Corporate Fish Farm Nigeria

QUESTION 1: How much does it cost to buy plastic fish tanks? Mention the plastic fish tank sizes and the maximum number of fishes each tank can contain.

QUESTION 2: Give the name and address of plastic fish tank manufacturers you know.

QUESTION 3: Mention the plank materials needed to construct wooden fish tanks and give their indicative prices in order to reduce the chances of agreeing to inflated quotation by carpenters.

QUESTION 4: Mention the plumbing materials needed to construct fish ponds (and give their indicative prices also) in order to reduce the chances of agreeing to inflated quotation by plumbers.

QUESTION 5: Give a step by step guide of how to construct a solid concrete fish pond that will last long and not leak or collapse.

QUESTION 6: Is it necessary to build a roof over concrete, plastic or wooden fish ponds? If Yes, state why?

QUESTION 7: Why does one fertilize concrete ponds and how is it done?

QUESTION 8: Which one is a better source of water for fish farming, well water or bore-hole water and why?

QUESTION 9: How does one increase the pH of water if it is too low?

QUESTION 10: When is water pH too high or too low for fishes and what are the consequences of leaving them in such water?

QUESTION 11: How often and for what reasons should one change water of fries below 4 weeks old?

QUESTION 12: How often and for what reasons should one change water of fingerlings, juveniles and table-sizes respectively?

QUESTION 13: Why do fishes “hang” despite a fresh change of water and how does one attend to the situation?

QUESTION 14: What are the factors to watch out for to identify a female brood-stock ready for spawning with a tendency to produce impressive result?

QUESTION 15: What are the factors to watch out for to identify a male brood stock with matured and big sperm sack?

QUESTION 16: If the male sperm is somehow watery but slightly milky (i.e. not very milky) can it still fertilize the female eggs?

QUESTION 17: What volume of Ovaprim per kg of fish should be used to inject the female fish?

QUESTION 18: Where is the best position to inject the female fish to induce it to release it’s eggs?

QUESTION 19: How long should one wait after injecting the female fish before stripping it of it’s eggs?

QUESTION 20: How does one kill the male fish to remove its’ sperm sacks and mix the sperm with the female eggs?

QUESTION 21: How many sperm sacks should one use to fertilize the eggs of a female fish?

QUESTION 22: How long does the fertilization process take? i.e. the number of hours to wait before checking the pond to know whether the male sperm has fertilized the female eggs into fries.

QUESTION 23: Can hatcheries be located outside in the open air? Most farmers seem to locate their hatcheries inside a room.

QUESTION 24: If the hatchery is located inside a room, at what stage should the fries be transferred out into the open air?

QUESTION 25: Can one begin to feed fries the same day they hatch? If No, how long should one wait before feeding for the first time and how often should one feed them at this stage?

QUESTION 26: What is the reason for the common occurrence of high mortality of fries at 2 – 3 weeks old and what is to be done to prevent such?

QUESTION 27: Is it necessary to sort out shooters at the fries stage? If Yes, how can this be done without injuring the delicate fries when they are still so fragile?

QUESTION 28: How does one achieve a very fast growth rate at the fries, fingerlings and juvenile stages? There are verifiable evidences of farmers whose fingerlings and juveniles almost double the size of others at the same age.

QUESTION 29: What are the signs to watch out for which signifies that the fries in a pond are overpopulated and if discovered to be so, what is the best transfer method to other ponds at this stage without injuring or stressing the fries?

QUESTION 30: At what stage does a fish become a fingerling or juvenile?

QUESTION 31: How often should one feed fingerlings and why the number of times recommended?

QUESTION 32: How often should one sort at the fingerlings stage and why the number of times recommended?

QUESTION 33: What causes mortality after sorting fingerlings and what is to be done to prevent it?

QUESTION 34: What determines when the water in the fish pond of fingerlings should be changed and to what extent should it be changed?

QUESTION 35: How does one identify good fingerlings or juveniles when buying to stock?

QUESTION 36: Which is better to stock and raise to table-size, fingerlings or juveniles and why?

QUESTION 37: How are fingerlings and juveniles to be safely transported with limited stress and mortality over a long distance? Recommend the number to keep in 50 liter kegs e.g. between two Sates of the Federation?

QUESTION 38: Can one feed fingerlings with local feed? If Yes, What should be the minimum protein content in the feed? If No, recommend the best imported fish feed in the market (at least 2 types) for fingerlings.

QUESTION 39: At what growth stage of catfish should one change from foreign to local feed and why is it even necessary?

QUESTION 40: What is the best way to introduce local feed to fishes for the first time and get them to accept it?

QUESTION 41: Mention 12 most common mistakes inexperienced fish farmers make that lead to losses in catfish farming.

QUESTION 42: How many weeks averagely does it take for 9 weeks old juveniles to grow to 1kg?

QUESTION 43: Why does one record death (1 - 2 medium or table size fishes) often after a complete change of their water and what is the remedy?

QUESTION 44: Which one is most profitable, producing and selling fingerlings and juveniles, or medium and table-size fishes?

QUESTION 45: What is the name and location of the biggest market in Lagos where one can buy imported fish feed, tools and drugs or produce local fish feed?

QUESTION 46: What is the better marketing strategy to sell one’s medium or table-size fishes outside selling to the market women and what price range do the market women buy fish per kg now?

QUESTION 47: Give the formula (ingredients, quantity & price in Lagos per kg) of a 50kg rich local fish feed for juveniles, medium size and table size?

QUESTION 48: Many farmers waste feed when serving locally formulated feed…….because it sinks and they can’t tell when the fishes have stopped picking. What is the best cost saving method of feeding fishes with sinking local feed?

QUESTION 49: How much should one budget to feed 9 weeks old juveniles to 1 kg?

QUESTION 50: What is the advantage of using Bio-Disc in fish farming?

QUESTION 51: List the most common fish diseases, the causes, symptoms and treatment; also state where to get the fish drugs.

QUESTION 52: Does giving table-size fishes beans, fufu, eba, apu etc help aid their growth?