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Effect of azolla (Azolla microphylla) as fish feed for red tilapia
(Oreochromis niloticus) juveniles growth rate
Muhammad Syazwan Bin Hamzah
Supervisor: Prof Dato Dr Anuar Bin Hassan
Bachelor of Science in Agrotechnology (Aquaculture)
School of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences
This study was conducted to determine the effects of Azolla as fish feed on the growth
rate of Red Hybrid Tilapia juvenile (Oreochromis niloticus). This experiment was
conducted for 30 days. There were two different feeding trials conducted in this study:
(Control - fish feed alone, Trial I - fish feed + Azolla and Trial II- Azolla alone). Each
treatment was done in three replicates and each replicate contain 20 juveniles. The
sampling for the growth of the fingerlings were recorded in every 5 days. Growth
measured revealed positive trend with Trial I (fish feed with Azolla). The other two
feeding schedules (Control - fish feed alone) and (Trial II- Azolla alone) did not reveal
statistically significant result. No mortality occurred during the whole experiment. It
was conclude that Trial I (fish feed + Azolla) is the best feed for fish growth rate.
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