breeding freshwater fish - Black Ghost Fish (Apteronotus albofrons)

Black Ghost Fish (Apteronotus albofrons), derived from the Amazon river, Brazil, South America. This fish is also known as devil fish (ghost fishing), but this nickname is not appropriate, because the appearance of ornamental fish is not scary, but rather dazzle fans. Black Ghost ornamental fish species currently cultivated by many ornamental fish farmers in Jakarta. While the marketing of this fish than in the country is also a kind of fish are exported and the price is quite high.
BREEDING Election Induk.Induk good for fish spawning is a healthy and mature, aged approximately 1.5 years with a body length between 7-8 inches (20-30 cm) .- A healthy parent may be marked with a bright body colors , clean, no defect and agile movement (active). Differences Males and females have betina.Induk betinaIkan short chin, body fat and larger with shorter than fish size jantan.Induk JantanIkan Males have a long chin and flat (straight) with long and straight body. How PemijahanPemijahan can be done in two ways namely:
a. Set Install. Spawning by way of set pairs conducted in aquarium size 100 x 50 x 40 cm can be filled with 7 animals parent with a ratio of 3 male and 4 female tail.
b. Set Bulk. On the set of mass spawning, the black ghost spawning in ponds or tanks of fiber glass with a length of 2.5 x 1.5 x 0.5 m. Into the pool or tub filled fiber can be 20 head of parent black ghost with a ratio of 8 male and 12 betina.pH water mains that are ideal for spawning fish is approximately 6.6 but these fish will grow well at pH 6-7.
c. Equipment for spawning. PersembunyianTempat hiding place is one of the essential equipment needed in the black ghost fish spawning. This relates to the habits of fish, black ghost who liked the dark atmosphere. Instead balck ghost will come out of hiding places. Size hideout adjusted to the size of the parent black ghost. Type can be either pralon pipe, brick, or tile. AeratorPenggunaan aerator is to increase the available oxygen in the water. A place to lay eggs can be used bertelur.Untuk place fern or palm fiber material that has been laid out neatly.
d. The cultivated parent care. Water temperature during spawning should always be maintained and it ranged between 26 to 28 degrees Celsius with a pH range between 6-7. Type of feed to the parent black ghost, namely blood worms (blood worms) and mosquito larvae (mosquito larvae). Blood worms can be alive or frozen. While the provision of mosquito larvae serves to accelerate the aging of the egg. When the spawning process should not be given ghost black silk worms because the high fat content. The amount of feed given 3-4%. Replacement of water aquarium / tub spawning is done by disipon / aspirated as much as 1 / 3 part of the overall amount of water.

EGG TRANSFER Simultaneously with the commencement of seeding will need to be prepared to accommodate the roots of fern aquarium that already contain eggs. Intake of ferns containing eggs from the spawning pond done in the morning after the night out male and female sperm and eggs.

SEED MAINTENANCE Within 3-4 days the black ghost eggs will hatch. Eggs do not hatch or rot should be immediately disipon or discarded so as not to interfere with the survival of newly hatched fish.
Children newly hatched black ghost at first white, and like mucus. With increasing age aanak black ghost will change color from white to black. The color change is also accompanied by the disappearance of mucus from the body. After one week old, black children have a black ghost. Black child ghost who still small given feed or water fleas artemia.
ENLARGEMENT For the enlargement can be done in the aquarium size 100 x 35 x 50 cm and can be filled ghost black children newly hatched 3-4 days as many as 200-250 birds. Water used should be water that has been deposited during the day and night.
Water quality during enlargement must be considered as well as at the time of spawning. At the aquarium aerator equipment and magnification provided a hiding place. From the enlarged business, the black ghost is usually harvested when it reaches 2-3 inches.