Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "Ornamental fish"
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Dead tilapia found in Laguna de Bay
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 26, 2012 , on page A8)The agriculture office in Calamba, Laguna province, on Friday ordered fish pen operators in their coastal area to bury the tons of dead tilapia plucked out from Laguna de Bay. This was while they were waiting for the ... -
From foes to friends of tropical fish
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 19, 2018 , on page A8)Verde Island sits right in the middle of the Verde Island Passage (VIP), a strait between Luzon and Mindoro islands that biodiversity experts declared in 2005 the Earth’s “center of the center of marine shorefish biodiversity.” ... -
Gov't agencies declare war on fish 'invaders'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 20, 2013 , on page A18)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has rallied nine other government agencies to intensify the war on clown knife fish infestation at Laguna de Bay. The BFAR ... -
How to take better care of betta fish
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 29, 2021 , on page C1-C2)The Aquarium Channel used to air for free during the heyday of cable television. As the name suggests, all it showed was an aquarium filled with colorful fish and Muzak in the background. During the pandemic, many are ... -
In Tanay, Rizal, predator knife fish ends up as fertilizer
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 27, 2015 , on page A13)The town of Tanay in Rizal province is turning knife fish caught from Laguna de Bay into organic compost to address the growing population of the predator species that continues to threaten local aquaculture. The knife ... -
Killing Nemo: Cyanide threat to tropical fish
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 18, 2016 , on page A17)Many of the real-life Nemos swimming in children's fish tanks were caught using cyanide, according to research published Thursday which flagged the toxic threat to already-stressed corals, the creature's natural home. -
Knife fish newest scourge in Laguna’s fish farms
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 17, 2013 , on page A10)If you can’t lick them, eat them. Or feed them to other fish. The knife fish, an ornamental fish whose population has boomed and is harming the aquaculture industry in Laguna Lake, will be converted into fish meal and fed ... -
The 'molmol tilapia'- a food fish
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 28, 2016 , on page B5)The so-called "molmol tilapia," reported to be a fishpond "pest" in Pangasinan and the coastal provinces of Manila Bay, is actually the "blackchin tilapia" (BCT) from West Africa where it is regarded as a food fish. ... -
Ornamental fish farmers: Aquaculture's next big trend?
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 7, 2015 , on page B2-1)Fishkeeping—part art, part science—is now the world’s most popular hobby after photography. Globally valued at $15 billion and growing by 14 percent yearly, the ornamental fish trade is aquaculture’s sunrise industry. So ... -
Predator fish in sausages, dumplings
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 19, 2015 , on page A8)Knife fish sausage, anyone? The predator fish considered undesirable in Laguna de Bay will be processed into sausages and dumplings soon by a P600,000 facility in the lakeshore town of Pila in Laguna province in what is ... -
Women nurture fish sanctuaries
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 3, 2014 , on page A15)Expertly maneuvering her small boat through the waves of the Pacific Ocean toward her coastal home on Caringo Island in Mercedes, Camarines Norte province, Susan Aseron, 36, gave a last gaze at the fish and coral sanctuaries ...