Around 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by ocean. Three billion years prior to the movement of animal and plant life on land, life within the ocean had already evolved. We are really lucky to have the chance to see those amazingly beautiful fishes and exotic marine creatures from the underwater world in aquariums like Qianhu Fish Farm in Singapore.
These shy aquarium habitants are popular pet fish commonly known as Discus. They have brilliant colours on their “discus” body and are a genus of freshwater cichlid.
With such impressive colours on their bodies, it makes discus the ideal ornamental fish.
Pardon me but this Arowana is a freak! I have never seen anything like this before. As you can see, it has a hunchback and the body is distorted. This species is one of a kind and is not for sale in this fish farm.
Look at this golden arowana or dragonfish. It’s donated by Chow Yun Fatt (ε¨ζΆ¦ε), one of the most famous Hong Kong actors in Asia. Fyi, his wife is Singaporean. This freshwater bony fish is also not for sale.
These spotted stingrays are active creatures easy to keep in the fish tank. However, they have poisonous stingers on their tails. Whenever I see a stingray, I crave for BBQ stingray with sambal chilli. @_@
The eyes of the stingrays are on top of their bodies but their mouths are on the undersides, therefore, they cannot see their prey. Like the sharks, they use smell and electro-receptors to find food.
These are young rainbow crabs or patriot crabs. They may look cute but they have an aggressive nature and are known to be cannibalistic and will consume smaller crabs.
I suppose these are yellow snails since they are yellowish. @_@
In the far east, it’s believed that keeping a flowerhorn or Luo Han as a pet fish can bring good fortune in business and gambling. The bigger the hump of the Luo han, the more valuable it is ‘cos it symbolizes luck. Even the distinctive markings on each sides of a Luo han can be interpreted as lucky numbers for lotteries. Thus, I had been staring at this Luo Han for a while but no luck. XD
However, there was a huge oversupply of Luo Han in 2003 due to the aftermath of “Luo Han mania”, especially in Southeast Asia. And some Luo Han were dumped in the wild, causing havoc in the ecosystem.
Goldfish is one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish and pond fish since thousands of years ago.
These I call “transparent fish”!
Look at the right picture! At first I thought the fish looked kinda ugly with red spots on them. OMG now then I realised those red pigments on the fish bodies are Chinese characters! I saw “Xi” (ε = Happiness) and “Fa” (ε | Fortune)! Can you see them?
Er… what is this fish species?
Carps?
These must be crystal red shrimps and they are graded according to the colour and distribution of the markings on their bodies.
Rows of fish tanks rearing hundreds of fish species and other exotic sea creatures. If I were to take all photos of them, I guess I could create a fish blog!!! XD
Qian Hu Fish Farm is a major ornamental fish exporter in Singapore. It’s located at No. 71, Jalan Lekar, Sungei Tengah, Singapore. Admission is free. The closest MRT station is Choa Chu Kang Station. There is free shuttle bus service on Sat, Sun and public holiday from Choa Chu Kang and Boon Lay MRT stations.
If you love exotic marine life, come join the voyage to the Underwater World on Sentosa.
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wow!
those creatures!
really beautiful and awesome dear!!
like it so much!
Great photos. I love fish. I think that the one species that you were wondering about is a type of tetra. I used to have one or two of these as a kid.
Some seriously weird critters here. The discus fish are very striking – impressive colours.
I forgot which one, but there’s supposed to be a fish that has supposed numbers or figures on it, that would maybe bring you luck
@Austin: Alright! Thanks for the info!
@Zara: yep!
@Mark H: Indeed!
@Jenny: That’s the Luo Han, aka flowerhorn! I did post their photos in here.
Hi Eunice! How’s my big sis here? Is that Chow Yun Fat’s dragon fish? Zhenda ma? Waaah, I want to see him, Chow Yun Fat himself, not his fish haha. I’ve been his fan all this time. Anyway, the trick to attach the fish’s name to Chow YF works!
The transparent fish looks like fingerlings ~ young breed of milkfish about to develop and mature. I did a Master Thesis on that before. But just the feature are similar, I know it’s not Milkfish Fingerlings.
@Bridge: Zhende! haha well, that’s what the poster wrote keke. It’s a beautiful dragon fish ok! XD Must be very expensive. Anyway he married a Singaporean wife, maybe he is in Singapore now? heheh
I don’t know much about fishes though we kept some species when I was young.
After the Luo Han craze, the ponds around KL were filled with many luo han crosses with tilapia offsprings. The took over the other fishes natural habitat! These fish are survivors and eats anything. They also breed real fast lorrr!
hi Eunice! only today visited your blog, I’m in a bad condition coz i suffer stomach pain (my monthly period). I didn’t know that you posts fish like mine…Yes, that’s my flower horn the 2nd one. I thought that fish is very sensitive as what the pet shop here told me. Here in the Philippines flower horns are very expensive especially if there is a double character and big hump. How sad the flower horn there are in the lakes and drains. I really like the fish pet and a birds.
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@peteformation: OMG! so that’s true for Malaysia! I heard about that in Singapore. It’s sad. That’s why whenever there is a craze over certain breed, it sure poses serious problems of abandoning pets.
@adette: you like flowerhorn! I see… I thought flowerhorn is hardy and easy to breed. Yeah I disagree with people who abandon their pets. It’s really a irresponsible and heartless thing to do to something they once loved.
@SGE: Thanks! You are flattering me. Sure, on the way to visit your blog now…
a lot of people collect flowerhorn fish here in the philippinesw. having the same thinking. some of those fishes can be seen at the manila ocean park. nice place you’ve been too.
that Arowana really not normal at all..never see such a fish before…it that thier kind of this is a special one..
sometimes those large fishes are beaten to cause it to hunch. Especially tioman and arowana as they are strong and basically breaks the aquarium when they swing their tails aggressively. cruel thing to do though.
@dong ho: Just hope that people don’t abuse their pets after the trend is over.
@TNH: That arowana is abnormal for sure, cos it’s body is distorted.
@Irvine: That’s a terrible thing, it’s an abuse to animal.
Hi, Eunice!
“If I were to take all photos of them, I guess I could create a fish blog!!!” >> Hahaha. I love this thought. ^^
My former boss is crazy about flowerhorns. (It’s his side business as well.) How did those fishies with Chinese characters get their “tattoos”?
Hi,
Lovely pics..your sentosa pics brought back some great memories..Ive been to Singapore four times and the last time was in May this year when I took my parents to Singapore
Lou Han seems to be an interesting fish. They look like the Elvis Presleys of the sea.
Very nice. They have a lot of variety of marine life there. The stingrays are sure intimidating
@ner: now still crazy over flowerhorns? I thought it’s just a fad. I don’t know how they got the pigments, thru injection?
@lakshmi: you often come SG? for work or holiday? there are a lot of construction works in downtown now.
@leafless: hey that’s right! i never thought of that! cool title for the flowerhorn!
@borneo falcon: yep, this Qian Hu farm is very popular in SG and it’s the largest exporter of ornamental fish in SG.
i know discus! my dad used to have a lot of them and they died real quick too! *oops*!! π
@Ju Ann: We ever kept discus too! Like what you said, I think they also died quite fast! Perhaps they are not easy to keep…
hello… wow its really nice to see different kinds of fish and other aquatic habitat.. great great!!! π Keep it up Friend! God bless
I love these lovely fishes. I used to feed fish. But no time to manage them now.
sea creatures are so magical!
wow!! nice picture…..u r very lucky to see these type of sea cratures….here we cant…
Most of those fishes I’ve never seen before! Such wonderful colors and shapes. Even the ugly ones, since I love the variety of them. Just like I love the variety of flowers.
Hi Eunice! Very beautiful acquatic creatures are her, but for sure, if not with you and your camera, i dont think they would be as beautiful as what I see here.
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@arjaeuse,alex: indeed they are impressive.
@Jayce: We used to keep fish many years ago, but no one liked to change the water haha, so when the last fish died, we didn’t keep anymore.
@Lifecruiser: I love to snorkel to see fishes swimming the the underwater world too, though I have not been doing that for years…
@WebbieGurl: hmm, it’s not really my camera, cos I used hp cam for those pics. They are enhanced by photoshop. =D
OMG they are so gorgeous! I love fishes! But that Arowana is a bit weird indeed… I shall go check it out on google. hahhaha
@Peili: Hey! I think that Arowana is just abnormal. Poor thing.
Ya I couldn’t find another one like that.. maybe I must go to specific sites… lol
You love shading??? On the contrary I don’t really like it hahahahha. I think it’s better if it’s inking or using markers though. C:
Hey which email do you use for msn?? lol.
@Peili: I loved shading… not now, no time for that hahaha π Maybe when I become old and got nothing to do, I may draw for fun haha, but my drawing sucks. π
Too old your hands will keep shaking! Hahahha.
Oh then maybe it will be perfect to draw Mona Lisa. π
Everyone says that but in the end it doesn’t suck at all. Hahahha. Anyway my exams over… we should go hang out. Hahahhah!
@Peili: hey haha many old artist around ok! old ones are famous ones hor! π
Anyway my drawing already sucks. Enjoy your holiday in this rainy season!!!
I think it may be the case that we become happier when see multiple brightly-colored fishes. They make for wonderful images, because the colors on them beam out, as opposed to looking like flat items with no radiance. It would be interesting to slightly push the side of one of the Arowana fishes, and have it push back with a whipping motion.
@Armen: “It would be interesting to slightly push the side of one of the Arowana fishes, and have it push back with a whipping motion.” I don’t get you on this. If you are referrring to that hunchback arowana, I don’t think it can make any big movement.
Eunice: Oh, I was pointing out that it might be enjoyable to interact with those fishes, and that any movements would be enhanced by their bright colors. Thanks for taking a picture of them.
@Armen: I see. Ha! Yeah I did say hello to the fishes and they looked at me heheh
My residential area CC is organising a trip there, haha ~ No wonder I found the name sounds so familiar.
But it’s good that you promote such “unexposed” attraction.
@Sze Ping: Yep I think there are organised trips to local attractions like this one. It’s a nice place to visit on weekend, especially entrance is free. XD But maybe it’s a bit inconvenient for those who travel by public tranport, so it’s good to join local tour too.
The Arowana looks like it has Fish TB (Mycobacterium marinum). It is a bacterial infection that can be transferred from fish to humans.
i love discus fish becus she has so sweety fish
I love pets…especially discus(fish)…when i m boring i see them and feed them..they can give pleasure for me.
wat up wit dat 1 fish at da top
its osammmm!:):):)
That parrots got written chinese characters on them, that hurts fish most of them die
Very nice and they are so gorgeous!
really love it
aren’t those shrimps bee shrimps?
very nice pictures
look nice ..amazing
hello sir,
i am raj, work in ph.d program in india. i like interested in ornamental fish breeding technology. You farm give me training course
Very clean and neat aquarium
cute fish im getting one tomorrow
good looking aquaria, indeed a good job.
very nice