FISH CULTURE

Jelawat fish reproduction. Jelawat fish begin spawning at the beginning of the rainy season, which is in October-November. During the rainy season, jelawat able to spawn spawning 2-3 times. When rain and rain water flooded the surrounding area, jelawat began to spawning. The fish are mature gonads migratory into estuaries and perform spawning morning accompanied rintikan rainwater. Jelawat egg is floating. The fertilized eggs were then taken to the water flow downstream and hatch during the trip. Children jelawat measuring 2 cm -3 will arise to the surface of the water and swim in droves along the banks of the river, upstream against the current. While children jelawat size 4- 5 cm glad to be in places that are protected from sunlight that water is rather calm. Jelawat can spawning naturally in ponds, but only spawn at the start of the rainy season. Jelawat fish do not spawn outside the rainy season. To overcome that is then applied to the artificial spawning techniques (induced breedi

Food and fish Eating habits Jelawat Jelawat fish including species of fish omnivorous (omnivores but are more likely to eat plants or tend herbivores (plant-eating) fish food jelawat as seeds of fruits, flowers and young leaves of aquatic plants and small animals in water. While the kids jelawat like plankton, algae, aquatic insects and larvae. In fish farming, fish jelawat can be given cassava, cassava leaves, papaya leaves, taro leaves, coconut pulp, chicken intestines meat that has been minced fish , and so on. To use the pellets as feed in aquaculture jelawat preferably contains between 25-30% protein were given as much as 3-4% of the total weight for enlargement. As a pet parent to be given pellets containing 35-38% protein as much as 2 -3 % total weight of fish. From the shape of the mouth known that jelawat prefers to drift Jelawat food including fish that feed by grabbing way. Source: M.Ghufron H. Kordi K., fish farming in fresh water consumption. 2013. fish farming