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Status of Ornamental Fish Impor F Ornamental Fish Import, Research and Scope in Nepal H and Scope in Nepal Research Journal of Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences _______________ ______________ ISSN 2320 – 6535 Vol. 7(1), 6-9, May (2019) Res. J. Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sci. Short Communication Status of ornamental fish import, research and scope in Nepal Md. Akbal Husen Fishery Research Station, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal [email protected] Available online at: www.isca.in, www.isca.me Received 5th January 2019, revised 27 th April 2019, accepted 15 th May 2019 Abstract In this paper, status of ornamental fish species, its trade and research in Nepal has briefly summarized and also way forward for the future prospects. Annual import of ornamental fish was 318.1 metric ton in 2009 and increased to 1233.0 metric ton in 2017 . Imported ornamental fish value was NRs.13.3 million in 2009 and increased to NRs.153.4 million in 2017. Total 43 ornamental fish shops were found in the Kathmandu and Pokhara valley, which sales 27 exotic ornamental fish species. 15 native fish species o f Nepal possess attractive color and attributes to be a potential candidates for ornamental fish. These native fish species should be domesticated and its breeding and nursing technologies should be developed. If these species are promoted, the import of o rnamental fish could be lessen in the near future. Keywords: Ornamental fish, import, native fish, exotic, trade. Introduction the present status of the ornamental industry in Nepal was collected by literature surveys from published article in the Ornamental fish describe as aquatic animals kept in the journals proceedings, booklets, leaflets, national statistical aquarium hobby, including fishes, invertebrates such as corals, reports and from online export import data bank version 1.5. 1 crustaceans, mollusks, and also live rock . For mind relaxation Published on the website of Trade and Export Promotion Centre and as a hobby, now ornamental fish keeping is becoming (TEPC), Pulchowk, Nepal. 2 popular . Therefore, global trade of ornamental fish is known to be increasing day by da y. Globally, Ornamental fish production Results and discussion is emerging as a big industry 3. Developing countries are the Status of ornamental fish import: Most of the ornamental fish main supplier of ornamental fish in the tropical and sub -tropical sale in the country is imported from foreign country. The regions. More species of ornamental fish have been increased ornamental fish import constitute 85% from India and 15% from due to advancements in breed ing, transport and aquarium Thailand, china and other countries. Import of ornamental fish is technology in recent year. In the global ornamental fish in i ncreasing trend. Annual import of ornamental fish was 318.1 industry, moreover 2500 fish species are included among which metric ton in 2009 and increased to 1233.0 metric ton in 2017 60% are of freshwater origin. 30 freshwater fish species (Figure-1). The value (in Nepalese rupees) of imported dominate in the global market of ornamental fish 4. The updated ornamental fish was 13.3 million in 2009 and increased to 153.4 list was 232 native fish species which dwells in the river, lakes, million in 2017 (Figure-1) 9. The traders imported and and other water resources of Nepal 5, among them some native distributed the ornamental fish species to the shop owner and fish have ornamental value 6. From 43 ornamental fish shops, from these shop, customer purchase fish. 27 exotic ornamental ornamental fish were traded and annually about 20 -25 millions fish species were found in the aquarium shops of Katmandu and of ornamental fish imported in Nepal 7,8 . This paper highlighted Pokhara valley (Table-1). The market price of ornamental fish status of ornamental fish species, its trade and research in Nepal range are given in the Table-1. The prices of ornamental fish and way forward for future prospects. varies in the market. The most sold fish were molly, guppy, gold fish, platy, sword tail, and red carp. 37 exotic aquarium Materials and methods fish had listed in their book “An inventory of aquarium fish of 10 Structured interviews with 20 aquarium shops manager and 5 Nepal” . traders of Kathmandu and Pokhara valley were conducted from Research status and potential ornamental native fish August 2018-September 2018 to know the ornamental fish species: Breeding and nursing technology of six exotic fish species available and its price in the market. The research species and one native fish species have been developed at findings of FRS, Pokhara were compiled to know the status of Fishery Research Station (FRS), Pokhara, Ne pal (Table-2). In ornamental fish resea rch in Nepal. Potential species for the fiscal year 2016/17, 60,810 fry of ornamental fish including including in ornamental fish industry were explored through fancy carp, guppy, swordtail, platy, molly and Kolisa were field survey and literature review. The information relating to produced at FRS, Pokhara 11 . International Science Community Association 6 Research Journal of Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences _________________________ _________ ______ ISSN 2320 – 6535 Vol. 7(1), 6-9, May (2019) Res. J. Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sci. Figure-1: Annual import of ornamental fish (metric ton) and their value (Nepalese rupees) in million 8. Table-1: Market price of ornamental fish species in aquarium Table-2: Domesticated native and exotic ornamental fish in shops of Kathmandu and Pokhara valley. Nepal. Range of Common Scientific name Status Fish species market name prices Breeding and nursing Guppy Poecilia reticulata Dollor fish (Metynnisargenteus ), Silver shark technology developed (Balantiocheilos melanopterus ), Guppy Sword Breeding and nursing Xiphophorus hellerii (Poecilia reticulata ), Bubble eye gold fish tail technology developed (Carassius auratus ), Red tail black shark Xiphophorus Breeding and nursing Platy (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor ), Platy (Xiphophorus maculatus technology developed maculatus ), Serpae tetra ( Hyphessobrycon Breeding and nursing Koi carp Cyprinus carpio eques ), Ballonmolly ( Poecilia latipinna ), NRs.150- technology developed Sword tail (Xiphophorus hellerii), Molly 200 / pair Breeding and nursing (Poecilia sphenops ), Bala Shark Molly Poecilia sphenops technology developed (Balantiocheilus melanopterus), Red eye tetra Breeding and nursing (Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae ), Texas Gold fish Carassius auratus cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus ), Glowlight technology developed Breeding and nursing Tetra ( Hemigrammus erythrozonus ), Siamese Kolisa Colisa faciatus fighter ( Betta splendens) technology developed Green tiger barb (Puntius tetrazona), Zebra fish (Brachydanio rerio), Tinfoil barb (Barbonymus Some native fish of Nepal possess beautiful look, attractive schwanenfeldii ), White goldfish (Carassius NRs. 300- color and therefore, it could be a potential candidate for auratus ), Brown gold fish (Carassius auratus ), 500 / pair ornamental fish. There are 15 native fish species which possess Red carp oranda (Carassius auratus ), attributes to be selected as ornamental fish and it should be Lionhead Goldfish(Carassius auratus ) domesticated for the development of ornamental fish enterpri ses in Nepal (Table-3). An eco-friendly process should be followed Flower horn (Cichlasomatrimaculatum) , for the wild ornamental fish collection 12 . These native fish Rayukin gold fish (Carassius auratus auratus) , NRs.1000 species should be domesticated and its breeding and nursing Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus ), Angel fish -3000/pair technologies should be developed. If these species are (Pterophyllum scalare), Green terror promoted, the import of ornamental fish could be lessen in the (Andinoacara rivulatus ) future. International Science Community Association 7 Research Journal of Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences ________________________________________ ISSN 2320 – 6535 Vol. 7(1), 6-9, May (2019) Res. J. Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sci. Development of ornamental fish agribusiness: Training on increasing to keeping aquarium in their home for decoration and ornamental fish breeding and farming is a prerequisite to gain relaxation of mind. Currently, most of the offices, hotel and knowledge and market potential for beginner in this restaurants having an aquarium in their place. Mostly middle enterprises 13 . Systematic marketing, provision of infrastructure class household is considered to possible buyers of consumer’s and access to market information needed for proper goods 17 . A total of 22 per cent of the Nepali population falls in development of agribusiness of ornamental fish. Additionally, the middle-class category 18 , it could be positive for the providing incentive by the government like to establish ornamental fish agribusiness. To fulfill the demand, ornamental ornamental fish production unit, considerable private investment fish has been imported from other country in Nepal. There is could be attracted to this industry, which would generate also huge scope of export in many countries of world such as additional employment opportunities to the fish growing USA, UK, Germany, Singapore, Japan, and China/Hong Kong. farmers 14 . The ornamental fish business provides huge scope for This ornamental fish industry could give employment the market for the some selected ornamental fishes 15 . The up- opportunities for women as breeding and nursing of ornamental scaling of successfully developed breeding and nursing fish could be done successfully at the backyard of their home. technologies of some ornamental fish species and domestication
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