Starting and Managing a Profitable Piggery Business The piggery business, also known as pig farming, is a lucrative venture that involves producing and managing pigs for commercial purposes. Pigs are highly productive animals that provide a wide range of products, including meat, leather, and by-products used in various industries. This article aims to provide a…
What is Aquaculture Aquaculture is the practice of farming aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and aquatic plants under controlled conditions. It involves the cultivation, rearing, and harvesting of aquatic animals and plants in both freshwater and marine environments. Aquaculture can be done in various types of systems including ponds, tanks, cages, and raceways….
What is Cannibalism in Catfish Cannibalism in catfish is the process whereby a fish eats another fish. Catfishes exhibit the EAT OR BE EATEN contest, which this term cannibalism describes. This is a very common phenomenon among catfishes. Because catfishes are omnivorous, they tend to cannibalize themselves, and because, although they are hatched at the…
Catfish Production Today we will be discussing catfish production. I will only share with you artificial reproduction in this post and practice is very effective in the production of catfish. Before the production of catfish, the following are to be ready: Female brood-stock Male brood-stock Ovaprim Saline Mesh net Female brood-stock Matured female fish are…
Feeding of Catfish Fries and fingerlings Artemia is the best starter food for fries. Artemia is a natural type of zooplankton, which is shipped in cans. The encapsulated cysts are hatched and then live Artemia are put in the tank and preyed upon by the young larvae and fry. It is recommended to feed the…
7 Things to Consider Before Starting a Fish Farm Fish farming falls below the animal manufacturing sector of Agriculture, which can also be described as Aquaculture. Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms — fishes, crustaceans, molluscs, and so on., in clean, salty, or brackish water. Fishes are a regarded supply of protein, and fish…
Physical Properties of Quality Fish Feed In this post, I will be showing you the physical properties of quality fish feeds you need to know. Firstly we need to understand what a feed is. What is a feed? The term “feed” can have different meanings depending on the context. Here are a few possible definitions:…
By 1993 it was becoming clearer that fishing from the wild cannot sustain fishery needs in Nigeria. Inland aquaculture in Nigeria produced 15, 576 metric tons with per capita availability of 5 kg of fish compared with per capita fish supply of 25.4 kg and 7.7k g for developed and developing countries, respectively (Coche et al., 1994). Hence,…
Catfish Health Maintenance of good fish health is critical to profitable fish culture. Slow growth, poor feed conversation, low yields, increased disease incidence and mortality, and consequently, low profitability are the results of poor fish health. Physiological stress is the fundamental cause of most fish health problems. The best way to manage fish health is…
Feeding and Management Table Size Catfish This is the rearing of juvenile fish to table size usually weighing 700gm – 1kg on average, 1.5kg and above. This is a highly capital-intensive venture as it requires at least the following Production tank (concrete, earthen, plastic, wooden) Feed for feeding the fish to table size Enough or…