Feeding Techniques

Feed typically represents 60-70% of your catfish production costs. Get your feeding strategy wrong and you'll either starve your profit margins through poor growth or waste money on uneaten feed. The difference between profitable and unprofitable catfish farming often comes down to feeding technique.

This section shows you how to feed catfish for optimal growth whilst controlling costs—from calculating correct feeding rates and timing daily feeds to understanding nutrition requirements at different growth stages.

You'll learn practical feeding methods that work in African conditions, how to adjust feeding to water temperature and fish size, and the techniques that maximise your feed conversion ratio without compromising growth or fish health.