NOTE: We are noticing a sharp increase in demand for catfish at the moment and are predicting an uptick in price of catfish in the near term — that is likely to last till December of this year or longer. Be careful. Don’t sell your catfish anyhow.
Here at Profitable Fish Farming we will be publishing a weekly update including the latest price of table size catfish as well as other catfish feed ingredients you will need for a profitable catfish farming business in Nigeria.
We have personal experience with some of these ingredients — and have used them to achieve as much as 100 percent profit in our catfish farming business. We also supply (or can connect you with suppliers for) some of the ingredients we use that we think will yield the best results. Ingredients we supply are indicated — and you can contact us if you’re interested in getting any of these ingredients from us.
CATFISH COST IN NIGERIA (price of table size catfish per kg)
- Tiny size: N550
- Smallest size: N620 for Clarias and N620 for Hybrid
- Small size: N650 for Clarias and N650 for Hybrid
- Medium size: N700 for Clarias and N750 for Hybrid
- Big size: N700 for Clarias and N750 for Hybrid
FLOATING FISH FEED
Aller Aqua (retail price)
- 2mm: N9,750
- 3mm: N9,700
- 4mm: N8,200
Skretting (retail price)
- 2mm: N
- 3mm: N
- 4mm: N
Hy-Gold (retail price)
- 2mm: N6,500
- 3mm: N6,000
- 4mm: N5,900
- 6mm: N5,550
Hy-Gold Base 2 (retail price)
- 3mm: N4,500
- 4mm: N4,400
- 6mm: N4,200
- 8mm: N4,100
Eco Float (wholesale price)
- 3mm: N4,400
- 4mm: N4,300
- 6mm: N4,100
- 9mm: N4,000
Blue Crown (retail price)
- 2mm: N6,550
- 3mm: N6,000
- 4mm: N6,000
- 6mm: N5,550
Aqualis (retail price)
- 2mm: 8,600
- 3mm: 8,500
- 4mm:
- 6mm:
Note: We use Blue Crown and Eco Float floating feed as a much cheaper and reliable substitute to Aller Aqua and Skretting floating feed, and we can supply both in case you are interested.
CATFISH FEED INGREDIENT COST IN NIGERIA (price per kg)
- Local Fish: N500
- Fish Meal (Senegal): N500
- Fish Concentrate: N960
- Fish Meal (72 percent): –
- MagMeal: –
- Fish Meal (65 percent): –
- Protein Island: N600
- Poultry Meal: N370
- Bone Meal: N100
- Local Blood Meal: N200
- Imported Blood Meal: –
- Bern-seed: N70
- Soya Meal: N130
- Full-Fat Soya: –
- GNC: N125
- Dough: N100
- Maize: –
- Garri (low quality): –
- Garri (high quality/koko garri): –
- Biscuit waste: N100
- Molasses: –
NOTE: We use and supply cheaper and reliable local fish meal as an alternative to the expensive 72 percent fish meal. We can also connect you to people who can supply all of the other ingredients.
CATFISH FINGERLINGS (price)
- Fingerlings: N12
- Post-fingerlings: N16
- Juvenile: N25 – N30
NOTE: If you are interested in any of the above ingredients, we might be able to link you to a supplier. Feel free to reach out directly to us.
Chinweokwu
Thanks but going by your price analysis I already bought post fingerlings at 18# as against #16. I am just a new entrant looking for survival. I have pond which we built some years back in my house so I decided to use it now..Please how do I reduce cost and how do I go about sales when I am ready to sell because I have been warned that buyers cheat eg.market women.
Mrs Nwaekpe
Good morning. Pls, I want to know if one has started with 1.3mm Aller aqua, can the person change to a cheaper one ie 2mm after 1mth and still get maximum growth
Dakihas Felix Timothy
Thanks so much for the information, i will get you any moment funds is ready, remain blessed