With economic growth and life affluence, leisure and delight of human
activities for the growing demand, aquarium with its myriad chang of
color and form, has already become the favorite pets, and even become a
symbol of good luck and wealth. The ornamental fish industry from the
traditional aquaculture, to enhance of the aesthetics and landscaping
ideas, trends exquisite, artistic and daily life, is a type of industrial
k n o w l e d g e e c o n o m y . I n t h e f a c e o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l i z a t i o n a n d
liberalization, globalization competitive, the ornamental fish products
competitive advantage for. In addition, with the habitat quickly
destroyed and the environment rapidly changing, many countries on
conservation of species diversity policies increasingly tight, more
emphasis on the ornamental fish artificial propagation and culture
sources of supply of reliance. Therefore, Fisheries Research Institute
was established ornamental fish research team of key technologies and
production research and development; make Taiwan into the Asia Pacific
region of ornamental fish seed R ＆ D and incubation centers to create sustainable development of the ornamental fish industry.