In addition, pascapemijahan necessary oversight. Because, there is a tendency hickey female fishthat have produced eggs will be removed by male Betta splendens. Hickey males tend to treat their own eggs and chicks. In contrast, females tend to eat the eggs of fish spawning results. Currently, marketing of fish Betta splendens partly done through the internet. Through Internet-based marketing, the product of domestic fish Betta splendens can sell up to another continent. Fish fish that are exported are generally of high quality, ie the body size of more than 4.5 centimeters, with a minimum selling price of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
"The better shape, physically, and fin fish, Betta splendens, the selling price the better. This business is profitable because there is no standard or benchmark price. Prices depend on interest, "said Hendy.
Lose to Singapore
Potential species of ornamental fish in Indonesian waters can not be doubted. Indonesian waters to save not less than 4500 species of freshwater ornamental fish and ornamental fish in the sea water. Nature Indonesia is also suitable for development of ornamental fish species originating from other countries, such as carp chef (Carrasius auratus), koi (Cyprinus carpio) and discus (Symphysodon discus). Despite having thousands of types of ornamental fish, but in trade ornamental fish, Indonesia does not "count". Indonesian ornamental fish export value in 2003-2008 tended to stagnate. Indonesian ornamental fish export in 2008 only 9.5 million U.S. dollars. Indonesian market share in the global ornamental fish trade in the new 7.5 percent, far below Singapore which controls 22.8 percent share of the world's ornamental fish market. In fact, the data for Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2006 mentions, 90 percent of Singapore's ornamental fish needs were supplied from Indonesia.
