After the koi fish some time ago, the recent trend of ornamental fish is to fish Betta splendens. Fever Betta fish are not only limited in big cities like Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, but has already struck Malang, Jambi, New Week, etc. Padang. Spurred by frequent contests held to contend elegance of ornamental fish species native to Indonesia, and more and more established fan clubs Betta fish at each city. Until recently recognized several organizations that facilitate or guardian fans
Hickey fish like PCHS (Decorative Betta Lovers Surabaya), BSCM (Spender Betta Club Malang), BSCS (Spender Betta Club Semarang), ACHI (Association of Indonesian Ornamental Hickey) etc.. Betta beauty and scarcity is measured from a combination of shades of color and body shape, fins and tails. Betta a price determined by the scarcity of color, the more rare will be more expensive. This is the main attraction Betta breeder-breeder working to produce new kinds of spectacular with shades of color. If 10 years ago was known only headkerchief Hickey, now has many new species emerged, called the half moon, serit, and crowntail. When Hickey regular priced USD $ 1000-50000 per cow, the rare Hickey (betta spenders) can cost millions of dollars. Even for the international market (which is sold as a mass commodity / export bulk) average sold U.S. $ 50 per cow. The main importing countries for the betta spenders include the U.S., Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Brazil and Singapore. New rose 60% from new foreign demand is met.
Decorative Betta Assessment Criteria
Basic assessment Betta is located on two important factors ie shape and color of the body. Body form factor which is equal concern is serit and tail. Serit Hickey said the new forms are rare and cross berserit eight. The tail is the tail of a rare form of the moon. Rare color in the sense that there are not many on the market, among others, solid white, solid yellow, brown, burgundy, purple, and tricolor. Usually in every contest that diperlombakan in Betta
grouped into the types of senior (size 7.5 cm above) for the basic colors, color combinations and mascot; type of medium (size 5.5 cm - 7.5 cm) for the basic colors, color combinations and mascot; small size ; and unique. Hickey is good to have a tail width and thickness serit. Tails must be the same size and shape serit 180 o. Location tail balanced in the sense in the middle and not jutting upward. A good fish is colorless and transparent in the tail has erit in part the
ripnya. Color harmony is usually assessed 30 points, 20 points berilai beauty, neatness assessed 20 points, health & mental worth 20 points and 10 points hickey in body size.
Systematics and Biology Hickey
Hickey is a fish native to Indonesia are known from the island of Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra. In the English language known or Croaking Talking Gourami Gourami. Including families Anabantidae, Trichosis genus, species Trichopsis vittatus. Very slender body shape and flattened sideways. Shades of color vary widely, but the basic body color of yellow till brown with darker backs and ventrally younger (until a yellow-white). On the body there is a darker colored horizontal lines along the
eye to tail. Anal fin, dorsal and tail grow perfectly with the fingers elongated fins which grew prominent. The body length reached approximately 6.5 to 7.5 cm.
Betta spawning and rearing Seeds
Betta males and females can be distinguished from the fins and body color. Hickey has a radius of male anal fin, dorsal and tail that grows perfect slightly longer than the membranes that cover it, while the female does not have a hickey fingers protruding from the fins. Hickey adult male genitals have more black spots on the back than usual compared to females who do not have a hickey. Chosen as breeding fish aged 6-7 months. Betta with body length of 5 cm in size were ready for spawning. Given the nature of monogamy perkimpoian Hickey, the sex ratio between males and females must be balanced. Menggunakann spawning small aquarium (20 x 40 cm, height 20 cm), bowl, or jar that has been soaked with a solution to avoid PK
of fungi and germs. As pijah media (substrate) used a water plant or for the raffia fibers pelatakan place foam. To plant aponogeton tile fragments should be given to prevent falls, water hyacinth can be put away. Betta fish known as the composer of foam nests prior to spawning. Ideal water temperature is 25 oC in the range of 21 oC - 31 oC. Water depth of 10-15 cm at the bottom so that water is not too cold. After preparation of the foam finish, Hickey female will lay eggs in foam and spray male hickey collection of sperm into the egg for fertilization. Fertile eggs will hatch within 24 hours at a temperature of 24 oC.
Enlargement
Seed until the age of 2-3 days pelu not be fed because of the yolk reserves in the body. Day 4 began to be given the results of fertilizing plankton. Day-7 can be given water fleas, silk worms or mosquito larvae. Day 10 kids worms transferred to rearing ponds and fed Tubifex sp or Chironomus sp. Hickey has a shape and color of the male body that is more attractive than females hickey, so it will be more beneficial to produce more male Betta splendens. During sex degeneration (eye spots spawn phase is 30 hours after spawning) are given hormone androgen (the hormone was dissolved in a solution of 17 alpha Metiltestosteron 20 mg / liter for 8 hours). Hickey has a habit of fighting fish, approaching the age of one month biaanya fighting instincts begin to emerge. remember fighting activities can injure the body and reduce the beauty is important to deter the emergence of such adverse properties. Breeder usually does not change
water ranging from laying eggs until the age of one month (because clean water to stimulate hormonal activity that leads to aggressiveness Hickey) and using the water plant hidrilla to avoid a direct meeting between fish that could lead to fighting.
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