Ornamental Fish Production and Management

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Dr. Iffat Jahan

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Course Name: Ornamental Fish Production and Management

Code credit: FSAQ (1+1): FSAQ 2103(1-1-0)

Course Objectives

  • To impart knowledge on ornamental fish production, bait fish culture and aquatic ornamental plant propagation.
  • To understand the design, layout and construction of aquariums and fish hatcheries

Course Outcomes

COs Course outcomes Mapping COs with POs
CO1  Identification of freshwater and marine water

ornamental fishes.

       PO1, PO2
CO2 Understand the design, construction and

maintaining aquariums in addition to water

quality management.

        PO2, PO3
CO3 Demonstrate the breeding, larval rearing

and health management of ornamental

fishes.

       PO2, PO3
CO4

 

 

CO5

Explain the methods of handling, packing,

transportation, marketing and export of

aquarium fishes and regulations.

Develop technical know-how for

ornamental fish nutrition and disease

management.

PO-2, PO3

 

 

PO2, PO3

 

PO1: Knowledge enhancement: Enhanced knowledge on concepts, essential facts, basics, principles and theories relating to fishery biology, biodiversity and aquatic environment, aquaculture, fish nutrition, fish physiology, genetics and biotechnology, fish processing, fisheries engineering, fish microbiology, fishery extension, economics, and biostatistics.

PO2-Professional and Entrepreneurial Skill development: Understanding the value and processes of life-long learning and professional
enhancement and entrepreneurship development.

PO3: Entrepreneurship Skills: Understanding the processes of setting up and managing viable business ventures.

 

Course Syllabus

Theory

World trade of ornamental fish and export potential. Different varieties of exotic and indigenous fishes. Principles of a balanced aquarium. Fabrication, setting up and maintenance of freshwater and marine aquarium. Water quality management. Water filteration system-biological, mechanical and chemical. Types of filters. Aquarium plants and their propagation methods. Lighting and aeration. Aquarium accessories and decorative. Aquarium fish feeds. Dry, wet and live feeds. Breeding and rearing of ornamental fishes. Broodstock management. Application of genetics and biotechnology for producing quality strains. Management practices of ornamental fish farms. Common diseases and their control. Conditioning, packing, transport and quarantine methods. Trade regulations and wild life act in relation to ornamental fishes.

Practicals

Identification of common ornamental fishes and plants. Fabrication of all-glass aquarium. Setting up and maintenance of Aquarium accessories and equipment. Conditioning and packing of ornamental fishes. Preparation of feed. Setting up of breeding tank for live bearers, barbs, goldfish, tetras, chiclids, gouramis, fighters and catfishes. Identification of ornamental fish diseases and prophylactic measures.

 

Suggested Readings

  1. Aquarium fishes ---Jena Burton
  2. Hand book of fresh water ornamental fishes----S.Mathur, LL Sharma and AK Mathur
  3. Profitable fish keeping ----Guy N Smith
  4. Aquarium fish keeping ----CLS Srivastava
  5. Aquarium management---- Amita Saxena
  6. Aquarium plants ---- J.Schmidt

Session 2

Different varieties of exotic and indigenous fishes. Principles of a balanced aquarium.

Session 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmnLJtkKGU4

Session 3

Fabrication, setting up and maintenance of freshwater and marine aquarium.

Session 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neO0BH_dGY8

Session 4

Aquarium accessories and equipments

Session 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIy-YMqYcaM

Session 6

Session 7

Water quality management in the aquarium

Session 7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XON12fpJgoU

Session 9

Feed and feeding management in the aquarium

Session 9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEDJVwkpOBU

Session 10

Breeding of livebearers and egg layers

Session 10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAZK2av0OtE

Session 11

Water filteration system-biological, mechanical and chemical

 Aquarium Filter Types

Session 12

Lighting and aeration

types of filters

Session 13

Application of genetics and biotechnology for producing quality strains.

handbook of fisheries and aquaculture

Session 14

Conditioning, packing, transport and quarantine methods

Session 15

Colour Enhancement

genetic changes while colour enhancement

Session 16

Trade regulations and wild life act in relation to ornamental fishes

ornamental fish marketing and transportation regulation

Session 17 (Practice)

  • Identification of common ornamental fishes
  • Marking of identification character

Session 18

  • Identification practices for students
  • live bearers

Session 19

Identification practices for students in laboratory

Egg layers

Session 20

  • Practice for fabrication of aquarium
  • Aquarium set up plan

Session 21,22 qnd 23

Setting up and maintenance of Aquarium accessories and equipment

  • Regular monitoring of already setup aquarium.
  • Water quality testing

Session 24

Feed management

  • suitable feed for ornamental fish
  • making practices

Session 25

water quality parameters

main water quality parameters testing

Session 26 and 27

breeding practices of gold fish

Session 28

  • Marketing practices
  • making aquarium
  • keeping fish

Session 29

propagation of aquarium plants

  • Identification of aquarium plants
  • collection

Session 30

Demonstration of different filters used in aquarium.

Session 31

Aquascaping

making different style of aquarium

design and set up

https://www.fishlaboratory.com/fish/aquascaping

 

Session 32

Aquarium selling

fabrication at low cost

Assignments

  • Poster presentation on commercial live bearer's ornamental fish
  • Poster presentation on commercial egg layers ornamental fish
  • Different filters used in aquarium.
  • Different aquarium plants

 

 

 

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