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Arowana farming in Bukit Merah



One of them is Bukit Merah Aquaculture (M) Bhd. Its managing director, Ahmad Don, says the farm is not only a supplier but also imports and exports Arowana.

There are 141 ponds in the farm, which are divided into three sections. And in each pond, there are between 10 and 50 Arowanas of a single species. The species that are available include the Indonesian super red, high-backed golden, green, one-and-a-half red as well as the silver Arowanas.

One of the workers said the Arowanas were fed with bloodworms, prawns, tiny silver fishes and other protein-based manufactured food.

Each Arowana takes between three and four years to mature, growing up to 45cm and to weighing over a kilogramme.

He said the male fish had a large mouth and deep lower jaw to incubate the larvae.

When a pair of Arowana mates, the female will release a small volume of orangy-red eggs. After fertilisation, the male will absorb the fertilised eggs into its lower jaw for incubation.

“Every two months, the Arowanas in each of the ponds will be scooped out using strong nets.

“If larvae are found in the adult male’s mouth, they are skillfully extracted into plastic bags filled with water. This is done while the fishes are just below water level,” he said.

The larvae, when taken out of a fish’s mouth, will each appear to be carrying a sac of orange yolk under their bellies.

The man in charge of the incubators will then empty each of the plastic bags containing the larvae into a small vessel and place it at the bottom of a glass tank. The larvae are left to incubate in the glass tank for two weeks. At the end of the period, the fry would have grown about three centimetres, but with yolks still hanging from their bellies.

He will then empty the vessel into another bigger glass tank, with a bigger space for the fry to move.

The fry will be kept in the tank for a month before they are transferred into another tank for two months. At this time, the yolks will disappear.

At the end of the two months, he will transfer them into the fourth tank. These vigorous eaters are fed with tiny river prawns. After six months, the Arowanas, which would have grown between six centimetres and eight centimetres, would be sold off.

The company sells each of the super red Arowanas at RM1,500, the high-back golden at RM500, one-and-a-half red at RM180, green at RM100 and silver at RM15.

Reference:
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/JohorBuzz/Thursday/Stories/20080326170054/Article/
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