He’s a professional extra in movies and TV. You may have caught him as an alien Starfleet officer. When he’s home, he breeds exotic fish with a farm of 50 tanks in his 1-bedroom apartment.

In this edition of SIDE HUSTLES, we meet @AquaMalik, a fish farmer and influencer who lives with 3000 to 5000 fish (depending on the month) and started breeding when he was seven in Sri Lanka. Malik lets us into his home where he broadcasts his conservationist passion, to the anger of some breeders who feel he’s giving away fish trade secrets. Malik gets back to selling outside his apartment after lockdown, attempts to save virtually extinct species, and shares all that he’s given up and gained from his fish.

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