Nutrition of Common Freshwater Ornamental Fishes
Nutrition of Common Freshwater Ornamental Fishes
Nutrition of Common Freshwater Ornamental Fishes
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Table 30. Growth and nutrient utilization <strong>of</strong> guppy, Poecilia reticulata fed<br />
different practical diets.<br />
Diet <strong>Nutrition</strong>al indices<br />
Initial Final Weight FCR SGR PER<br />
weight (g) weight (g) gain (g)<br />
Snail meal 0.27 2.55 2.28 2.25 3.74 1.47<br />
±0.0l" ±0.07 c ±0.11 c ±0.04 • ±0.01 c ±0.03 d<br />
Fish processing 0.28 3.10 2.82 1.84 4.03 1.76<br />
waste ±0.01 • ±0.05 b ±0.04 b ±0.03 c ±0.02 b ±0.03 b<br />
Surimi 0.27 3.46 3.19 1.68 4.23 2.00<br />
by-product ±O.OO· ±0.06 • ±0.06· ±0.02 d ±0.03 • ±0.03 •<br />
Chicken waste 0.27 2.28 2.01 2.30 3.57 1.43<br />
±O.OO' ±0.05 d ±0.04 d ±0.03 • ±0.02 d ±0.02 d<br />
Earthworm 0.27 2.68 2.41 2.05 3.82 1.57<br />
meal ±0.01 • ±0.07 c ±0.06 c ±0.03 b ±0.01 c ±0.03 c<br />
Squid meal 0.27 3.58 3.31 1.64 4.31 2.02<br />
±O.OO· ±0.10· ±0.10· ±0.02 d ±0.053' ±0.03 •<br />
Mussel meal 0.27 3.38 3.11 1.70 4.23 1.98<br />
±O.OO· ±0.07 • ±0.07· ±0.02 d ±0.04· ±0.03 •<br />
Chicken liver 0.27 3.07 2.80 1.88 4.05 1.72<br />
±0.01 • ±0.08b ±0.07b ±0.02 c ±0.01 b ±0.02 b<br />
Prawn meal 0.27 3.53 3.31 1.66 4.30 1.99<br />
±O.OO· ±0.08· ±0.08· ±0.02 d ±0.02 • ±0.03·<br />
Mean values with same superscripts in each row are not significant (p>O.05).<br />
Values are means <strong>of</strong> three replicates in each experimental diet ± SE.
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