BETTA ORNAMENTAL FISH FARM

IN PHUKET PROVINCE, THAILAND

This project is the outcome of a group effort to whom credit and technical responsibility goes. Theproject is based on an assignment which was given to course participants and supervised by Dr. Abdel

Rahman El Gamal as a part of “Fish Culture Development” Training course. This annual course isorganized by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture - (EICA). Names of the team and

countries are shown in the following slide; their portraits are in the last slide. 2009

A Project Presented To:Egyptian International Center for Agriculture (EICA) and

World Fish Center (WFC)

ByAnna (Indonesia)Amnaj (Thailand)Aung (Myanmar)Shibru (Ethopia)

Elena (Macedonia)Huwaeda (Sudan)Lewy (Nigeria)

Momodu (Gambia)Re ka (India)

Yarnga (Liberia)

• Ornamental fish keeping is today thesecond most popular hobby afterphotography.

• Fish keeping is gradually replacing outdoorleisure activities.

• Growing awareness of environmental andnature issues has added to the attraction offish keeping.

• Fish keeping is also becoming popular forhealth reasons (as a stress reliever).

Aquarium Keeping as a Hobby

Ornamental Fish Trade

• The ornamental fish trade has developed into a multibillion dollar industry.

• It is contributing significantly as a foreign exchangeearner and as a source of employment in manydeveloping countries.

• The annual wholesale value of global ornamental fishtrade is estimated to be around US$ 1 billion while theretail value is around US$ 6 billion.

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World Exports of Ornamental Fish

Asian ExportsAsian countries account for about 56% of the global exports.

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Bettas ((Betta splendens)Siamese fighting fishLocally known as: Plakad (Thailand)Family: OsphronemidaeCarnivorous fish. Feeding on mosquito, larvae,bloodworms, and small insect.Geographical distribution: Asia and AfricaHabitat: reservoirs swamp and river

Recommended ornamental fish for theproject

PROJECT RATIONALE

1. The Important of ornamental fish in the world market.

2. The problem of small scale fishermen in Phuket Province.

2.1 Limitation of coastal fishery resources.2.2 Lack of investment capital.2.3 Lack of bargaining power at the market.2.4 Lack of infrastructure and public utilities.2.5 Lack of alternative sources of income.

Target Production: To produce 10,000 fish of bettas atthe end of one cycle/100,000 fish a year.

Project Objectives:

To provide the small scale fishermen withalternative sources of income by introducing

the betta fish farm

Period:One year (January – December 2010)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Location : In Asia, ThailandProvince: Phuket

Project Type : Small-Scale Ornamental Fish Farm

Group : Fishermen Group

Funding : Fishermen Group Budget

Total Project Cost : US$ 252,305

ParticularsMonth

20102010

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Preparing (Meeting, Training)Preparing (Meeting, Training)

Providing of FryProviding of Fry

Mid EvaluationMid Evaluation

Final EvaluationFinal Evaluation

HarvestingHarvesting

The Project Activities 2010

Preparing (Meeting, Training)

Site selection and water parameters:

Parameters Project location(Phuket Province)

LocationpHTemperature (0C)Salinity (ppt)Dissolved oxygen –DO-(ppm)Volume (liter)

Fishermen houses7-8.525-29

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INPUTS AND ITS USES:

1. FryGetting fry from the dealer.Total length: 1-2 cm

2. Culture container

Bottle of varying size are required for culture. The volume of thebottle ranges 0.75 – 2.50 Liters

INPUTS AND ITS USES:

3. Chemical SubstancesMethylene Blue, Methylene Yellow, Ampicilin, Vitamins, Potassiumpermanganate, Copper sulphate, Sodium Chloride, etc may be used forpreventing / treating diseases.

4. Fish FeedFry fed mainly with pellets, Mosquito larvae and Blood worms.

5. Aeration equipmentsA small air pump with small tubes will be used for aeration.

6. Scoop Net7. Plastic bucket8. jar9. Scoop10. plastic sack

The use of chemicals will be always done according to present andfuture regulations related to the use of veterinary drugs or

chemicals

Labor and Manpower Requirements4 Technician will be hired tosupervise and manage the project

Project MonitoringA monthly monitoring will be carriedout to advise and solve emergingproblems

PARTICULARS QTY Unit Unit Cost(US$) Amount (US$)

Bottle 20000 piece 0.03 600Air Pump 100 piece 6 600Scoop Net 200 piece 0.15 30Water Bucket 200 piece 1 200Jar 100 piece 10 1000Scoop 100 piece 0.15 15Plastic Bag 200 Kg 0.5 100Rubber ring 100 Kg 1 100Total 2645Cost of fry (for 1 year) 100000 fish 0.5 50000Cost of feed 8400 Kg 0.750.75 6300Total 56300Technician’s salary (4 person) 12 month 300300 144000Rent house (100 house) 12 month 1515 18000Maintenance (100 fishermen farms) 11 month 0.70.7 23100Others cost 8260Total 193360Grand Total 252305

PARTICULARSPARTICULARS amount UnitFor 1st cycle1. Total Bettas fry 100000 fish2. Survival rate 80 %3. Total No. of fish harvested 80000 fish4. Price/ Fish 5 US$Gross sale/cycle 40.000 US$Gross sale/10 Cycles 400.000 US$

Expenses: 252305 US$

INCOME/ YEAR 400,000 US$

NET INCOME/ YEAR 147,695 US$

RETURN OF INVESTMENT (ROI) 58.53 %

THANK YOU SHUKRANMERCY GRACIAS