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: N500
- Smallest size: N570
- Small size: N620 and N600 for Hybrid
- Medium size: N670 for Clarias and N700 for Hybrid
- Big size: N670 for Clarias and N700 for Hybrid
FLOATING FISH FEED
Aller Aqua (retail price)
- 2mm: N9,000
- 3mm: N8,600
- 4mm: N8,200
Skretting (retail price)
- 2mm: N9,370
- 3mm: N8,620
- 4mm: N6,600
Eco Float (retail price)
- 3mm: N4,450
- 4mm: N4,400
- 6mm: N4,300
Blue Crown (retail price)
- 2mm: N6,300
- 3mm: N5,850
- 4mm: N5,850
- 6mm: N5,600
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: N400
- Fish Meal (Senegal): N300/380 depending on quality.
- Fish Concentrate: N1,100
- Fish Meal (72 percent): N900
- MagMeal: N350
- Fish Meal (65 percent): –
- Poultry Meal: N380
- Bone Meal: N75
- Local Blood Meal: N200
- Imported Blood Meal: N300
- Bern-seed: N100
- Soya Meal: N155
- Full-Fat Soya: –
- GNC: N130
- Dough: N80
- Maize: N88
- Garri (low quality): N70
- Garri (high quality/koko garri): N75
- Biscuit waste: N90
- Molasses: N100
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: N10
- Post-fingerlings: N15
- Juvenile: N20 – 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.
Fagun Kayode
Please sir I would like to know the cost of your local feed ranging from 2mm – 4mm respectively. Also, want to know if it can delivered to Ondo city in ondo state.
Expecting your reply
Mrs Adegbile
Eniola what an informative excerpt. I read with pleasure and have learnt few tips. I’ve just started the new fish business and I have cat fish . They are being fed twice a day but you advise once a day. She said they’ll be going onto 2mm soon. I need to call you if you don’t mind.
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