50 Frequently Asked Questions by Fish Farmers with Detailed Answers

About the Book

Aquaculture, popularly referred to as fish farming is a fast growing business around the world, attracting many investors from diverse sectors. Clarias happens to be the most cultured species in the tropics and it has been proven to yield good returns at market size. However, many of these investors dabble into the venture with little or no information at their disposal. As a result of this uninformed venture into an unknown business, many of such farmers have recorded a great deal of loss in one way or the other over time. It is therefore in order to correct the wrong foundations laid by the untrained farmers as well as to reinforce those of the trained ones that we put together this material capable of totally transforming the entire venture of fish farming if correctly applied. The questions contained in this handbook are those encountered during our training sessions, consultancy services etc and many of them are potential questions in many farmers' mind. That is why we have taken good time to explain them; and the correct application of the information gathered from this piece will definitely improve your practice.

About the Author Prince Anthony Adefarakan as he is popularly called is the M.D/CEO of Aquaton Konsults, Nigeria, West Africa. He is an experienced Fisheries Consultant with vast wealth of knowledge in matters relating to fish production. He has practically demonstrated artificial fish breeding, fish ponds construction, fish feeding, fish disease and management among other fish production techniques to a large number of farmers far and wide. In addition to training these farmers (some of which are students, retirees and investors), he has been personally involved in their business set up; providing the necessary resources to ensure their success. He was a lecturer at the Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba in Nigeria where he had the opportunity to impart the students on making a living out of fish production (with practical demonstrations on both the breeding processes and the nursery practices). In this handbook, he has clearly outlined practical questions and answers towards achieving successful catfish production at both subsistence and commercial levels. He currently lives in Canada with his family.