ORNAMENTAL FISHES

Colourful and fancy fishes/ live jewels A most popular hobby in the world Has high growth rate in the market globally Top exporting country Singapore Top importing country USA India’s share is about less than 1% Has the potential to create many

employment opportunities.

INTRODUCTION

Culture /rearing Feeding Breeding Health care Market

STEPS IN CULTURE

Site selection Water quality parameters Tanks Aquariums Water supply Work shed

Necessities involved

MOLLY

Native to fresh ,brackish and salt waterHighly adaptable and peaceful fish Give birth to young ones and do not lay eggs10 to 140 friesOmnivorous fishMale mollies slender and slightly longer tail fish

Guppy

“million fish” or “rainbow fish”Highly adaptable and thrives in different environmental conditionsMales smaller than femalesShows sexual dimorphisms in different speciesFeeds on benthic algae and aquatic insect larvaeShows polyandry advantageous to males

Platies

Hardy and colorful fishes easy to breedPerfect for beginning aquarists“moonfish ”or “southern platy fish”Peaceful and brilliantly coloured Capable of reproducing at 3-4 months of ageMale smaller and more brightly coloured than femaleomnivores

Swordfish“broad bill”Highly migratory and predatoryHas long and flat bill, elongated bodyFound in tropical and temperate parts of Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceansHave specialized organs to heat eyes and brainEggs pelagicUnique , surface feeding larvae

GOURAMICalm ,robust fish, attractive colourationAn accomplished jumper, cosmopolitan in distributionFeeds on blood worms, glass worms, brine shrimp and freeze dried fishShows sexual dimorphism with small males, brightly coloured males and dull coloured females

Gold fish

Fresh water fish ,belonging to the order Cypriniformes one of the earliest domesticated fish Breeds vary in size and colour Typical Egg layers Native of east Asia Males smaller and brightly coloured than females

Angel fish

More than 100 varieties are found to inhabit fresh waters of Southern HemisphereFresh water and marine varietiesTriangular in shape with coloured markingsVery susceptible to changes in water changes like salt levels,pHMarine and fresh water forms shows difference in the mode of habitat as well as on feed

Catfish

Is a ray finned fish with prominent barbelsArmour plated and naked varieties are availableNocturnal,bottom feeders,negatively buoyantHas cylindrical body with flattened ventrumProduces a variety of sounds and has well developed auditory perceptionCommercially important fish-larger species are important fish feeders

Rosy BarbOne of largest species of BarbsSurvives well in fast flowing rivers and in sub tropical climate Males brightly coloured than femalesOmnivorous, life span of about 5 yearsCommercially important in aquarium tradeShows sexual dimorphism Females lays hundred of eggs ,deposited in groups of plants

Puffer fish

Belongs to the family of Tetra odontiformes “puffer s”,”balloon fish ”,”blow fish”,”swell fish”,”toad fish”Most forms are poisonous in formsLiver and skin contains toxin ,”tetrado toxin”,a neurotoxinExcellent eyesight and defence mechanismPelagic forms

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Siamese Fighting fish

“Betta”Order PerciformesPrefers warmer climate than tropical onesPossess Labyrinth organShows sexual dimorphism to an extentLays eggs ,which remains under the care of malesHatched larvae remains in the nests for 2 to 3 days and leaves.,afterwards the free swimming stage begins

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