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Make Money From Aquaculture And Catfish Farming Now.

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Make Money From Aquaculture And Catfish Farming Now. How to make money from fish farming aquaculture This article lays down the essential elements of fish farming  aquaculture , and at the end, key steps are outlined on how to set up a fish farm for the purposes of making money.  aquaculture  is a complex field of science. One that has existed since time inmemoria.  aquaculture  as it were, encompases various fields of sturdy within the scientific school, and as such, practitioners are expected to posses basic knowledge of laws that guide certain processes in chemistry, physics and biology.  In this article you are going to learn about: 1. What fish farming  aquaculture  is all about. 2. What fish specie performs best in aquaculture 3. Common species of catfish found in Nigeria 4. Why is catfish a good fish to culture. 5. Why you hould Invest in catfish aquaculture now 6. The health benefit of catfish 7.  The processes involved in setting up a fish farm 8. How to write a business plan
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What is Aquaculture

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Photo credit:  pixabay.com Aquaculture 101 Aquaculture is simply the farming of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic plants, algae and other aquatic organisms. Aquaculture includes cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under controlled conditions and can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is the harvesting of wild fish. It is less commonly spelled aquiculture and is also known as aqua farming. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), aquaculture “is understood to mean the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Farming also implies some form of intervention in the rearing process to enhance production, such as regular stocking, feeding, protection from predators, etc. Farming also implies individual or corporate ownership of the stock being cultivated’’. It is reported that in 2014 the global aquaculture industry supplied over one half of the fish and shellfish that was/is still directly c
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Common fish diseases and their cure: how to detect fish diseases before it hits you hard.

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antibiotics and antibacterial drugs are important in a fish farm On our journey to achieving success in our fish farm, we find that sometimes farmers record huge loses as a result of disease outbreak in fish farms. Fish farming, like all other animal husbandry face challenges caused by various diseases causing parasites and bacteria. While it is hard to remedy such outbreak, the best practice in aquaculture is to prevent diseases before they occur. In other words, prevention is better than cure. Many factors can affect the health of a fish and these factors varies, One thing that all fish farmers alike must all know and come to understand, is that fishes in the water never live apart from bacteria and parasites, infact they all live together in the same environment. Some bacteria in aquaculture are labeled opportunistic; and this is because under normal circumstances, these bacterial live in the same environment as the fishes and interact with them without any harm to the fish. Tur
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