The proximate analysis showed that dried C. gariepinus had higher fat content (11.02%) and also had the highest protein content (42.88%). Fresh O. niloticus had the highest moisture content (71.11%) whereas dried O. niloticus had the highest crude fiber and ash content (4.79 and 20.02%), respectively. The fresh fish samples had less percentage of crude fibre which is responsible for its faster digestibility when compared with that of the dried fish samples.