Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environment, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
Abstract
This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different feeding frequency of guppy (Poecillia reticulata) by pellet and live foods containing Artemia, Daphnia and Chironomid larvae on their reproductive and growth parameters. Fish were divided randomly into 10 group (1 -10) and Three replicate tanks were used for each group with a total of 10 fish stocked in each tank. After adaptation, fish fed by 10 diets (1-10). Results showed that the highest significant final weight, larvae survival (%), SGR, daily growth (%), body weight gain (%) and condition factor were observed in group 1 (one day feeding by pellet and one day feeding by Artemia) (P<0.05). The lowest final weight was recorded in group 5 (two days feeding by pellet and one day feeding by Daphnia). Moreover, the results of the final weight showed no significant difference among group 3 (three days feeding by pellet and one day feeding by Artemia), 5, 6 (three days feeding by pellet and one day feeding by Daphnia) and 7 (one day feeding by pellet and one day feeding by Chironomid larvae) (P>0.05). Survival rate of larvae was significantly (P<0.05) lower in group 8 (two days feeding by pellet and one day feeding by Chironomid larvae). Collectively, this study showed that reproductive and growth performance of Guppy can be improved by feeding live food, especially Artemia.
Sudagar, M., Alamshahi, F., Bolhasani, M., & Firuzbakhsh, S. (2013). Effect of different feeding frequency by pellet and live foods containing Artemia, Daphnia and Chironomid larvae on growth and reproductive indeces in Guppy (Poecillia reticulata). Journal of Animal Environment, 5(3), 95-99.
MLA
Mohammad Sudagar; Fatemeh Alamshahi; Mojgan Bolhasani; Sepideh Firuzbakhsh. "Effect of different feeding frequency by pellet and live foods containing Artemia, Daphnia and Chironomid larvae on growth and reproductive indeces in Guppy (Poecillia reticulata)". Journal of Animal Environment, 5, 3, 2013, 95-99.
HARVARD
Sudagar, M., Alamshahi, F., Bolhasani, M., Firuzbakhsh, S. (2013). 'Effect of different feeding frequency by pellet and live foods containing Artemia, Daphnia and Chironomid larvae on growth and reproductive indeces in Guppy (Poecillia reticulata)', Journal of Animal Environment, 5(3), pp. 95-99.
VANCOUVER
Sudagar, M., Alamshahi, F., Bolhasani, M., Firuzbakhsh, S. Effect of different feeding frequency by pellet and live foods containing Artemia, Daphnia and Chironomid larvae on growth and reproductive indeces in Guppy (Poecillia reticulata). Journal of Animal Environment, 2013; 5(3): 95-99.