How To Guppy Fish Farming

Ornamental fish well known by the public as aquarium decoration. Development of ornamental fish in Indonesia making progress continues to increase, especially freshwater fish native to Indonesia. Of the many species of ornamental fish, not everything has to be cultivated. In the ornamental fish breeding should be noted that each type has charateristic and living habits are different, for example in the way spawning, nesting or preparing the nest. Here’s how to farm Guppy fish.

The characteristics of the father :

Ø  Having a gonopodium (a bulge behind the pelvic fin) which is a modified anal fin in the form of a long fin.

Ø  The body is slender.

Ø  The color is brighter.

Ø  Dorsal longer.

Ø  Large head.

The characteristic of the mother :

Ø  Behind the pelvic fin no gonopodium, but the form of fine fins.

Ø  The body fat.

Ø  The color is less bright.

Ø  Dorsal usual.

Ø  The head was pointed.

Guppy Fish Breeding Techniques :

Choose mains are relatively large, inflated shape and has beautiful colors. Moms that have been included in a tub for a few pairs of parent. But if want certain breeds can also be done by separating the pairs separate tub.

Spawning tanks must be controlled every day. After birth, children should fish quickly removed and separated from the mother to avoid being eaten by its mother.

Seed Treatment :

v  Children newly born fish do not need food, because it still contains yolk (egg yolk). After 4-5 days juveniles can only be given food in the form of water fleas that have been filtered, or boiled egg yolk and destroyed.

v  After reaching medium size (2-3 cm) can be worm food, then after reaching aduld size (5-7 cm) can be given food cuk.

v  In addition to natural foods can also be given additional food in the form of dried worms, jelly, etc. Feeding should be 2 times a day, should not be exaggerated, because it can cause decay which can damage water quality.

v  Substitution of water. The water in the bathtub or aquarium not to dirty / muddy, because it can cause fish mortality. Dirt can be cleaned every 2-3 days disiphon way, water is wasted when penyimphonan by 10-20% may be replaced with new water.

Some Thing You Need to Consider In Spawning :

·         Water that is required is sufficient epidermis containing oxygen (O2) and clear.

·         The water temperature ranges between 15-27^o C.

·         The preferred pH slightly alkaline, which is arround 7-8.

·    Food can be given a natural food (lrva, worms, water fleas) and artificial food, given sufficiently.

The Most Popular Fish

Some types of fish are a lot of fans and much sought after, especially those who like to fish. Here are the top-selling ornamental fish and most sought-after and popular.

1.      Arowana (Scleropages formosus)

Arowana fish is a fish species of Southeast Asian origin who had many takers so Arowana fish has a very high economic value.

2.      Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

Guppy is a type of freshwater fish are also very popular in the world, Indonesia's own kind of fish is relatively easy to grow.

3.      Koi (Cyprinus carpio)

Koi fish is a freshwater fish with the Latin name Cyprinus carpio. Many people consider these fish bring good fortune, in Indonesia many call Mas Koi fish because these fish are related to fish Mas.

4.      Cupang Fish

This type of fish found in the waters of countries in Asia such as Malaysia, Thailand, including Indonesia. These fish have the ability to survive is stronger than other fish species. It can even narrow despite living in a place with no air circulation, some call this fish as fish complaints.

5.      Rainbow Fish

Papua is a species of fish are also much in demand and popular ornamental fish lovers, as well as beautiful color is also a kind of fish exports.

Introduction

Ornamental fish is one decoration or entertainment to feast for the eyes, because that is ornamental fish enthusiasts continue to rise even if the previous one likes ornamental fish to be seen as entertainment, now most have made object that can be used to achieve an adequate income seductive, because fish enthusiasts that cost tens of millions of these from year to year increase.

Even many traders who previously sold only in retail has a lot to expand its business with the breed itself, this is done because many traders have started to see the effort in this area is promising.

However, for many entrepreneurs may need to know about the ins and outs of these ornamental fish, usually those who are most successful in this venture came from a hobby that evolved into the business. If you are a beginner who will pursue the business of selling ornamental fish should have to learn a lot, including knowing the most popular fish lovers fish today.

We can see the ornamental fish sold in the market, so we minimize losses, because it could be given only popular fish in a moment and then disappeared from the market, as some time ago Lohan was the star fish freshwater fish.