Tag: ornamental fish

Ornamental fish industry in Guyana

Photo credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) – Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The ornamental fish industry in Guyana even small but is relatively active. Live fish are caught in riverain areas and carried out by licensed collectors who use craft powered by outboard engines, and varying types of fishing gear (dragnets/seines, dipnets, …

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Ornamental fish hatchery and farm in Sindh, Pakistan

Credit: Kanwal Odhejo (Pakistan)     The inserted photo shows a private ornamental fish hatchery and farm in Sindh which was established about 20 years ago. The breeding and farming of ornamental carp (Koi carp) for local market is the main species produced in this operation.    

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Trade of ornamental fish in the Chatuchak Market, Bangkok, Thailand

Photo credit: Deepak Bhusal (Nepal) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (the founder of the site) The photos are taken in the biggest market in Thailand for ornamental fish, plants, and aquarium supplies. The market is located at Chatuchak market area in Bangkok.  While there is a time allocated for wholesale business, and for everyone with …

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Culture of ornamental fish in SriLanka

Credit: Ananda Sugathapala (SriLanka) There are 32 ornamental fish farmers in Mahaweli system H whereas a number of farmers perform fish and plant farming. Some farmers are involved in fish breeding and marketing. There are formal (governmental) efforts in farmer training as well as coordinating with investors and other institution such as fish exporters, equipment …

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Production and dispersal of quality fingerlings (tilapia, freshwater prawn, ornamental fish) in the Philippines

Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) The production and dispersal of quality fingerlings is a national program of BFAR. The fingerlings are produced by the national and regional centers. The species are mainly tilapia, freshwater prawn, common carp, freshwater catfish and ornamental fish. The beneficiaries of the dispersal are farmers, researchers, other government agencies, other BFAR …

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Home-stead ornamental fish rearing units in Kerala State (India)

Credit: G. Venkata Raju  (India)        Review:  G. Venkata Raju and Abdel Rahman El Gamal The two photos show a model of homestead farms that are run by rural unemployed people in their homes. These farms are engaged in ornamental fish production.  These farms are linked to satellite farms that provide fish seedlings as well …

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Red Sea fishes, Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus)

Photo credit: To the gentleman who I met once and it is shame to miss his name (thanks friend for the collection you shared with me years ago and forgive my weak memory) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Introduction: The Longnose hawkfish, Oxycirrhites typus is a species that belongs to hawkfish family Cirrhitidae. Longnose hawkfish reach about 12 …

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Seahorse, Hippocampus sp. (Distribution, biology and conservation) – Video

Source: www.fishconsult.org This video was taken in Monterey Aquarium, California, USA Video ownership and review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) Introduction: the name of seahorses is given to about 40 species of marine fish that occur worldwide. This group belongs to the family: Syngnathidae and the genus Hippocampus. The …

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Aerial View of the fish farm “Punta Negra”, Uruguay

Credit: Claudia Turra (Uruguay) This facility is located in Maldonado Department, Uruguay. It´s a company dedicated to the production of Red Claw lobster to gastronomic purposes, ornamental fish like goldfish and Koi carp, and fry production of black catfish (southamerican cathfish), grass carp and Madrecita de agua (Cnesterodon desemmaculatus). The photo shows the earthen ponds …

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Vista aérea de la Granja acuícola “Punta Negra”, Uruguay. (in Spanish)

Credit:Claudia Turra (Uruguay) Esta ubicada en el Departamento de Maldonado, Uruguay. Es una empresa dedicada a la producción de Langostas Pinzas Rojas (Cherax quadricarinatus) con fines gastronómicos, peces ornamentales: goldfish (Carassius auratus), Carpas Koi (Cyprinus carpio), producción de alevinos y juveniles de Bagre Negro (Rhamdia quelen), Carpa herbívora (Ctenopharyngodon idella) y Madrecitas de agua (Cnesterodon …

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