September 21, 2010

Sri Lanka to attempt cat fish breeding

Rambodagalla Ornamental Fish Breeding and Training Centre in Sri Lanka will breed cat fish (Pangasius Suchi) locally to save large sum of money spends annually to import them.

They have taken measures to introduce the cat fish breeding technology for those who engage in ornamental fish industry.

The centre has also taken measures to increase aquatic plants production and exports by using tissue culture method, said the centre's scientist Manori Bambarenda.

Earlier, aquaculture farmers used to export aquatic plants which are collected from water reservoirs.