(Baonghean.vn) - Climbing fish is a new species of fish, being produced and supplied by Nghe An Aquatic Breeding Center to farmers, increasing the value of commercial fish this year.
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The fins are used to incubate climbing fish eggs. Mr. Phan Tien Chuong - Director of Nghe An Aquatic Breeding Center said that this is the first place to produce climbing fish seeds in Nghe An. Currently, the Center has more than 100 parent climbing fish, which have been bred for 3 months now. |
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Newly hatched climbing fish fry are 2 days old and are being cared for in a tank system. |
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After the fry are 5 days old, they are released into the pond to raise the fry. When the fry are 22 days old, workers catch them in the nursery tank, then train and squeeze the fish for sale. |
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22-day-old climbing perch fingerlings are raised at Nghe An Aquatic Breeding Center. |
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Climbing fish are omnivorous, their natural food is fish, so during the process of raising fish fry in ponds, other types of fish fry must be released into the pond as bait for them. When catching climbing fish fry, workers must pull the net to select. |
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It is estimated that with more than 100 parent climbing fish, each year the unit produces hundreds of thousands of climbing fish, supplying people to raise commercial fish. |
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22-day-old climbing fish are selected to be released into the rearing tank to be trained and pressed for sale to customers. During the rearing process, the tank must be kept clean, because climbing fish are omnivorous and produce a lot of waste every day. |
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Commercial climbing fish weigh from 2 - 4 kg, grow quickly, have a short farming time, have delicious meat quality, and are currently priced at 100 - 130 thousand VND/kg. Therefore, in recent years, not only people in mountainous areas, but also many households in Nam Dan, Thanh Chuong, Do Luong... have invested in raising climbing fish in ponds and lakes. In the photo: People in Dong Van commune, Que Phong district harvest climbing fish raised in cages on the Hua Na hydroelectric reservoir. |
Xuan Hoang