Ornamental fish have come up with many fans around the world. Many people in the world are interested in bringing some of the wonders of the ocean to their homes, and this has led to an estimated 20 billion dollars annually for the world's ornamental fish market.
According to Masoud Salehi, director of the co-operative of ornamental fish producers, Iranian market has a near zero share of this large market, while about 90 percent of the ornamental fish are imported through the domestic market. Last year, more than 5 million ornamental fish were imported into the Iranian market, which is worth about 98 million dollars. Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore are the largest producers of ornamental fish in the world. This is due to the fact that Iranian market can simply become a tough competitor for ornamental fish giants, because Iran has easier access to target markets, which can reduce shipping costs and attract customers to the Iranian market. Slowly In addition, Iranian market has 80 species of the 1500 species of ornamental fish.
Salehi also explains: The purchase price of ornamental fish in the European and American markets is several times the size of the Iranian market, which causes the export of ornamental fish to have a significant price for marketing in Iran. For example, a 4-inch angel fish piece in the Iranian market is priced at about $ 1,500, while in the European market this product is traded at a rate of at least 12 euros, reaching $ 43,000 and $ 200 per tons at 3600 tomans per euro. With this, it can be said that the export income of an ornamental fish piece is about 28 times the income of the Iranian market.
"Mohammad Ali Hosseini, producer and advisor on artisan fish farming, explains the Iranian market of this product: most ornamental fish in the Iranian market come from countries such as Thailand and Taiwan, but demand in this market is so high that in a city like Qom within one For the week, all fish are sold and producers generally do not need to receive orders from other cities.
In addition to significant economic potential, ornamental fish farming is a cheap and high-performing business model that cans at least double its initial capital in two months at minimum cost and facilities. In this report, we have provided you with more details on the production and cultivation of ornamental fish
Aquarium and ornamental fish; from personal interest to national employment
In 2011, Iranian market produced 110 million pieces of ornamental fish and nearly 14.5 million ornamental fish were imported from Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, China, Kenya, Turkey, Malta and Taiwan.
In Iranian market perhaps many years ago aquarium was not an important issue. There were some very special and very limited people in Iran whom for their personal interest in sea, they had their own aquarium, and several famous fish suppliers were all in the market for these items.
But recently, the market for ornamental fish has flourished in the country and has engaged in various occupations. As on the street of Nawab, near the intersection of the streets of Azerbaijan and the Republic Square, several shops in the area have become the hub for shopping and selling aquatic animals. No longer do you have an aquarium like you did in the 1960s and 70s!
Today, companies specializing in the field of saline water and freshwater, cold water and hot water, natural and artificial water, etc., have entered into the field and provide their customers periodic services and provide for the decoration of buildings and offices have created a new style of design; there's a huge turnover.
The consumption of ornamental fish in Iranian market
110 million pieces of domestic production and 14.5 million imported ornamental fish in 2011 for marketing in Iran. In other words, for each Iranian, about one and a half pieces of ornamental fish were released last year; the importance of the issue was somewhat clear!
Look at these glass compartments with those colorful fish, maybe you're not one of those looking for fish and aquarium, and so you see them all the same, but behind these aquariums there is a big financial market, Concerns and many worries and a world of information.
Different types of ornamental fish or aquarium are divided into two general categories of "salty water" and "fresh water" and "cold blue" and "warm water" in terms of the environment. In terms of nutrition, they are classified as "herbivorous" and "meat-eaters" and are categorized as "peaceful" and "aggressive" in terms of social behavior.
The first one that is considered by aquarium owners is ornamental fish is the same category. Priority should be given to the living environment of the fish, the conditions for storing salty fish with freshwater fish are completely different, and it is clear that freshwater fish cannot be kept near the saltwater fish! Accordingly, in aquarium stores, these two types of fish are usually sold in separate rows.
After the living environment is the occasion to be maintained, the meat-eating and invasive fish are fish that they cannot easily be left with other fish; these fish can be from other fish that have a more relaxed behavior Use as food! Also, the size and the size of the fish are also important and effective, as it is not recommended to hold very large fish along with very small fish.
The temperature of environment is also important, fish that are kept in an aquarium must be consistent with the same water temperature, changing the temperature of the aquarium water can lead to the death of the fish very soon.
Iranian market has shown great capacity for ornamental fish market and also, ornamental fish export to Iran is one of the best ways to have a win-win business.