International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 5
First page : (951) Last page : (957)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5153
Effect of Different Weaning Strategies on Survival and Growth of Endangered Fish Pengba, Osteobrama belangeri (Valenciennes, 1844) Larvae
Aditya Kumar1*, Charan Ravi 2, Thongam Ibemcha Chanu3*, Sudhanshu Mishra4,
Uday Kumar1 and Pratap Chandra Das4
1ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Canal Ring Road, Dilkusha, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
2PMFGR Centre- ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Ernakulam North, Kochi, Kerala, India
3Central Institute of Fisheries Education Kakinada Centre, Near Old Burma shell, Beach Road,
Kakinada -533001, India
4Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: Email-thongam@cife.edu.in
Received: 6.07.2017 | Revised: 10.08.2017 | Accepted: 18.08.2017
ABSTRACT
The effects of different feeding regimes on larval growth and survival of pengba, Osteobrama belangeri were investigated. Experiment was conducted for 25 days in fifteen FRP tanks filled with 50 L of water and larvae were stocked @ 2/litre. Larvae were fed with five different experimental diets varying on the type of food (Zooplankton, Groundnut oil cake, Rice bran, Soya milk and egg custard) and the time after hatching at which those different food items were offered to larvae were evaluated to find out most weaning strategies for pengba larvae. The result indicates that larvae at early weaning 7 days post hatch (dhp) show higher survival whereas late weaning 12 dhp showed higher growth rate. Considering the larval survival is key to larval rearing, early weaning is recommended for pengba larvae. This finding will help in improving the actual larval rearing techniques for this emerging pengba species.
Key words:Osteobrama belangeri, Growth, Survival, Weaning, Zooplankton, Dry meal
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Cite this article: Kumar, A., Ravi, C., Chanu, T.I., Mishra, S., Kumar, U., Das, P.C., Effect of Different Weaning Strategies on Survival and Growth of Endangered Fish Pengba, Osteobrama belangeri (Valenciennes, 1844) larvae, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(5): 951-957 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5153
