Growth Performance of Mono Sex and Mixed Sex Climbing Perch (Anabas testudineus)

Many factors influence fish growth like rearing by sex. This study aims to determine the growth of the Climbing perch of the different sexes. This research was conducted at hatchery business unit at Mulya Plaju, from May to July 2015. Fry spawning fish came from the wet Laboratory Faculty of Agricul...

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Main Authors: Helmizuryani Helmizuryani, Boby Muslimin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jenderal Soedirman University 2016-11-01
Series:Omni-Akuatika
Online Access:http://ojs.omniakuatika.net/index.php/joa/article/view/105
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Summary:Many factors influence fish growth like rearing by sex. This study aims to determine the growth of the Climbing perch of the different sexes. This research was conducted at hatchery business unit at Mulya Plaju, from May to July 2015. Fry spawning fish came from the wet Laboratory Faculty of Agriculture, University of Muhammadiyah Palembang. They were maintained separately between the male and the female and the gender-mix between male and female, reared in nets with a density of 30 individuals each net; each treatment was repeated three times. During the research, fry feed used artificial feed with 30% protein compotition.  The results showed that there was growth of female was faster than of male and of mixed sex. The growth of fish was 1,40 cm and weight of 4.56 gr, while survival rate of them was 100%. Keywords : growth, Anabas testudineus, mixed sex,  mono sex
ISSN:1858-3873
2476-9347