into the following categories: As your fishes grow, the size of feed they can pick will increase. Whiptail Catfish Whiptail Catfish. Catfish farmers are to be guided by the principle of ‘’the smaller the feed the better’’ in selection and formulation of feed for their fishes. God bless you greatly sir. Required fields are marked *. Theme by Anders Norén & Customized by Karol K. Your email address will not be published. This article is part of the series on how to start a catfish farming business. Here’s the feed size I recommend for bigger fishes, based on their size/weight, if you’re to give them floating feed: All things being equal, your fishes should be around 200 – 300 grams in 2 months with floating feed alone, if they are being fed properly; after then, you can switch to sinking feed and give them the following feed sizes: If your fishes exceed 1kg in weight, and you’re able to get bigger feed sizes, then you can consider giving them 8mm, or even later 10mm, feed sizes. If using floating feed, try to avoid having excess feed on the surface of the water; carefully observe your fishes to see what will satiate them. thanks a great deal. Types of Catfish Feed. A typical production cycle for channel catfish farming begins with spawning of brood fish. If floating feed must remain on the water, it should be something that the fishes can finish within 5 minutes of you stopping their feeding; anything more is potentially a waste. Sample fish were collected at 10 weeks and weighed to establish growth performance, the researchers said. People get the best results from earthen ponds, but other kind of ponds can work well too with the right depth and width) There are many tools to measure development. Doing this ensures they don’t suddenly get introduced to the water, which probably has different temperature and qualities from the one they were brought in; remember that there were possibly thousands of them in a small container just awhile ago, only to be suddenly released into a large body of water that will seem like an ocean to them. Hatchery for myself i don’t know weather is fake broodstocks At 90 days, the relative expression levels of PV4 , TnC and MLC3 were the highest, with similar proportions in the skeletal muscle, corresponding to the highest relative growth rate of walking catfish. by owumatosa(m): 9:15am On Jul 27, 2011 Does anyone have an idea on how I can production local feed for catfish? Pls is there any bad effect on this? Some farmers rely on floating feed from producers like Durante and Aqua Feed to grow their fishes, but due to the expensive nature of these fishes, it can be unprofitable on the long term. Learn The Six Plant Growth Stages; Learn The Six Plant Growth Stages Plants' lives may be as short as a few weeks or months, but they go through distinct changes as they grow just as people do. On his farm, fishes are divided into groups according to their stages of growth and weight: the first type is 15 kg, the second one – 12 kg and the third one – 10 kg. Thank so much for this wonderful info. God Blessings bro. Coppen, Aqua, Raanan, Durante, Cargill. C: 1kg, Fish Premixes: 5kg, Antibiotics: Optional, unless my fishes are sick (in which case the quantity depends on the antibiotics used; it’s often around 500g to 2kg for 1 ton of feed, though). Thanks Mr Bami dele for the insightful article. They become sexually mature at 3 to 6 months. Catfish has cannibalism phenomenon, so farmers should pay attention to the feeding techniques in the different breeding period, to ensure that the increase of economic benefits. When they got into the juvenile stage, you can still feed them once or twice every day. How often should water be changed on a fish tank of 5 weeks old fingerlins? Feeding the catfish should depend on their growth progress. This is a great training piece. Thanks, this is a beautiful piece. And then feed them with weight for the last one month, if there is anything like weight in feed formulation. Water temperature affects growth because it determines when catfish feed actively. Hope it’s still normal? I’ll go into more details when my article on feeding goes live, but broadcast feeding is basically you spreading feed all around the pond to ensure all the catfishes get fed while spot feeding is you feeding them on a spot, where they all come to eat. Channel catfish were a bit different in growth patterns compared to the blue catfish. 3. And decide to buy it. Thanks Mr Bamidele. You have been very helpful and very staright forward. If you want more effective advice about successful catfish farming, read my teachers blog at http://www.profitablefishfarming.com, Bro thanks lots They get some time to adapt before being finally introduced into the massive water in the pond. Thanks Bamidele, Catfish Farming Step 2: Stocking Your Pond, the series on how to start a catfish farming business, how to prepare your catfish pond for stocking, The Rule of 7: Skyrocket Your Business Growth With this Marketing Principle, Download the “10 Business Rules to Obey” eBook, You want to avoid completely covering the container you put them into before they get to your farm, You want to avoid shaking the container too much; if you have to transport them on bad road, drive slowly. 2.2. this has been really helpful. One of the things my teacher emphasized to me when he was teaching me was the importance of quality feed for your fishes; according to him, good feed is there on the same level with quality water, and it is often what determines the profitability of a farmer. Once my fishes become more mature, often this is in the post-juvenile stage or around 30 – 50 grams, I instantly switch to spot feeding. Thanks, I will be looking forward to getting more of these from you. Hello mr. Bamidele! Spotted Catfish catfish naturally frequent cooler, deeper waters and will rest on a bed of pebbles or a similar raised area during the day, becoming active as darkness falls. Then, use the last formula for another 1month, which makes them 5month. Furthermore, due to their fragile nature, giving your juveniles feed that isn’t rich with the right nutrients can affect their long-term growth; going with floating feed from recognized producers like Durante, Cargill Aqua Feed, Raanan, and Coppens will ensure optimal growth of your fishes, even when you later switch to sinking feed comprising of your own formula. If yes i want you to please help me out. My teacher doesn’t sort his, either. Thanks. A while back, I wrote about how to prepare your catfish pond for stocking; today’s article will be giving you the necessary information for stocking your pond.

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