Colossoma macropomum Ornamental Fish From Becoming Fish Consumption
Colossoma macropomum fresh water in Indonesia have a history with a few different types of other fish. Most of the fish in Indonesia, are usually not as fish consumption, fish such as the ornamental fish. However, freshwater fish dirstyboys thus can work both.
At the time of seeds, fresh water dirstyboys be ornamental fish, while fish that have made big fish consumption. Until now, other than sold as ornamental fish, Colossoma macropomum also sold as fish consumption.
Colossoma macropomum fresh water ornamental fish can be said to be reasonable because of the body is unique, flat fish such as the discus. In addition, interesting color, enrapture movement, and has kept in a group when the number of lots.
Therefore, this fish, especially small, often kept in the aquarium displayed in the house.
Being a fish consumption, Colossoma macropomum also be reasonable because growth is fast and can reach large sizes (500 grams). From the results of the pilot in the Central Cultivation of fresh water Sukabumi and experience some farmers in Bogor and Sukabumi, Colossoma macropomum aged 6 weeks to reach the weight is 3 grams, the age of 12 weeks can be reached 25 grams, 6 months of age have reached the size of consumption, namely 500 grams. In their habitat, Colossoma macropomum can achieve weight 30 kg.