Cultivation Betta splendens Fish

Introduction
Cultivation of ornamental fish Betta splendens does not require extensive land, enough to provide the area about 5 square meters. In the Central Jakarta area, cultivated fish Betta splendens have done a relatively small yard, with the former container, like a cement pond or aquarium. These fish are relatively easy to maintain and cultivated, because it does not require special feed. Fish feed is usually used to seed a natural food or water flea Daphnia sp. which can be found in a ditch where the water flooded. To parent Betta splendens are used feed from mosquito larva (larva). Baby fish can be fed water bug and interspersed with hairworms will further accelerate the growth of baby fish.

Container Cultivation
In general, container maintenance is like cement or aquarium that size is not large enough to have 1 x 2 m or aquarium 100 x 40 x 50 cm, was smaller containers marriage enlargement of the container, which can be used, among others: the basin, a small aquarium or bucket can be used for fish spawning.

Special Characteristics
Characteristics possessed by the male ornamental fish Betta is a beautiful addition to color, fins were long and resembles a crown, so often called Crowntail Betta. Meanwhile, female fish are not attractive color (dull) and the form of fins shorter than the male fish.

Features of male fish to spawning:
Fish age ± 4 months.
Have a form of long body and long fins.
Have a good color.
His movements were aggressive and agile.
Have a healthy body condition (not disease).

Features of female fish to spawning:
Age has reached + - 4 months
Rounded shape of the body indicates ready to mate.
His movements slow.
Fin short and unattractive color.
Have a healthy body condition (not disease).

Fish spawning and nursing
After the parent, decorative betta is prepared as well with the containers then the next step is to conduct breeding:
1. Prepare container basin / small aquarium and clean.
2. Fill container with water at a height of 15 to 30 cm.
3. Enter the male parent fish first for 1 day.
4. Cover the container with the container covers anything.
5. A day later (late afternoon) the mother had cooked eggs inserted into a container nursery.
6. Usually in the morning and the fish are spawning in the form of foam attached nest prepared by the male parent.
7. The mother immediately removed and allowed to treat male eggs until they hatch.

Enlargement children fish
1. When larva betta fish can swim and the yolk has been, prepared media should have greater magnification for a place.
2. Move the seedlings with the male parent.
3. Then the fish were given food and water fleas closed container.
4. Ten days later the child was transferred to fish elsewhere.
5. And then every single week, the fish moved to another place to faster growth.

Post Harvest
Post-harvest after the ornamental fish Betta already reached 1 month harvesting can be done once can be selected or elected. Good-quality Betta and Betta selection results separated by placed into separate bottles in order to develop properly and avoid fights. After the age of 1.5 to 2 months was demonstrated Betta ornamental beauty and can be marketed.

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