Fighting fish hobby pays off during MCO


Ooi inspecting a Blue Rim Plakat worth RM300 at his breeding facility in Ayer Itam. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Two amateur breeders of competition-grade fighting fish found so much success in their venture during the movement control order (MCO) that they quit their day jobs and went at it full time.

Buddies Ooi Zheng Hau, 25, and Grom Chua, 27, expanded their hobby into a business in February but when the MCO began on March 18, they braced for bad times.

However, as fighting fish lovers stuck at home had plenty of time to browse their offerings on social media and chat groups, they were in for a pleasant surprise.

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