Source: www.fishconsult.org The specimen shown in this video is Omani abalone, Haliotis mariae. In nature and in situations of abundant algae supply, the adult abalone tends to stay in their location, waiting for their food to of the algae to be drifted to them by water currents. However, if food turns scarce, abalone crawls over …
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Mar 03 2014
Short-nosed unicornfish (Description – habitats – feeding habits – reproduction)- Video
Source: www.fishconsult.org The video was taken in the Sea World, San Diego, USA Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) General: The short-nosed unicornfish (Naso brevirostris) which belongs to the family Acanthuridae has other names including spotted unicornfish, and brown unicornfish. In general, it is a very peaceful fish whether in the wild …
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Feb 25 2014
Hatchery-produced tilapia seed in Guatemala – Video
Credit video: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal and Manuel Cano Alfaro The video has been taken in one of the few tilapia hatcheries in Guatemala. This particular hatchery provides tilapia fingerlings in the coastal area. The video shows the hatchery facilities including earthen ponds, metal tanks and concrete tanks. The sampling of …
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Feb 02 2014
Bala shark, Balantiocheilos melanopterus (naming- habitats- feeding habits- reproduction- threats)- Video
The video was taken at the freshwater aquarium, Sea World, San Diego, USA. General: The Bala shark, Balantiocheilos melanopterus, is not a real shark this is also known as the tricolor shark, silver shark, or shark minnow, and silver bala is a cyprinid and type of minnow freshwater fish species. The nickname “shark” has been given to this bony fish because of …
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Feb 01 2014
Silver dollar, Mylossoma aureum (Description – habitats – biology)
The video was taken in freshwater aquarium (Sea World), San Diego, California, USA Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) Introduction and description: Silver dollar is a common name for a fish species that belongs to the Characidae family; Dollar d’argent is another common name. These fishes have metallic color with deep …
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Jan 29 2014
Dissecting a specimen of an African catfish male – Video
This 2-min video demonstrates the dissecting of a specimen of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus which was completed with the identification of main organs (liver, spleen, stomach, intestine, spleen, and bladder). The testes identified in the dissected match the male morphology of the specimen. On the dissecting plate there is a tilapia specimen which was already …
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Jan 29 2014
Use of locally-made demand feeders in fish ponds in Benin – Video
Credit for the video: Ismael Radwan (Egypt) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal The video shows a locally made demand feeder used in an earthen pond in Benin. The feeder has a handle that allows pulling the feeder towards the pond dike for checking and filling before pushing it back to the feeding area in tilapia …
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Jan 04 2014
Zooplankton analysis in fish pond water – Video
The video is a part of a training program demonstrating the analysis of zooplankton in a fish pond. As shown in the video, a plankton net is used in the sampling procedures. The mesh size of the net determines the size range of the plankton trapped. A-80μm net will retain small zooplankton such as rotifers …
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Jan 03 2014
Ancient water wheels in Fayoum (Egypt) – Video
Source: www.fishconsult.org These wooden water wheels were first introduced to Fayoum by the Ptolemies engineers for lifting water between four and five meters to the irrigation channels of the agronomic projects. These water wheels move water in a very old traditional way. During those old days, certain families specialized in making these water wheels. These historic water wheels do …
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Dec 23 2013
Economic overwintering system for Nile tilapia using hapas in earthen ponds under greenhouses – Video
Unlike most overwintering systems whereas concrete or fiberglass tanks are commonly used under greenhouses, you will see in this videos the overwintering of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus takes place in hapas placed in earthen ponds. This system is far economical and more practical especially overwintered fish continues to be in the nursing or holding ponds …
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