Year: 2022 | Month: June | Volume 67 | Issue 3
Status and Prospectus of Ornamental Fish Market in Raipur City of Chhattisgarh
O.P. Sonvanee
B. Nightingale Devi
Basant Singh
Damini Chandravanshi
Himansu Shankar Nage
Varsha Sahu
DOI:10.46852/0424-2513.3.2022.31
Abstract:
The present study was under taken to know the current status of ornamental fish market in Raipur city. A total number of 12 ornamental fish shops were randomly selected. The ornamental fish shop of Raipur city were dominated by men and majority of them belongs to one religion About 60 per cent enterprisers were graduated. The ornamental fish shops were found to be the primary source of livelihood for these people and maximum units were retail outlets established in less than 2000sq.ft area. Fishes were imported mostly from Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai whereas sometimes they bought fishes from foreign countries as well. Gold fish (Carrasius auratus) was the more preferred groups due to their high preference in market. Pelleted feed was commonly used by the enterprisers for feeding. Salt and KMNO4 chemical used for treatment of fishes. The present study reveals that Raipur city of Chhattisgarh have wide varieties of ornamental fishes with great economic importance.
Highlights
- The Raipur city is center point of ornamental fish trade in Chhattisgarh due to advancement of transport facility and the demand of ornamental fishes for aquarium keeping has become increasingly popular in the state. The government of India has identified ornamental fish sector as one of the thrust area for generating employment opportunities.
- In Raipur city has few number of aquarium shops, in which they sell many ornamental fishes.
- Ornamental fish supply management contributing few no. of stakeholders in Raipur city
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