If you ask anyone about which farm in Singapore to visit, invariably, Qian Hu Fish Farm will eventually come up. And there is good reason why this farm located in the northeastern reaches of Singapore is worth paying a visit.
Qian Hu Fish Farm has been around for many years and it attracts plenty of fish enthusiasts who love ornamental fish. The large grounds of the fish farm, as well as the various activities that you can do on the farm make it an interesting farm in Singapore to visit.
Here is a guide to the various activities that you can look forward to on a visit to Qian Hu Fish Farm.
What to See & Do at Qian Hu Fish Farm
Tropical Fish Retail Area
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Qian Hu is known for its trade in ornamental fish. Therefore, it is only natural that the first port of call should be the Tropical Fish Retail Area. This is located just behind the cafe and you can find rows upon rows of tanks filled with ornamental fish.
Goldfish is one of the most often reared fish by fish collectors. At Qian Hu Fish Farm, you will find all sorts and varieties of goldfish for sale. The prices of these fish can reach as high as hundreds of dollars.
And it is not just goldfish on sale.
Take a walk around the various tanks to find other ornamental fish such as angelfish available for sale in the tanks. For fish lovers, there are so many different options to look at.
If you wish to purchase the fish, you can ask one of their staff to help you fish them out from the tank.
Fish Gallery
In addition to the Tropical Fish Retail Area, you can also pay a visit to the Fish Gallery. Housed in a separate room, the Fish Gallery features even more variety of fish.
Aquarium & Pet Accessories Shop
Complementing the fish retail section of Qian Hu is a retail shop. This is stocked with all that you could want to set up your own aquarium at home. You can purchase the tank as well as air pumps and ornamental items at the aquarium shop.
The goods on sale are not only confined to that for fishes. There is a section with the shop that sells accessories and products for cats too.
Seafood for Sale
While Qian Hu Fish Farm is best known for its ornamental fish, you can also find seafood available for purchase as well. This is part of the Qian Hu Aquaculture Seafood arm of the business.
There are tanks with live seafood like tilapia as well as frozen seafood that is already packed ready to be bought.
Agro-education Centre: Longkang Fishing, Fish Feeding and Fish Spa
For families, a highlight of a visit to Qian Hu Fish Farm may be the chance to take the kids longkang fishing.
You can find the longkang fishing facility at the Agro-education Centre. This is an area that is located close to the entrance of Qian Hu Fish Farm. The activities are ticketed.
There are several activities to choose from.
The main attraction is longkang fishing where you can pick up a net and relive the old childhood past time of catching fish from shallow waters. This area has three bridges that crisscross the pond, providing different spots to look out for the swimming fish.
The charges for longkang fishing at Qian Hu Fish Farm are $7 per person for 30 minutes or $12 per person for 60 minutes.
Other activities at the Agro-education Centre include koi feeding, turtle feeding and a fish spa.
House of Dragon
One of the most impressive display areas at Qian Hu Fish Farm is the room that showcases it collection of arowana. This huge fish are kept in a building that is set apart from the rest of public areas at Qian Hu Fish Farm.
It is certainly worth a visit as the fish are presented very nicely and you can even find seats in the middle of the room where you can pause to soak in the beauty of the arowana in their tanks that line the walls.
Cafe
When you have completed all the activities, you may wish to get some refreshments at the cafe. You can pick up some snack and drinks from the shop and take a rest at the outdoor seating area.
Other Things to Do: Farm Tour Packages
To get a more in depth look at how Qian Hu Fish Farm operates, there are farm tour packages available that include a guided tour around the retail area and other activities.
Getting to Qian Hu Fish Farm: Free Shuttle Bus
For those who wish to get to Qian Hu Fish Farm, there is a free shuttle bus that runs from Choa Chu Kang, Bus Bay 1, a short walk from Choa Chu Kang MRT, to Qian Hu Fish Farm.
The Qian Hu Shuttle Bus runs from 9 am to 5 pm on the hour from Choa Chu Kang to Qian Hu Fish Farm. The drop off point at the farm is at the cafe.
It then departs at 15 minutes past the hour from 9.15 am till 7 pm (last bus at 7 pm) from Qian Hu back to Choa Chu Kang.
If you need more directions, you can find more detailed directions here.
Opening Hours
Qian Hu Fish Farm is open seven days a week, including public holidays.
Weekday opening hours are 9 am to 6 pm.
Weekend opening hours are 9 am to 7 pm.
Qian Hu Fish Farm
Where: 71, Jalan Lekar, Sungei Tengah, Singapore 698950
For those who are driving, there is free parking available.
Visit the Qian Hu Fish Farm website.
Read: A Family’s Experience at Qian Hu Fish Farm
Read about mummy Xiuling’s experience on an outing to Qian Hu Fish Farm.
“Mummy, I want a pet.”
Z had been asking for a dog, and I figured a good way to initiate him to the world of pet ownership is to start off with a fuss-free pet. As my neighbours’ children had fish that seemed pretty easy to care for, we decided that a fish it would be.
It was one of those rare sunny afternoons in December and I decided to seize the opportunity to bring both the boys out to Qian Hu Fish Farm.
This was our third visit to the fish farm, but the first without Daddy. On the way there, Zach kept talking about catching the “fishes in the drain”.
Longkang Fishing
A was captivated by the colourful tropical fish and koi in the various tanks but Z was bent on catching fish and so he hurried us along.
We paid a fee at the counter and received a tank and a small net to catch the fish. A, being too young to handle the net, quickly got distracted by some nearby old-style kiddy rides and promptly settled down happily on one while Z and I took turns trying to catch the fish.
Boy, are those little guys fast!
Other Activities
A pointed out some turtles in another pond. You can pay for a pack of food to feed them with. They crawled over, as enthusiastically as a turtle possibly can, at the sight of us approaching them with the food.
There is also a Fish Spa on the premises where you can soak your feet in a tank filled with fish that will nip away any dead skin from your lower extremities.
Bringing Home Fish
By then, the sunny weather had given way to big drops of rain. We packed up and headed for shelter. While waiting for the rain to abate, we took time to browse around for our next “family member”.
Eventually, the boys chose a little electric blue fighting fish with a red tail. Z was mighty pleased and named it Woly, as inspired by “Water Wally”, but spelt with a twist.
This capped off an eventful Little Day Out and we headed home with a packet pumped full of air and a small start toward learning about responsible pet ownership.
