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Cultivation of Betta Fish - Betta fish cultivation does not require a large space and a lot of capital. Because hickey fish including one of the ornamental fish that is easy to maintain. Betta fish cultivation can be used as a side business. Not a few who initially only fans then turned into a successful betta fish farmers.
Betta fish in Latin Betta sp. Is a fresh fish that comes from the tropics. Betta fish are easy to find in the waters of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia. Betta habits are swamps, rivers, and lakes that are quiet. In the wild, betta fish live in groups.
The types of betta fish:
*Halfmoon
The halfmoon type has fins and a tail that forms a semicircle. Looks like half moon or halfmoon.
*Plaque
Betta fish with the type of plaque, is the most popular type of betta fish. This type of plaque has a rather short shape and looks buntek. Many who call this kind of betta fish is betta fish or betta fish. Because if put together in one place, this betta fish will fight. Many farmers are deliberately breeding these fish to become strong, aggressive and ferocious use of medicines since the fish hatch.
*Bicycle Nature
This natural betta is still an original type of nature and has never been crossed and genetic engineering. Betta fish species are found in areas of rice fields, swamps and rivers.
*Double Tail Betta
This type of betta fish is similar to halfmoon betta fish, whose characteristics can be seen from the tail that blends into the fins and forms up to a half circle. But as the name implies double tail, this type of fish tail is divided into two.
*Veiltail
Once this type of hickey fish is very popular because it is very easy in the can. But as time passes and many new types of betta fish appear, the popularity of the betta fish has dimmered.
*Crowntail
This type can be seen with its crown-like tail features when upside down. Because of the beauty of the tail and looks unique, the popularity of this crowntail betta fish to the world. Though this type of crowntail bred by breeder from Indonesia that is in Slipi area.
*Giant Betta
As the name implies, this betta giant betta fish has a large body reaching up to 15 cm long. Due to the large body condition makes this betta fish less dexterous in swimming.
How to Cultivate Betta Fish
Choosing Betta Fishing Seeds
Quality seeds should come from superior breeds, free of disease, healthy condition, and have no flaw defects. Seedlings of male and female betta are placed separately.
Characteristics of male fish betta is brightly colored, the movement is agile, tail and fin more fluffy width and larger body size. Characteristics of female betta fish is tail and shorter fins, more dull color, smaller body size, and more slow movement.
Spawning is done when the female parent and males are ready to be mated or have entered the mature phase of the gonads. Characteristics of breeding cocks that have been ready to be married are:
Betta
Has 4-8 months old
Body shaped long
The fins are long and light-colored and attractive
Aggressive and agile movements
Females
Has 3-4 months old
Body shaped round and belly bulge
The fins are short and look dull (unattractive)
Movement is slow
Spawning Process
After the parent is ready to mate, then prepare a small aquarium container measuring about 20 x 20 x 20 cm. Also prepare a plastic cup for betta fish and water plants such as kayambang.
Each time mating, hickey fish can produce eggs up to 1,000 eggs. For 24 hours after fertilization, the eggs are already hatched. Although the eggs are generated a lot, but in the end there are only about 30-50 live hickey.
Betta fish can be mated to 8 times every 2-3 weeks. For female betta fish, try only to be married once. If forced to produce eggs dominated by females.
Eggs Hatch and Maintain Burayak
Hatching eggs are called burayak. The 1-2-hour-old burrows do not need to be fed. When the age of 3 days and above, freshly given feed in the form of water fleas or boiled chicken eggs and given egg yolks only.
When the age of 7 weeks and more, burayak can be fed water cabbage (water of cabbage vegetables). At this time, the parent fish fish is moved to another container.
Caring for Betta Fish
When the betta fish is aged 1 month upwards, the betta fish begin to move. Separate the seedlings into small glass containers. Feed does not need to be given frequently, just 2 times a day.
For adult betta fish food, use the concentrate or voer of ornamental fish which are sold in ornamental fish shop. Can also be added natural fish feed in the form of mosquito cuk or silk worm.
Water should always be replaced regularly to keep it clean. Because it is very important to maintain the quality of water for betta fish is not susceptible to disease caused by the buildup of dirt.
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