Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2024

July 2 - 5, 2024

Surabaya, Indonesia

MULTIVARIAN PRODUCTION OF CLOWNFISH MARINE ORNAMENTAL FISH Amphiprion sp. IN SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT AID PROGRAM AND FULFILLING THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE ORNAMENTAL FISH MARKET

Agam T Wibowo *, Heru Salamet dan Hariyano

Balai Perikanan Budidaya Laut Ambon

 Jl. Leo Wattimena, Ambon

e-mail: ambonbpbla@gmail.com

 



 The development of nemo ornamental fish at the Ambon Marine Cultivation Center is increasingly showing variations. To date, 50 variants have been successfully developed, both pure original species and existing hybrid species (a cross between species). The Amphiprion sp clownfish has a more beautiful shape and color than the two species, and the price is also higher. This activity aims to produce multivariate hybrid Nemo ornamental fish. This activity took place at the Outdoor Ornamental Fish Hatchery of the Ambon Marine Cultivation Center . The parent used is to produce new variants, among others. percula ordinary, halfblack , Onyx, Ocellaris ordinary, Balong ordinary, pellet orange, pellet pink, giro sand, tomato, mocha, percula misbar , percula black misbar , black platinum, davinci , Picasso helmet, extreme snowflake, frostbite, black ice, lightning maron , bonet , midnight, black storm, Nuget percula , mocha davinci , premium davinci , black Picasso, premium maron , premium lightning maron white nuget , gold nuget , glodflake maron , misbar black ocellaris , black lightning, black snowflake, black frostbite, domino , platinum snow, Extreme black misbar , black extreme black misbar ocellaris , nuget ocellaris , platinum storm, orange storm, mocha storm, snow storm and Picasso storm. He has utilized the potential of fisheries resources as a source of livelihood by working as a cultivator of ornamental clownfish so that it can be applied by the wider community. In addition to cultivating clownfish, small and medium scale communities can cultivate clownfish on a household scale using a recirculation system (RAS). Marketing of clownfish in big cities such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, Semarang, Makassar, Medan and almost all big cities in Indonesia. The biggest potential for clownfish is to meet the exporter market in Jakarta, Banyuwangi and Denpasar with the biggest absorption being for export purposes. Because the biggest market currently is the foreign market.