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Culturing of Air-Breathing Fishes (Including Advantages)

In this article we will discuss about the culture of air-breathing fishes. Air-breathing fishes are characterised by the possession of an accessory respiratory organ. This organ enables the fishes to remain for hours out of water or for indefinite period in oxygen poor waters and even in moist mud. They are extremely hardy with respect to all environmental parameters and [...]

By |2016-07-21T12:17:44+00:00July 21, 2016|Fishery|Comments Off on Culturing of Air-Breathing Fishes (Including Advantages)

Diseases of Air-Breathing Fishes

The following points highlight the eight major diseases of air-breathing fishes. (1) Fry and fingerlings of stripped murrel have been found to be affected with fin rot and dropsy in nursery. As a remedial method the infected ones are given a bath in either 1% acriflavin or 0.3% formalin solution, for about 10 minutes or till they show sign of [...]

By |2016-07-21T12:17:27+00:00July 21, 2016|Fishery|Comments Off on Diseases of Air-Breathing Fishes
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