What You Need To Get Started
Fish Farming
1. Secure a Land – Any location is good since fish doesn’t cause any environmental disturbance.
Look for land where you can get it cheap and buy. Depending on the capacity you wants to operate
on, half plot of land is just good enough for average fish farm. However, you may go for something bigger like full
plot or two if you can afford it probably for convenience sake. If you already have a compound
with leftover space you thing can accommodate two or three ponds, you may use it.
2. Construct Ponds – You need to engage the service of expert pond construction engineer or you
go to another fish farm to get the specification and construction requirements. The plumbing work
must be properly done to ensure proper drainage.
3. Dig a Borehole – Adequate water supply is the lifeblood of fish farm and lack of it may result to
disaster because water need to be changed on regular interval. Naturally available sources of water
such as borehole and river water is the most suitable. Rain water and tap water from chemically treated source is not recommended for fish cultivation.
4. Overhead Tank – This is the water reservoir from which water is supplied to your ponds. This
tank has to be connected to your ponds through plumbing system to make it convenient for water to flow into your ponds when needed.
5. Juvenile Fish – Get your juvenile from another farm that specializes in supplying it. You need to
go for the high yield specie of catfish or tilapia and make sure you are getting it from a healthy farm.
6. Get Training – Not the kind of training you get from one day seminars; you need to get attached to a fish farm for proper apprenticeship. For you to properly learn this trade, you need at least two months training on this.
Remember that your investment is at stake, trial and error is not good in business except you have unlimited funds to experiment with.
