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Restlessness in Catfish: Causes and Solution

  

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Many catfish farmers wonder why their fishes sometimes become restless especially during feeding. In many cases, once fishes scatter they might not return to feed for the day again. This situation may sometimes persist if necessary action is not taken.

The effect of restlessness in catfish is not small. It can affect feeding habit in fishes thereby affecting their growth. Also, restlessness induces unnecessary stress in fishes. If the stress persists, certain numbers of mortality occur daily. Researchers have shown that there are at least five major causes of restlessness in catfish, and below are the causes identified:

Major Causes of Mortality in Catfish

  

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What are the causes of mortality? Is all mortality in catfishes natural? This and many other questions are often asked by catfish farmers, most especially new farmers who are willing to minimize loss due to mortality. Times without number, catfish farmers have been sent out of business due to uncontrolled mortality rates. Some six years ago, I was seriously affected by severe mortality in my catfish farm. I almost lost my confidence in the business. I began to search for basic causes of mortality in catfishes and how to control mortality if there is any solution to this problem.  In this article, I shall be examining various causes of catfish mortality. This I believe will make farmers to reduce the effect of mortality once the cause is known. For easy reading, causes of catfish mortality have been grouped into five categories. Each category will be discussed briefly to give sufficient information on this matter.

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