MASS PROPAGATION OF ORNAMENTAL FISH SPECIES IN NORTH EASTERN INDIA - A CASE STUDY ON MOTTLED NANDUS, NANDUS NANDUS (HAMILTON)
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SHARMISTHA PAUL
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S. K. SARMAH
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S. C. DEY
Abstract
The hobby of keeping ornamental fish has expanded into a booming international trade. 85% of ornamental fish from north eastern region are exported to the global market and all are traded on wild catch. The commercial organised export of freshwater ornamental fish depends primarily on assured and adequate supply as and when demand arises. Although some studies have been done by the earlier workers on food, nutrition and rearing of some ornamental freshwater fishes viz., Tekriwal and Rao(1990), Sinha (2000), Mukhopadhyay, (2001), Sinha et al. (2001) Anna Mercy (2001) and Swain and Das (2001). It was indeed Dey and Sarmah (2000), Sarmah and Dey (2003, 2004), Sarmah (2001, 2002 and 2003a, b) and Paul et al.(2009) who made the empirical studies on the breeding of some native ornamental fish species of north-eastern India is hitherto remain unattended. Keeping in mind the present scenario an attempt has been made to develop a technique for mass propagation of a traded freshwater ornamental fish, Nandus nandus (Hamilton), (Dey, et al., 2002) for the benefit of entrepreneurs in ornamental fish trade.References
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