May require knowledge of artificial insemination techniques and equipment use. Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring. Because of this, I run a second business, teaching others everything they need to know about underwater life and growing their own aquariums.Summary | Description | Requirements | Salaries | Employment | Articles | Community Much of my work comes from universities and research labs, and they do not pay as much as you would expect. I know what I do is actually helpful for the environment, but it doesn’t stop people coming from the woodwork to harass me over my profession. I have gotten my fair share of criticism from animal activists and rights groups claiming what I do is not morally right.I am always prepared for birthday parties! Not anything too fancy, but nothing puts a smile on a kid’s face greater than getting their own guppy or barb.It’s like fish are my paintbrush, and my masterpiece is born from them. Seeing the end result is greater satisfaction than I could ask for. I get to be as creative as I like when I am scouting and determining what aquatic life to pair up.While this may seem like a con, it’s actually great considering the job market right now.
I always have more work than I can handle.I get to experience bringing new life into the ecosystem on a weekly basis.I have been doing this for nearly 20 years, and look forward to another 20 years, hopefully bringing a few million more fish into the world. In most cases, I place a piece of lettuce or a banana peel into a tank where I keep my organisms, and this allows the delicious infusoria to grow – thus creating a food supply for the first phase of egg hatched fish.įrom that point on though, if you can get through the hours and dedication – it’s relatively simple. In a nutshell, infusoria is grown by introducing nutrients into the water where your organisms are living. Infusoria is microscopic, making it that much harder to monitor. I spend a couple of hours each day culturing something called infusoria. That is the sole purpose of my job, directing my efforts to see absolute minimal casualties. The biggest problem is ensuring that the fry have food small enough to eat in order for them to grow and maintain good health. When a group of eggs hatch, the fish are called a fry. The most difficult parts of my day though are dealing with the many species of egg laying fish I breed. I do several things every day, and one of these things is spending sufficient time working on the ambience of my tanks, in order to ensure the environment is perfect for my fish to breed, and most importantly ensuring the PH of my tanks is absolutely perfect. During the cooler months, I am unable to breed my own fish successfully due to the acclimate weather, as many of my aquariums are heated by natural sunlight and in a greenhouse – but 9 months out of the year I am busy working sometimes 16 hour days every day. It’s amazing some of the things I get to see and help do. I’ve been called as an advisor for larger specimen breedings at labs across the country, such as hybrid sharks. I am someone who has never been able to have my own children, and being a marine life breeder has been extremely fulfilling in that void of my life. I have been breeding and crossbreeding fish, and have kept both freshwater and saltwater aquariums for over 20 years. To some Animal Breeders, it is also their responsibility to clip or shear hair on animals. In addition, they record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.Īlthough specific duties may vary, many of them brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification. On a weekly to monthly basis, Animal Breeders bathe and groom animals. They might also exhibit animals at shows. They may also prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen. Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals’ health and safety.īesides their typical day, Animal Breeders also purchase and stock supplies of feed and medicines.
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