Step by step process to Catfish farming in Nigeria

 

The Farming Process

Farming catfish is a profitable venture but to succeed, you must know the proper process of rearing catfish. They can be summarized in three activities of six basic stages. 

Pre-cat fish farming. 

Step 1 

Under this stage, you have identified your interest in catfish farming. Your interest is what will make you have the desire to get the necessary and basic knowledge you should have about catfish farming. At this stage, it is also very important to decide if you will be running your farm yourself or may want to employ the services of a fish farm. 

At this stage also, you draw up your budget, business plan and start contacting workmen- masons, breeders, etcetera. The basic knowledge of catfish farming is very important. It is also advisable that you learn from an experienced fish farmer.

You also start to obtain the capital needed for your business. The amount needed depends on the scale you want to start with. It is advisable to start small and expand as time goes by, and you become more experience

Catfish farming 

After obtaining finance for your fishing activity, the next step is to find land for your pond. You may have space or lease it. A large space is required so as to enable a sufficient inflow and outflow of water. After you have gotten land, you start to prepare your pond. This is will need demanding, fixing of pipe, liming, netting etcetera. 

After getting your land and setting your pond, you should buy your seeds/ fingerlings. Investigate well before settling for any seed. A large extent of your succession catfish farming will be determined by the quality of your fingerlings. At this stage also, you choose from a wide variety of alternative feeds available to feed their fishes. You can introduce local feeds for your fish when they are still young. Don’t compromise on the quality of your feed as it determines the growth of your fish.  

Feed your fish two times a day.

Post farming 

After your fishes mature, fishes take up to four – seven months. You take your fishes to the market. According to your business plan, you may want to directly supply to eateries, restaurant, night bars as there is a large consumer niche.

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