Growth performance and survival of guppy (Poecilia reticulata): different formulated diets effect

Authors

  • Ishrat Zahan Anka Department of Aquaculture, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong-4225
  • Jakia Sultana Jothi Department of Food Processing and Engineering, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong-4225
  • Joyshri Sarker Department of Aquaculture, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong-4225
  • Avijit Talukder Department of Marine Bio-resources Science, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong- 4225
  • Md Sadrul Islam Program Officer-Agriculture (Kuwait Goodwill Fund Program of PKSF), Prottyashi (NGO), Chittagong

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/ajmbr.v2i3.30117

Keywords:

guppy, formulated diet, growth, survival, SGR

Abstract

Growth performance of guppy fries was assessed by providing four different types of formulated diets comprised of some available ingredients (fish meal (FM), prawn meal (PM), meat and bone meal (MBM), wheat flour (WF), corn flour (CF), starch (S) and soya bean oil) and the result was compared with supplied commercial diet as control. After 30 days experimental period, diet 1 (FM: PM=6:1) showed the best result in case of length gain (0.48 cm) in guppies whereas lowest (0.01 cm) was reported from diet 2 (PM: MBM= 4:3). The body weight gain in guppies was also found higher (0.004 g) in diet 1 than other diets. Specific growth rate (SGR) of all formulated diets was between 1.03% to 4.8% while 0.7% was found in commercial diet. Maximum survival rate (95%) was recorded in formulated diet 1 whereas 80% was investigated in control .Growth trend of guppies from all the supplied formulated diets resulted better rather than the imported commercial diets. So, Commercial diets might be replaced by experimental diets for the better production of guppy.

Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. September 2016, 2(3): 451-457

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Ishrat Zahan Anka, Department of Aquaculture, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong-4225



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2016-11-04

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Anka, I. Z., Jothi, J. S., Sarker, J., Talukder, A., & Islam, M. S. (2016). Growth performance and survival of guppy (Poecilia reticulata): different formulated diets effect. Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2(3), 451–457. https://doi.org/10.3329/ajmbr.v2i3.30117

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2016)

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