Aquarium fishes show off

Local experts are preparing to introduce unique fish species raised in Vietnam to the world

Double color snake discus fish, different colors (Photo: NLD) From September 1 to September 4, the International Landscape Organism Festival held by the Ho Chi Minh City Society of Landscape Organizers will have the participation of many researchers on ornamental fish in the world such as Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, China .

Fish and fish

Mr. Nguyen Van Lang, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Aquarium, said Ho Chi Minh City now owns about 4,000 rare and precious fish species. ' Currently, the association has 1,250 members, each member owns at least 3 fish species. That is not to mention the rich . fish, maybe up to a few dozen species, "Mr. Lang said. Aquarium fishes are not only diverse in types but also in various shapes and colors. Previously imported ornamental fish species have been bred in Ho Chi Minh City such as discus, dolphins, sardines, fish . Only with discus, an imported fish from The Amazon River in South America, from 3 blue, brown and original red dots, now converges to about 30 different colors. Besides, a series of pure Vietnamese ornamental fishes are also favored by fish hobbyists such as liad fish, three-tailed goldfish .

' Legendary ' fishes

According to judges of ornamental fish in Ho Chi Minh City, ' legendary ' fishes in the world have been present in Vietnam such as: long fish; Discus fish with snow white, snake discus fish . Long fish have 5 species: dragon, kim long, pink long, blood dragon and black dragon. The home of long fish is the land of South America. Talking about the myth of this fish, Nguyen Van Lang said: ' Asian culture considers dragons to be one of the four spiritual spirits, cups, rules and phoenixes. Raise fish long in the house to keep the border, bring lots of luck '. Expensive long-sighted fish, before the price of one child up to tens of thousands of USD, has now decreased much but still at a high level. Long fish are named in the world red book, and want to buy and sell only from 2nd generation on condition that there must be ' birth certificate ' of the Wildlife Protection Agency.

Discus fish are also favored by their very special births. Discus are the only fish to raise babies with milk. Without breast milk, this fish will not be able to live.

Good environment

Currently, a landscape creature village with an area of ​​500 ha has been formed in Cu Chi-HCM City. 'Vietnam's hot and humid temperature, weather and tropical climate are very suitable for farming, mating and breeding of ornamental fishes ' - said Truong Hoang, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City's Biological Society. Not only are the 'popular' fishes like the Japanese copy, the fishy fish that the fastidious fish breeds also show a quick adaptation to the weather in Vietnam. For example, four years before the new seabass arrived in Vietnam, the price was very high but this species breeds well in Vietnam, so now the price of sea bass has dropped quite a lot.

Learn aquarium fish farming technology

Mr. Truong Hoang, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City's Society of Aquariums, acknowledged that the new fish species, the new fish color in Vietnam has not caught up with many places in the world, because the farming techniques and specialization of ornamental fish of Vietnamese are not high . ' This international ornamental creature festival, in addition to displaying to the countries the rich source of ornamental fish in our country, we also want the domestic fish farmers to learn more techniques and experience in raising ornamental fish. of other countries ' - Mr. Hoang said. It is known that this festival will have 60 domestic fish farming units participating in the study of ornamental fish farming technology.