SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
In practicing fish breeding therefore, it is better to
select brood stock of average size of 0.8-1.6kg. This is
due to the fact that femaleClariasgariepinus in this
range could produce larger eggs whose larvae could
endure starvation better and reach a point of return
later than species that below 0.5kg which produce
smaller eggs and subsequent smaller larvae. Catfish
farming has continued to attract private sector
initiative compared to earlier public or government
sponsored programmed and if the associated
problems of production, especially the twin issue of
feeds production and fingerling supply are tackled,
Nigeria will soon become a world exporter of Catfish.