Growth and survival of pearlspot, Etroplus suratensis (Bloch, 1790) fry using practical diets incorporated with different levels of mosquito fern

SIDDHANT S  UPASKAR; RAJU M  TIBILE; ANIL S  PAWASE; GAJANAN S  GHODE; VARSHA R  BHATKAR; SONAM K  TIJARE; SURABHI D  CHIKATE; YASH V  CHARTHAD

doi:10.56093/ijans.v94i3.130919

Authors

SIDDHANT S UPASKAR DBS Konkan Agricultural University, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 415 629 India
RAJU M TIBILE DBS Konkan Agricultural University, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 415 629 India
ANIL S PAWASE DBS Konkan Agricultural University, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 415 629 India
GAJANAN S GHODE DBS Konkan Agricultural University, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 415 629 India
VARSHA R BHATKAR DBS Konkan Agricultural University, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 415 629 India
SONAM K TIJARE DBS Konkan Agricultural University, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 415 629 India
SURABHI D CHIKATE DBS Konkan Agricultural University, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 415 629 India
YASH V CHARTHAD DBS Konkan Agricultural University, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 415 629 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v94i3.130919

Keywords:

Etroplus suratensis, Fermented Azolla pinnata, Growth, Nutrition, Survival

Abstract

The present study was carried out to evaluate the growth and survival of pearlspot, Etroplus suratensis (Bloch, 1790) fry using practical diets incorporated with different levels of mosquito fern, for 60 days. The fry with average length and weight of 25±0.1 mm and 0.54±0.03 g, respectively were reared at stocking density 15 fry/100 L in brackishwater. Four iso-nitrogenous (30% crude protein) and iso-calorific diets were formulated with incorporation of 0, 10, 20 and 30% powdered fermented azolla. Fry were fed at the rate of 7-8% body weight per day. The highest growth parameters and survival were recorded for control diet. However, the fry fed 10% azolla incorporated diet showed similarities in weight gain %, specific growth rate and feed conversion ratio with control group.

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