lautnusantara.com Choosing ornamental fish to keep, one of them, is because it is easy to care for and not troublesome. However, many also choose it because it can be cultivated at the same time. Fish are also suitable as pond fillers for hydroponic plants. Wow, that's unique, huh.

In Indonesia, there are many types of fish that can be kept, both freshwater fish and brackish water fish. By keeping them yourself, you can guarantee their safety for your own consumption.

However, if it is only used as a filler for fish in a garden pond, there is nothing wrong with it. Well, here are some freshwater fish for consumption that can be kept.

Catfish

Catfish are most popularly kept and cultivated in households. Catfish are a type of fish that live in fresh water. Currently, catfish are widely kept with the hydroponic concept along with vegetables, such as lettuce and kale.

The most recognizable characteristic of catfish is its long body, whiskers, and hard head. Catfish also have a pair of stingers, which are sharp bone spines on their pectoral fins. Many people say that if hit by these stingers, it will cause a high fever for the person who is hit by it.

In their natural habitat, catfish live in rivers, ponds, swamps, reservoirs, and flooded rice fields. However, catfish can live in polluted water such as sewage. Therefore, catfish are easy to maintain because they are not complicated to care for.

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Fish Them

Tilapia is a freshwater fish that is quite popular in Indonesia. This fish is an omnivorous fish. Reported from Wikipedia.org, tilapia has a medium-sized body, with a length that can reach around 30 centimeters (cm).

Their bodies are blackish or grayish with some dark transverse bands that will fade as they mature. They also have dorsal fins with 16-17 spines and 11-15 soft spines, while the rear fins have 3 spines and 8-11 soft spines.

This fish can be kept in ponds or tanks. However, tilapia is not recommended to be mixed with other fish because of its quite aggressive nature. In addition, poor water quality will hamper the growth of tilapia. So, you need to pay attention to the quality of the water used and its cleanliness.

Fish Them

Tilapia is a freshwater fish that is quite popular in Indonesia. This fish is an omnivorous fish. Reported from Wikipedia.org, tilapia has a medium-sized body, with a length that can reach around 30 centimeters (cm).

Their bodies are blackish or grayish with some dark transverse bands that will fade as they mature. They also have dorsal fins with 16-17 spines and 11-15 soft spines, while the rear fins have 3 spines and 8-11 soft spines.

This fish can be kept in ponds or tanks. However, tilapia is not recommended to be mixed with other fish because of its quite aggressive nature. In addition, poor water quality will hamper the growth of tilapia. So, you need to pay attention to the quality of the water used and its cleanliness.

Poached Fish

Pomfret is in the same family of piranha fish, so they are equally aggressive. Pomfret can live in brackish water. This means that pomfret can live in seawater or freshwater. However, they live in colonies.

However, they are quite easy to keep because they are classified as omnivorous animals. This fish usually eats zooplankton, aquatic insects, aquatic snails, and detritus. This fish is very interesting to keep in a large aquarium.

Goldfish

If you have a fish pond, keeping goldfish can also be an option. The colors are bright and fun, ranging from yellow, red, and orange. In addition, this fish can also be consumed because it has soft and delicious meat.

Goldfish live in fresh water that is not too deep. Like other fish, goldfish are easy to maintain and breed. They are omnivorous animals, but their main food is plants and animals that are at the bottom of the water.

Catfish

Catfish have a silvery white color, two pairs of short whiskers, and have no fins or scales. This fish generally lives in rivers, swamps, and reservoirs, but many are also cultivated. Catfish have a fast growth period in fish cultivation, because it only takes 6-8 months for their length to reach 35-40 cm.  

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