Qian Hu's edible-fish farm dishes out a profit

Singapore

QIAN Hu might be known for selling ornamental fish, but its investment in an edible fish business in China is also reaping rewards.

The Hainan-based business, set up with a partner in January, focuses on growing groupers in the first fragile month of their life cycle.

It is already operationally profitable, a few months earlier than expected. "When we commercialised the project, our filtration technology and herbal extract food worked as we scaled it up," executive chairman Kenny Yap …