Growth and survival of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, Burchell 1822): comparison on natural and artificial diet
Average rating
Cast your vote
You can rate an item by clicking the amount of stars they wish to award to this item.
When enough users have cast their vote on this item, the average rating will also be shown.
Star rating
Your vote was cast
Thank you for your feedback
Thank you for your feedback
Date
2012
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
The growth and survival of Clarias gariepinus larvae with an average length and weight of 6.0mm and 2.57mg respectively were fed commercial dry feed, decysted Artemia or copepods over a twelve day period. Larvae were hatched using the induced hormone technique. After endogenous feeding, 80 larvae were distributed into each of the nine tanks and fed ad libitum thrice a day. The highest growth rate and survival were observed in larva fed with decysted Artemia (p<0.05). The present study showed that formulated diet may not be a suitable starter diet for Clarias gariepinus larvae.Page Range
54-56Publisher or University
FISONConference Name
27th Annual Conference and Biennial General Meeting of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON)Conference Location
Bayelsa, NigeriaConference Date
25-30 Nov 2012Collections