FISH CULTURE

Living Conditions and Life Habits Patin very tolerant of acidity (pH) of water. This fish can survive in waters with a degree of acidity is slightly acidic (low pH) to the alkaline waters (high pH) with pH 5-9. Oxygen content (02) solute needed for the life of catfish are 3-6 ppm. Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) that can ditoleran is 9-20 ppm. The required level of alkalinity 80-250 ppm. Meanwhile, the optimal water temperature for the growth of catfish is 28-30 ° C. In its original habitat, the fish is always hiding in holes. As fish nocturnal (active at night), a new catfish out of his hiding hole when it was getting dark. Other habits, this fish is more settled in the bottom-waters than appears on the surface of the water. Therefore, catfish is classified as basic water fish (demersal). This can be proved from the form of a broad mouth like the mouth of demersal fishes in general. Naturally, catfish feed in the wild form of small fish, worms, detritus (pengurai microbes in the bottom

SEPAT SIAM Snakeskin consists of several types, but the famous are only two kinds of sepat (Trichogaster trichopterus) long, 12 cm maksimuni his clan sepat siam (Trichogaster pectorahs) the maximum body length of 25 cm. Snakeskin first type is not cultivated, while sepat siam a freshwater fishery commodities mainstay widely cultivated. Snakeskin Siamese inserted into Indonesia from Thailand through Malaysia in 1934. This fish had been cultivated for the first time in Indonesia in 1935. These fish are widely scattered throughout the territory of Indonesia in 1937. Not surprisingly, the Siamese sepat also found living in a swamp. Siamese Snakeskin is an important economic fish is very popular used as salted fish. Siamese sepat menu is fried salted usually served as a vegetable side dishes complement the menu of popular tamarind in Jakarta and Java Bar • at. Therefore, this type sepat very widely known and cultivated in various regions in Indonesia. Classification Phyllum: Chordata Class:

Tawes Tawes including one type of freshwater fish are quite popular Indonesian society. Tawes is still small is usually processed into dried salted fish. The reason, this fish is relatively thin and contains little fat, so that when dried in the sun will quickly dry and not smell rancid. Meanwhile, large Tawes cooked in a fresh state for having the taste and aroma of delicious meat, in addition to Indonesia, Tawes can be found in Laos and Vietnam. Classification Tawes is one of the original fish that Indonesia country, many found on the island of Java. This is also the cause Tawes has the scientific name Puntius javanicus. However, transformed into Puntim gonionotus, and finally turned into Barbodes gonionotus. This Berikul complete classification. Pyllum: cordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Barbodes Species: Barbodes gonionotus Foreign Name: java carp, silver barb I Local Name: Tawes, taweh or alum, lampam Java Source: Khairul Amri, S. Pi, M. S