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Effect Of Animal And Plant Protein Diets On Growth And Fecundity In Ornamental Fish, Betta Splendens (Regan)
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Title: | Effect Of Animal And Plant Protein Diets On Growth And Fecundity In Ornamental Fish, Betta Splendens (Regan) |
Authors: | James, Raja Sampath, Kunchitham |
Keywords: | animal protein diets, Betta splendens, fecundity, growth, plant protein diets |
LC Subject Headings: | Fish culture--Israel--Periodicals. Fish culture--Periodicals. Aquaculture--Israel--Periodicals. Aquaculture--Periodicals. |
Date Issued: | 2003 |
Publisher: | Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - BAMIGDEH |
Citation: | James, R., & Sampath, K. (2003). Effect Of Animal And Plant Protein Diets On Growth And Fecundity In Ornamental Fish, Betta Splendens (Regan). The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh, 55(1), 39-52. |
Series: | The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh |
Abstract: | The effects of different levels of animal and plant protein (10%, 15%, 25%, 35% and 45%) on growth and fecundity in Siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens, were tested over a period of 154 days. Fish fed 35% animal or plant protein had the highest mean body wet weight, growth rate, gonad weight and fecundity than any other tested level. Animal protein induced gonad develop- ment earlier than plant protein. Female B. splendens fed the 35% animal protein diet had a 79% higher gonad weight (87 mg wet weight) than those fed the diet with the same level of plant pro- tein (49 mg wet weight). Spawning trials showed that 35% animal or plant protein diets produced the highest number of eggs and the highest hatching rate compared to the other diets; hence, 35% animal or plant protein is considered the optimum level for B. splendens. Females fed the 35% animal protein diet laid 1044 eggs in three spawnings in contrast to 846 eggs produced by fish fed the 35% plant protein diet. The necessity of incorporating an optimum level of animal protein in the diet for maximum reproductive performance in B. splendens is discussed. |
Pages/Duration: | 14 pages |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10524/19067 |
ISSN: | 0792-156X |
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IJA Volume 55, Issue 1, 2003 |
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