Koi Business At The Corona Pandemic

koi fish is one of the freshwater ornamental fish that is very popular with people in Indonesia. This is because koi fish have beautiful color patterns, good body shape and the myth that states that koi fish are good luck for their owners. A large number of koi fish enthusiasts has finally made koi fish into one of the business segments that have begun to be occupied by many people. There are a number of reasons why many people are attracted to koi fish. first in terms of economy or income. Koi fish is one of the ornamental fish that has a very varied selling value depending on the style and quality of the fish offered if the koi fish has a unique pattern, bright color, and ideal body shape the price can reach millions of rupiah. The second reason is that enthusiasts for koi fish in Indonesia alone have never decreased in number, instead, there is a tendency to increase. So the demand for koi fish never recedes.

During the corona pandemic, the koi fish business was affected by the pandemic. At the beginning of the corona pandemic in Indonesia, people became afraid to leave the house. This is because the panic of the infected community will be infected by the virus and there is an appeal from the government to just work at home. This greatly impacts the koi fish business. Sales turnover of koi fish, fish feed, and equipment dropped dramatically. Some koi sellers complained about the lack of sales during the early corona pandemic. Different things happen at the end of April, there may be people who during the month of March-April stay at home just start to get bored because they do not have other activities. The community finally began to look for new hobbies to get rid of the boredom and fill spare time, One of them by keeping koi at home. The community began to build koi ponds and add to their collection of koi fish. This has an effect on the increasing turnover of koi traders, ranging from 50-100%. Some people who previously only owned koi fish began to turn into a koi fish seller and koi pond equipment accessories and koi fish feed. Some traders mentioned that this pandemic corona had a positive effect on their sales. This large demand has also resulted in a shortage of several types of koi feed and koi fish pond equipment for some time. It turned out that this pandemic corona provides benefits for several business sectors which when normal are only mediocre.

There are some tips given by koi traders to the community that must be considered when they want to start maintaining koi fish:

1. Making koi ponds with a good filtration system.

2. Always pay attention and maintain the quality of koi pond water

3. Always carry out a quarantine process at newly purchased fish.

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