Being a job creator:Starting up a fish farming

One business which is thriving in Nigeria currently is the fish farming.

This is because more Nigerians are cutting down on red meet due to the high cost og beef and also because fish is in high demand as can be seen when you visit relaxation centres, hotels, bars, pepper soup joints etc,the rate and manner patrons crave for fish is amazing.and perhaps most intend to cut down on red meat.

Using aquaculture fish farming method enable you to earn a constant income and high return on investment from the comfort of your home .

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Before you Endeavour into this business you need to establish one fact which is:
Is it going to be in small scale or commercial scale ?also the type of pond that will be used you can consider using either the flow through system or the circulatory system.

The Nursery Operation:

You can decide to induce the female fish to lay eggs, the eggs are then fertilized and further incubated and then hatched, the newly hatched fish are known as fries, you will then preceed to nuture them within two to three weeks into fingerlings.

Let us not forget that we are putting into perspective that the primary operation is all about nurturing the fries to good health.

So basically it takes 10 weeks for the fish to mature into post fingerlings and juveniles.

Perhaps, Just in case you wish to start small, you can start from your very own backyard using a small tank depending on the size of fish .

Water is very important and must come from a hygienic and constant source either from a bore- hole or from a river that flows.
It is also important that you feed the fish regularly, the bigger ones tend to eat up the smaller ones if they get too are hungry, most time when this occurs you may need to segregate the smaller fingerlings from the juvenile as observed some fingerlings grow-up or developed faster than other to become juveniles .

Fish business does not require large capital as there is a ready market in Nigeria, with 120,000 naira you can start and begin to grow from there .

From my rough estimate a big cat fish goes for 700 naira, and if you are able to grow 2000 you make a nice sum of 1.4 million nairawhich is what I call a high return on investment with little risk.

Even before you start selling hotels, restaurants and bars are a ready market for the fish business. I hope I have been able to motivate you into doing what is meant to be done .
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https://pixabay.com/en/fish-farming-fish-eat-trout-food-976294/

https://nationalwire.com.ng/nigeria-loses-n9bn-revenue-annually-to-illegal-fish-importation/