Fish Polypterus aka dragon fish

Polypterus fish or commonly known as dragon fish is an exotic ornamental fish. Polypterus aka dragon fish is a fish that originally were found living in freshwater habitats of Africa and the Nile basin, particularly in the area of ​​swamps, lebung and around the estuary.


Polypterus is a genus of freshwater fish in the bichir family (Family Polypteridae) of the Order Polypteriformes. The fish in this genus lived in several regions of Africa. Based on the etymology, Polypterus genus name comes from the Greek, which is a combination of words poly (many) and said pteron (wing or fin). So that said fish is a fish Polypterus "finned lot".

Basel Zoo has been successful breeding of this rare fish Polypterus. In December 2005 several Polypterus eggs "hatched" and in early 2006 the six larval Polypterus successfully hatch. Within 2 months of the sixth seed Polypterus reach a size of about 10 cm.

From the appearance of fish Polypterus aka dragon fish is not like other ornamental fish. In general, given the attractiveness of ornamental fish from the unique shape and color of her bright and beautiful, but not so with the fish Polypterus. Most people keep the fish Polypterus aka dragon fish not because of his color appeal. 

the dragon, Polypterus, has an elongated body with a dorsal fin arrangement (finlet) is unique and consists of several parts with the amount varying between 7-18, in addition to the dorsal fin itself. Each finlet on the back has the ends bifida (doubleedged), and some fins only with hard spines, and the rest of the fins with soft spines. Polypterus fish's body is covered by scales ganoid like a thick bone and trapezoid.


Structure jaw dragon fish, Polypterus, more like fish tetrapod than fish teleostei. Fish dragon also has some other primitive characteristics, such as the pectoral fins of meat that glance similar to the lobe finned fish. Fish Polypterus also have a pair of spiracles slit resembling that used to blow air, two lungs with gular plate and double ventral (left lung is smaller than the right side), which allows the fish dragon to get oxygen from the air when it was in waters with little oxygen, by way of a quick swim to the surface and back down.  

Polypterus fish are nocturnal, and eat several small vertebrates, crustaceans, and insects. Dragon fish, Polypterus, also has four pairs of gill arch.  

Polypterus fish body has an average length of about 30 cm, but can reach a maximum length of 97 cm. Dragon fish live in an optimal water temperature range 16-27 ° C and in the range of pH 6.5 - 7. Dragon fish (Polypterus) is a carnivorous fish, they prefer the food in the living conditions in the form of small fish, but it is also willing to eat foods such as meat derived from shrimp or fish.

 When seen from the way the movement in the water, fish Polypterus aka dragon fish is different from other types of ornamental fish. Dragon fish do not swim fast with fins and tail, but the fish Polypterus moving walk on the water using their fins. By way of moving that way, dragon fish does look more like a "serpent" that goes under the water, rather than a fish. There are approximately eleven species of fish Polypterus (dragon fish) that were identified, with several sub-species in it, namely 

Fish Polypterus aka dragon fish is quite popular among the rare ornamental fish enthusiasts. Ideally dragon fish kept in aquariums with a length and a height of more than 1 m. Polypterus fish have the ability to jump out if the size is too small aquarium. Dragon fish is a fish predator (predator), and therefore should not maintained dragon fish along with other aquarium fish that are smaller.

Polypterus ansorgii Boulenger Polypterus bichir Lacépède Polypterus bichir bichir Lacépède Polypterus bichir katangae Pol Polypterus bichir lapradei Steindachner Polypterus delhezi Boulenger Polypterus endlicheri Heckel Polypterus endlicheri congicus Boulenger Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri Polypterus mokelembembe Schliewen & Schäfer Polypterus ornatipinnis Boulenger, Polypterus palmas Ayres Polypterus palmas buettikoferi Steindachner Polypterus palmas palmas Ayres Polypterus palmas polli J. P. Gosse Polypterus retropinnis Vaillant Polypterus senegalus Cuvier Polypterus senegalus meridionalis Poll Polypterus senegalus senegalus Cuvier Polypterus teugelsi Britz Polypterus weeksii Boulenger

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Polypterus ansorgii Boulenger Polypterus bichir Lacépède Polypterus bichir bichir Lacépède Polypterus bichir katangae Pol Polypterus bichir lapradei Steindachner Polypterus delhezi Boulenger Polypterus endlicheri Heckel Polypterus endlicheri congicus Boulenger Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri Polypterus mokelembembe Schliewen & Schäfer Polypterus ornatipinnis Boulenger, Polypterus palmas Ayres Polypterus palmas buettikoferi Steindachner Polypterus palmas palmas Ayres Polypterus palmas polli J. P. Gosse Polypterus retropinnis Vaillant Polypterus senegalus Cuvier Polypterus senegalus meridionalis Poll Polypterus senegalus senegalus Cuvier Polypterus teugelsi Britz Polypterus weeksii Boulenger

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Ornamental Fish Types of Fresh Water

 Ornamental Fish Types of Fresh Water

Very nice fish farm to be developed as additional income and use of yard to be able to produce. Both aquaculture and ornamental fish consumption. Currently, the government strongly supports fisheries.

Many kinds of ornamental fish. But this time I will share about the types of freshwater fish with huge potential to be developed for market share not only from domestic but also can be exported to foreign countries. Potential for ornamental fish cultivated are as follows :



1. Discus ornamental fish

Discus ornamental fish (Symhysodonodiscus) is one of the ornamental fish from the waters of the Amazon river Brazil precisely. Discus ornamental fish in enjoy by various countries. That is why the ornamental fish Discus become a very good business opportunity. Ornamental Fish Discus potential for cultivated in Indonesia, because the interest in the country are also not inferior to foreign applicants.

In addition to the local market but can be sold for ornamental fish Discus is also a high expornya commodity. Discus ornamental fish has a characteristic flat-bodied and round with a brownish color. A pair of Discus fish can be placed in the aquarium 75 x 35 35 cm, clear water quality is indispensable for the development of the fish, the temperature around 28 - 300 C pH (degree of acidity) 5-6 than that dissolved oxygen content should be high enough that larger + of 3 ppm (pxrt per million).

Discus ornamental fish that have been aged 15-20 months had developed to reproduce. Discus fish food is homemade food on the market, water fleas, worms, and cuk.

2. Ornamental Fish Severum

Ornamental fish severum (Cichlosoma) is an ornamental fish from the waters of the United States. Characteristic of ornamental fish tibuhnya severum is short, flat and fat. Berfariasi severum fish color between black and fawn keciklatan.

Severum ornamental fish are also very potential to be developed in Indonesia. Severum fish can be cultivated in the aquarium or cement tanks. Severum ornamental fish require water quality with pH 5.5 to 7, and the water temperature 21-25 degrees Celsius.

Ornamental fish severum one-year-old with a size of 12-15 cm has been developed to reproduce. Male parent is larger than the female parent. Makannan is cukl severum fish, water fleas, worms and other silk.

 3. Ornamental Fish Rainbow

Rainbow ornamental fish ornamental fish is a very potential to be developed in Indonesia. It is not clear where these fish came from. There are two known types of rainbow fish, fish Rainbow Papua (Irian) and Rainbow fish Sulawesi.

Irian his trademark rainbow fish is basically silvery color with a dark metallic color. Sulawesi rainbow fish typically are yellow with the color olive Kunin at the bottom.

But many in interest is that of Irian rainbow fish. Ornamental fish breeding rainbow by gluing their eggs on water plants. Rainbow ornamental fish require water quality crystal clear with the temperature 23-26 degrees Celsius.

During the process of laying the water should really meet the standard required and necessary change of water once a week. Rainbow fish food is a choke, water fleas, worms and other zambut.



 4. Ornamental Fish Niasa

Ornamental fish Niasa (auratus) is an ornamental fish that has hallmark elongated body shape is rather flat with a solid black base color or golden yellow. Niasa ornamental fish are aggressive fish so need to be careful if you want to mix with other ornamental fish.

Required water quality ornamental fish niasa is PH = 7 with the water temperature between 24-27 degrees Celsius. Niasa ornamental fish can be cultured in cement tanks or aquariums. The height of the water for spawning between 30-35 cm.

Ornamental fish niasa seven-month-old with a size of 7 cm was developed to reproduce. Male parent discrete spots on the fins yellow spots on her anus, while the females do not punya.Makanan niasa fish are water fleas, larva, and others.

Ancient Fish Manado in Indonesia make a scene of the World Research

Ancient Fish Manado in Indonesia make a scene of the World Research
Ancient Fish Manado tantrums Researchers World. Two fishermen from Malalayang, Manado, Justin Lahama and Delfie, did not think the fish catch on May 19, 2007 in the waters of the Bay of Manado quite a stir the world.
Because the fish are known to the scientists that the world kind menadoensis or Coelacanth Latimeria is actually an ancient fish thought to be extinct since 65 million years ago.
Now the fish has caused a stir on display and participants from various countries participated in the event the World Ocean Conference (WOC) and Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit, 11-15 May 2009.
Justin said the ancient fish hooks were arrested when caught hers. When drawn look of a fish with a length of about one meter and weighing 30 kg with white spots.
The fish was obtained at a depth of approximately 105 meters on the beach Malalayang, at 08.00 pm, May 19. "Although quite large, the fish do not seem to fight when dragged up into the boat," he said, telling the arrest.
According to data from various sources, Coelacanth is defined as "a hollow thorns" by the Greek coelia (hollow) and acanthos (thorn). It refers to the physical spiny fin hollow.
Coelacanth is a fish from an evolutionary offshoot of the oldest living jawed fish. It is estimated, has been extinct since the end of the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago, until a specimen was found in eastern South Africa, in the waters of the River Chalumna 1938.
However, since it was found in the Comoros coelacanth, the waters of Manado Tua Island in Sulawesi, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, and Garden Llaut St Lucia in South Africa.
In Indonesia, particularly around Manado, this species by local fish called the king of the sea. Coelacanth consists of about 120 species are known by the discovery of fossils. To date, there have been two living coelacanth species are found, the Comoros coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae and Sulawesi coelacanth, Latimeria menadoensis.
"Until 1938, the fish closely related to lung fish is considered to have been extinct since the end of the Cretaceous, about 65 million years ago," said Dean of the Faculty of Marine and Fisheries Unsrat Manado, Prof. Masengie KWA.
According to him, there is a iktiologis (fish expert), Dr. JLB Smith then decrypt the fish and publishes an article in the journal Nature in 1939.
He gave the name to the fish Latimeria chalumnae new type, to commemorate the museum curator and the location of the discovery of the fish.
Search location of ancient fish that lived during the next dozen years and then get water Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean west of the habitat, where several hundred people are estimated to live at ocean depths of over 150 meters.
Outside the islands, until the 1990's some people also get caught in the waters of Mozambique, Madagascar and South Africa. However, it is still considered part of the population is more or less the same.
In 1998, sixty years after the discovery of a living fossil Comoros coelacanth, a fish caught sea king fishing nets in the waters of Manado Tua Island, North Sulawesi.
This fish has been long known by local fishermen, but there has not been known to exist in the world of science. Ancient fish that physically resemble Comoros coelacanth, the difference in color.
When the fish was caught with other species by two fishermen in Manado, the information is immediately horrendous citizens to be heard by North Sulawesi Governor SH Sarundajang. North Sulawesi Governor SH Sarundajang as the originator of executing WOC, immediately look for the fish by inviting a number of researchers from various scholars, both domestically and abroad.
The fish was immediately secured in the Department of Marine and Fisheries of North Sulawesi, kept in cold storage in order to continue to survive until the WOC and scientific interest. Now we just announcing that Indonesia sea there are no untouched natural human nosy hands. therefore let's continue to keep our earth's natural.

10 world's most beautiful ornamental fish

10 world's most beautiful ornamental fish
 

If you are the ornamental fish hobby I think most of the names most beautiful ornamental fish in the world you may already know. But for those of you who do not like fish ornamental fish from the list below only the regular fish that seemed not so valuable. About the price for this type of ornamental fish is unquestionable because it is definitely very expensive.

These fish belongs in a favored ornamental fish lovers and ornamental fish keepers. From one of a list of fish including the rare fish that are not found in Indonesia, so to have it of course has to spend quite a bit.

To find out more about the names and types of fish most sought after and desirable ornamental fish lovers and is the most beautiful ornamental fish and ornamental fish ranks the highest in the world.

Please have a look at the picture of fish below, where do you think the most beautiful fish rmasuk, part of the 10 lists the names and types of ornamental fish below by you:

 This fish is also called Zebrafish. Spine that have venom that is very painful and quite effective. People who maintain it certainly should be careful if you want to clean the tank.

 ikan ini tergolong dalam family Surgeonfish, yang memiliki pisau kecil dari zat kapur yangg dapat disembunyikan di depan sirip ekornya. Pisau kecil ini digunakan terutama untuk sistem pertahanan dalam menghadapi predator.

 These fish belong to the Angelfish. These fish can be kept in an aquarium in the house and can survive well in the habitat (hardy)

 This fish has a close relationship with the Coral Beauty. Its just like Coral Beauty, but nature does not 'like' Coral Beauty.

 There are two varieties of this species: mandarin fish standards and Psychedelic Mandarin. The standard usually have patterns and colors that better than psychedelic. The price ga over $ 20 per head, but the problem is the food.

 So named because of the shape of bird beak-like mouth. They use their beak-like mouths to break down and eat the small invertebrates that live in the coral. Usually they will take a piece of coral or sea sand and then chewing invertebrates that are on it, and then discard the rest.

World of Fish is saving so many mysteries, one of which is a fish that has a weird face. All the faces look so strange and even quite horrible, they are animals that come from hell. But they do exist in the real world,

Fish that has a strange face was taken by sea from all over the world. There is a fish that is taken directly from the sea, or taken after being arrested.

See fish with super weird face below

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