Starting and Running a Successful Housing Catfish Business Anywhere in Nigeria: Simple Steps for Entrepreneurs.

You can easily recognize a catfish from the long stiff hairs and slippery body. Catfish's are difficult to hold, because they are smooth and wet - polished and no scales. Catfish's are fresh-water fish.

A lot of money can be made from the catfish business in Nigeria. However, if you don't know the in and out of the business, you may run into huge loss or debts. One need to be continuously trained, exposed and mentored to various ways to successful catfish business. You also need various profitable business opportunities locally, and on how to sell these catfish's to the market. 

So, we have put together some tips for both experts and beginners, those into the catfish business in Nigeria and wish to know more than they do before now.

Tips For Running A Successful Catfish Business Anywhere In Nigeria

1. Start small until you understand. Do not grow more than you sell. 

2. There are different types of housing catfish. Do not buy local fingerlings, buy hybreed species.

3. Because they are mud fish, they should be put in a dug floor and surrounded by blocks, and the water should be changed so they can survive.

4. Always use clean water and cover them with mosquito net.

5. When rearing catfish, buy them at the same time so they can grow the same time. And when they start growing, separate the big ones from the small, so they wouldn't compete for food. 

6. When hand picking catfish, drain the water to a short level so they won't ship and escape from your hand.

7. Do not let anyone do your farming for you when you are not there. Make time  and proper location.

8. Know your market price. 

9. Do not sell to local. Sell to popular retailers.

10. Don't sell on credit.

11. When you have your catfish, you can smoke it and sell them in Benin.

12. Termites are also a good food for catfish. Use lightbulb to attract them to the pond. Catfish should be feed with leaves and maggots, also earthworms.

13. Catfish water are good for vegetation farm, because it is an organic manure.