Is Guppy The Result of Genetic Engineering?

This freshwater ornamental fish species are from the United States, Central America, and South America. The beautiful guppy fish ( in latin: poecilia) has a nickname as a thousand fish and its existence can now be found almost in the waters around the world.

Guppy fish originally introduced to controlling mosquitoes, but because the color is beautiful and has many variations so that when they swim like the cowboys in paradise, now Guppy fish better known as one of the popular ornamental fish in the world.

Small size, rapid growth, and varying colors make this cowboy fish is often used as a material practice in genetics. Coupled with the development of breeding technique conducted by both practitioners or by the hobbies has implemented many colors and varieties of Guppy with a variety of fin. It is said that dorsal fin on the sparkling neon Guppy fish is the result of genetic engineering with the jellyfish DNA injected.

Tropical Betta Splendens Fish

Betta fish is a tropical ornamental fish species which so many fans, ranging from children to adults.Its small size is an excess of Betta fish so it is easy maintenance because it does not require a large container. Even bottles can also be used to breed these ornamental fish.

Betta fish distinguished into two types based on their fins, the short finned betta fighter fish and Betta splendens fish with a long fin. However, both the type of betta fish for ornamental or a fighter, the male species of this tropical ornamental fish has a higher price than the female. This is because at the betta fighting contest, the male is often used as a fighter. Neither the Betta splendens, the kind that males have a more attractive appearance than females, because the color is brighter with a longer fin sizes and various forms of the lure.

Breeding Tropical Fish Botia Macracantha

Another tropical ornamental fish to be excellent this time is Botia also known as the Clown Loach or tiger fish with latin names Botia Macracantha. This exotic freshwater ornamental fish comes from the waters of Sumatra and Kalimantan.

During this more Botia taken directly from nature because of the ornamental fish breeding Botia can not optimally to do. The spawning stage of botia fish to breeding outside the original habitat has so far only up to 5-9 days old larvae.

But the latest news, a study conducted in Indonesia have been able through a series of more research about this tropical ornamental fish are reportedly able to make the parent fish of botia can be cultivated and harvest its every month. Wow!

Exotic Tropical Fish

Tiger Barb The Exoticism from Asian Rivers

Originally from the rivers of Sumatra, Tiger Barb fish or Barbus Pentazona have a very agile movements and nimble. This tropical fish species is very nice when displayed in large quantities.

Giving the aquarium plant will increase the attractiveness of Tiger Barb and based on color, Barbus Sumatra grouped into 3 types, namely:

1) Barbus Original Sumatra, brownish yellow with black lines.
2) Barbus Green Tiger with a light green color to a dark green.
3) Barbus Albino with white color.

Among the 3 species of this tropical aquarium fish, The Green Tiger is the most expensive price.

Popular Tropical Ornamental Fish

Black Ghost (Apteronotus Albifrons) is a quite popular tropical ornamental fish in the world. The black color of it body with little white on the tail and head, make this fish called as black ghost.

Despite its name spooky, this freshwater ornamental fish is not daunting. Precisely leaf shape of its which resembles a flattened sideways and long make it look very attractive.

Black ghost fish lovers generally wanted the fish with shiny black skin and smooth texture like a bat with the fin color should actually meeting with no rips.

Beautiful tropical ornamental fish are known pleased attached to the substrate and likes to hide in a hole. Apparently the ghost of aquarium is also quite shy.

Arowana - The Fish of God

Color and shape of this tropical fish pictures which is the strong attraction and make arowana become a one of a famous freshwater ornamental fishes. Even for some people, this fish is regarded as the bearer of hockey to become another attraction for the fans.

Based on its origin, this tropical fish is divided into 2 groups, namely Arwana originating from Brazil and from Indonesia. Brazilian Arowana flat sideways elongated and tapered toward the tail. Dorsal and pelvic fins also extends to the tail so the tail fin to appear narrow. The composition between scales less or not so obvious. However, the majority of these breed of Arowana was silvery white or black.

There are two types of Arowana native of Indonesia. First, Sclerophagus Formous which originated from Kalimantan (Borneo) and Sumatra and the second species, which originating from Irian (New Guinea).

Both breeds of these freshwater fish arowana's has the same body, which is rather thick and extends, but does not taper toward the tail. Shape of his head straight with a wide mouth facing upwards. Big eyes and mutter in his lower lip. Dorsal and pelvic fins toward the tail is relatively small. Pectoral fin nearly triangular shape with a size not too big and a rounded tail fin. The size of the large scales with formation of a visible making this tropical fish looks very interesting.

In world markets, compared to The Silver Sclerophagus Jardini from Irian - Sclerophagus formous from Kalimantan and Sumatra have a more high price and known by the nickname The Star of Indonesian Ornamental Fish.

The color of this tropical fish is really diverse. But the most expensive and popular is the red. According to belief, arowana fish - especially the red - is the fish of god that brings good luck. Not surprisingly, the price of this fish can reach thousands of dollars per tail.

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