Ornamental Fish Production and Management

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  General

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  • Ornamental fish production and management (1+1)
  • Ornamental fish production is an important component of the aquaculture industry. The ornamental fish trade is a foreign exchange earner, besides being a source of employment. It has a significant role in the economy of developed and developing countries. The entire ornamental fish industry including accessories and feed are estimated to be worth of more than 14 billion US $ (Thomas, 2008).

    Ornamental fish keeping has been serving as a viable recreation, especially for hobbyists from time immemorial. The ancient Romans were the first to keep ornamental fishes as pets at homes. Maintenance of ornamental fish became popular in England and Scotland even in the 18^th century. The art of rearing the beautiful fishes by colour, design and shape spread rapidly throughout the world. With the growing interest on the fanciful varieties of brightly coloured organisms, ornamental fish culture developed as a tremendous business. In recent years, this hobby has spread all over the world. As a result, many countries in Asia and Europe started capturing and culturing the colourful, fanciful and the fascinating breeds of the fishes. More and more fishes from the marine, brackish and freshwater environments have been domesticated and popularized for business purposes.

     

    Ornamental fishes are the world’s most popular pets and fish keeping happens to be a popular hobby next only to photography. The fantastic shapes and brilliant colours of ornamental fishes won the heart of millions of people; hence, they can be aptly called as “Living Jewels”. With more than 120 countries involved in the ornamental fish trade and there are about 1,800 species of ornamental fish in the market of which over 1000 varieties are from freshwater origin, 90 per cent of the fresh water fishes are farmed while 10 per cent are collected from wild.

    The E- course on Ornamental Fish Production and Management deals with the culture and breeding of freshwater ornamental fishes. A wide range of aspects such as, construction of aquarium tanks, maintenance of aquarium, important ornamental fishes their breeding, ornamental aquatic plants, preparation of feed and feeding management, water quality management and disease management have been described in detail.

  • Syllabus

  • Theory Page
  • Practicals Page
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  24 February - 2 March

  Unit 1 : Ornamental fish culture

  • Chapter 1: Ornamental fish culture
  • 1.1.1. Introduction Page
  • 1.1.2 Benefits of ornamental fish keeping as a hobby Page
  • 1.1.3 Origin of keeping ornamental fishes as pets Page
  • 1.1.4 Percentage of peoples involved in ornamental fish keeping hobby – country wise. Page
  • 1.1.5 International market Page
  • 1.1.6 Major countries involved in ornamental fish buying Page
  • 1.1.7 Major suppliers Page
  • 1.1.8 Status of ornamental fish farming in India (domestic / national market) Page
  • Chapter 2 : Commercially important ornamental fishes
  • 1.2.1 Commercially important ornamental fishes - exotic species Page
  • 1.2.2 Indigenous species Page
  • Bioaspects1 File
  • Bioaspects2 File
  • Quiz
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  3 March - 9 March

  Unit 2: Fabrication and setting up of aquariums

  • Chapter 1 : Fabrication of aquarium
  • 2.1.1 Introduction Page
  • 2.1.2 Different types of fish tanks Page
  • 2.1.3 Materials required for construction of tanks Page
  • 2.1.4 Construction of all glass aquarium glass tank Page
  • 2.1.5 Method of construction of all glass tanks(flow chart) Page
  • Fabrication of Glass Tank File
  • Chapter 2 : Setting up of aquarium
  • Setting up of Aquarium File
  • 2.2.1. Setting up of aquarium Page
  • 2.2.2 Steps involved in setting up of aquarium Page
  • 2.2.3 Introduction care Page
  • Quiz
  • Fabrication of glass tank File
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  10 March - 16 March

  Unit 3: Aquarium accessories and equipments

  • Chapter 1: Aquarium accessories for small scale units
  • 3.1.1 Introduction Page
  • 3.1.2 Equipments and accessories needed for small scale recreational ornamental fish culture unit Page
  • Chapter 2: Aquarium accessories and equipments for large scale units
  • 3.2.1 Equipment and accessories needed by large scale ornamental fish production unit Page
  • 3.2.2 Pumps and pipe lines Page
  • 3.2.3 Equipment and accessories for large scale ornamental fish seed production Page
  • 3.2.4 Food/feed production units Page
  • Quiz
  • Aquarium accessories and equipments File
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  17 March - 23 March

  Unit 4 : Aeration and filtration

  • Chapter 1: Aeration
  • 4.1.1 Introduction Page
  • 4.1.2 Aerator Page
  • 4.1.3 Power air-pump Page
  • 4.1.4 Spray bar Page
  • Chapter 2: Filtration
  • 4.2.1 Introduction Page
  • 4.2.2 Filter media Page
  • 4.2.3 Filters Page
  • 4.2.4 Canister filter (external or internal type) Page
  • 4.2.5 Trickle filter Page
  • 4.2.6 Submersible power filter (box filter / corner filter) Page
  • 4.2.7 Submersible air-lifting filter (inside filter / corner filter) Page
  • Quiz
  • Aeration and filtration File
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  24 March - 30 March

  Unit 5: Water quality management

  • Chapter 1: Water quailty management
  • 5.1.1 Introduction Page
  • 5.1.2 pH Page
  • 5.1.3 Chlorine Page
  • 5.1.4 Water hardness Page
  • 5.1.5 Carbondioxide Page
  • 5.1.6 Temperature Page
  • 5.1.7 Oxygen Page
  • Quiz
  • Water quality management File
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  31 March - 6 April

  Unit 6: Aquarium plants

  • Chapter 1: Aquarium plants
  • 6.1.1 Importance Page
  • Uses of Aquatic plants File
  • 6.1.2 Types of plants Page
  • 6.1.3 Important aquarium plants Page
  • 6.1.4 Other important aquatic plants and their common names Page
  • Quiz
  • Aquatic plants File
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  7 April - 13 April

  Unit 7: Feed and feeding management

  • Chapter 1: Culture of live food organisms
  • 7.1.1 Introduction Page
  • 7.1.2 Live food organisms Page
  • Artemia saline cycle File
  • 7.1.3 Feeding of young ones (fry) Page
  • 7.1.4 Feeds of fry Page
  • 7.1.5 Feeding frequency Page
  • 7.1.6 Collection and culture of Infusoria Page
  • Culture of Infusoria File
  • 7.1.7 Culture of daphnia Page
  • 7.1.8 Culture of tubifex Page
  • 7.1.9 Culture of blood worms Page
  • 7.1.10 Mosquito larvae Page
  • 7.1.11 Live food feeders Page
  • Chapter 2: Preparation of artificial feed
  • 7.2.1 Formulated feeds Page
  • 7.2.2 Types of feeds Page
  • Preparation of Artificial feed File
  • Quiz
  • Preparation of ornamental fish feed File
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  14 April - 20 April

  Unit 8: Breeding of live bearers

  • Chapter 1: Live bearers and it's breeding
  • 8.1.1 Introduction Page
  • 8.1.2 Maturity Page
  • 8.1.3 Sex identification Page
  • 8.1.4 Conditioning of parent fish Page
  • 8.1.5 Breeding of live bearers Page
  • 8.1.6 Number of young ones Page
  • 8.1.7 Feeding of fry Page
  • Quiz
  • Identification of commercially important live bearers File
  • Video File
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  21 April - 27 April

  Unit 9 : Breeding of egg layers

  • Chapter 1: Types of breeding
  • 9.1.1 Introduction Page
  • 9.1.2 Egg-scatterers Page
  • 9.1.3 Egg-depositors Page
  • 9.1.4 Egg-burriers Page
  • 9.1.5 Mouth-brooders Page
  • 9.1.6 Nest-builders Page
  • Chapter 2: Setting up of spawning tank
  • 9.2.1 Conditioning of parent fish Page
  • 9.2.2 Spawning tank Page
  • 9.2.3 Egg-scatterers Page
  • 9.2.4 Egg-depositors Page
  • 9.2.5 Egg-burriers Page
  • 9.2.6 Mouth-brooders Page
  • 9.2.7 Nest-builders Page
  • Breeding of fighter fish File
  • 9.2.8 Stimulating spawning Page
  • 9.2.9 Water conditions Page
  • 9.2.10 Food Page
  • 9.2.11 The rearing tank Page
  • 9.2.12 Raising the fry Page
  • Quiz
  • Breeding of egg layers File
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  28 April - 4 May

  Unit 10: Common diseases and their control measures

  • Chapter 1: Diseases of ornamental fishes
  • 10.1.1 Introduction Page
  • 10.1.2 Bacterial diseases Page
  • 10.1.3 Protozoan diseases Page
  • 10.1.4 Fungal diseases Page
  • 10.1.5 Parasitic diseases Page
  • Quiz
  • Ornamental fish diseases and prophylatic measures File