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2.3 Fish Species<br />
Silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus) were selected for initial trials as they are readily available from<br />
hatcheries as fingerlings. This species forms the majority of native freshwater fish production in<br />
Australia with the majority of product being sold live to markets and restaurants. Although primarily<br />
grown in pond systems this species has shown promise in net cages and other more intensive tank<br />
based production systems.<br />
Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii peelii) was selected because it has a demonstrated potential for<br />
higher density production particularly in tank systems (Gooley and Gavine, 2003). It is an emerging<br />
species which has a higher value than silver perch although the relative cost of fingerlings for Murray<br />
cod are also higher.<br />
Golden perch (Macquaria ambigua ambigua) is another emerging native freshwater fish. While<br />
hatchery production of this species is well established virtually all stock is used for recreational<br />
stocking activities. The primary issue for this species is the weaning of fingerlings onto artificial diets.<br />
Recent research by DPI&F has demonstrated successful weaning strategies and good growth<br />
characteristics of this species under culture conditions (Herbert and Graham, 2004ab).<br />
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