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Competitiveness of Indonesia's live freshwater ornamental fish products

Ornamental fish are fish that are kept in maintenance containers, be it aquariums or fish ponds with the aim of being pets or decorations installed at home. Freshwater ornamental fish are ornamental fish that are kept in water that does not contain salt or ornamental fish that are kept and are fish whose habitat is in a freshwater environment.   The potential of freshwater ornamental fish in Indonesia is quite large. Indonesia is the fifth largest ornamental fish exporting country after Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, and Myanmar with an export volume of 1,088 tons of live freshwater ornamental fish in 2023. However, when viewed from the export value for freshwater ornamental fish commodities with HS code 030111, Indonesia is ranked third largest after Japan and Singapore with a value of US $ 31,807,000 in 2023 (www.trademap.org).  List of exporters for the selected product Product: 030111 Live ornamental freshwater fish Source www.trademap.org In calculating the competit...

Some weaknesses in the development of tilapia fish farming in Indonesia

The demand for fishery commodities is increasing day by day. The community to increase the need for animal protein, especially those produced from fishery products, is always hampered by the availability of existing fish stocks and also relatively high prices. In addition, Indonesia also has a target to reduce the prevalence of stunting by 14% in 2024. In mid-2023, the prevalence of stunting in Indonesia was 21.6% (www.dpr.go.id). To achieve the target of efforts to reduce the prevalence of stunting, it is necessary to be supported by the availability of food sources that have high nutritional value. The availability of food sources can be obtained from fish. In addition to being produced from fishing, either at sea or in public waters (rivers, lakes, reservoirs), fishery products are also produced from fish farming activities. Fish farming activities that are currently commonly carried out by fish farmers are tilapia fish farming. According to fisheries statistics, the volume of tilap...

Cara memelihara ikan Mikrogeophagus ramirezi pada akuarium

 Ikan Mikrogeophagus ramirezi berasal dari Venezuela dan kolombia. Ikan ini termasuk jenis ikan air tawar yang hidup di perairan umum seperti sungai dan rawa. Di alam ikan Mikrogeophagus ramirezi berkembang biak dengan cara bertelur.  Mikrogeophagus ramirezi (Shutterstock.com) Ikan Mikrogeophagus ramirezi memiliki bentuk tubuh dan warna yang unik dan menarik, karena ikan ini memiliki warna yang menarik banyak orang terutama penghobi ikan hias mencoba untuk memelihara ikan Mikrogeophagus ramirezi pada akuarium.  Sebelum memulai untuk memelihara ikan Mikrogeophagus ramirezi pada akuarium ada baiknya kita mempelajari bagaimana sih sifat kebiasaan ikan ini hidup di alam, karena apabila kita mengetahui bagaimana sipat kebiasaan ikan hidup di alam maka kita akan mudah untuk memelihara ikan yang akan dijadikan sebagai ikan hias di akuarium.  Beberapa sifat hidup ikan Mikrogeophagus ramirezi yaitu ikan ini memiliki sifat yang jinak, sifat jinak ...

Environmentally friendly freshwater fish farming

In principle, fish farming is the activity of raising fish in a maintenance container that is maintained with the aim of producing something as planned. The fish that are kept are fed regularly and the water quality is also considered so that the fish that are kept remain healthy and comfortable. This fish farming activity, when viewed from the technology applied, can be divided into three types of business activities, namely traditional fish farming activities, semi-intensive fish farming activities and intensive fish farming activities. (shutterstock.com) This article will discuss intensive fish farming activities, why because intensive fish farming activities in general will contribute a lot to high levels of pollution to the environment. Some examples that can cause pollution to the environment are waste in the form of materials from fish waste and uneaten fish feed residues that can cause a decrease in water quality. In intensive fish farming, the use of things like water wheels a...

Competitiveness of Indonesian shrimp commodities in the international market

Shrimp is one of Indonesia's fishery commodities that has considerable opportunities to be marketed at home and abroad. Shrimp is obtained from cultivation in ponds in Indonesia.  Indonesia in 2023 occupied the 6th position as the largest exporter of shrimp to the world market (Trademap, 2024). The main destination countries for Indonesian shrimp exports are the United States, Japan, China, Malaysia, Taipei, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, Korea and Russia. Shrimp (shutterstock.com) Shrimp is one of the fishery commodities in Indonesia that has a great opportunity to be developed. Types of shrimp exported such as vaname shrimp, tiger shrimp and king prawns.  To determine whether an export product has competitiveness or not we can calculate or analyze it using the calculation of the Comparative Advantage Index (Revealed Comparative Advantage - RCA) and with the calculation and RSCA (Revealead Symetric Comparative Advantage).  In addition, to analyze the position or stage of ...

How to keep Guianacara geayi fish in an aquarium

In this article I will explain how to properly keep Guianacara geayi fish in an aquarium. Guianacara geayi fish is a type of freshwater fish that lives breeding by laying eggs.  Guianacara geayi fish has a characteristic white color with black vertical lines on its body. If we want to keep this fish in the aquarium, there are several things we need to pay attention to, including:  Guianacara geayi fish (www.shutterstock.com) 1. Selection of maintenance containers.  The maintenance container can be an aquarium. Because the Guianacara geayi fish is a type of freshwater fish, the water source needed to maintain this fish can be sourced from well water or tap water.  The amount of water needed to maintain Guianacara geayi fish is 200 liters.  2. Fish selection. Guianacara geayi fish that will be kept must be healthy and agile. If we are going to buy this fish, choose fish that have bright colors, have agile movements and respond to the feed given.  3. Water qua...

Keeping Acarichthys heckelii fish in a water tank

Acarichthys heckelii fish is a type of freshwater fish that has a beautiful body color. This beauty is an advantage of Acarichthys heckelii fish to be used as ornamental fish in water tanks. This fish comes from Colombia, Peru and Brazil.  In the breeding process Acarichthys heckelii fish breed by laying eggs. This fish in nature inhabits in public waters such as rivers that have a moderate level of lighting.  Acarichthys heckelii (shutterstock.com) When we will try to keep Acarichthys heckelii fish in water tanks, there are several things that we need to pay attention to including the container or place of fish maintenance, water quality, feed given and maintenance.  1. Maintenance Container.  Acarichthys heckelii fish can live comfortably if kept in the right maintenance container. This maintenance container can be an aquarium made of glass. A suitable aquarium shape is rectangular with the amount of water needed approximately 150 liters.  Aerators and water f...