Effects of temperature and stocking density on food consumption and growth of grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella, Val. |
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Authors: | R. V. Kilambi W. R. Robison |
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Affiliation: | Department of Zoology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.A. 72701 |
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Abstract: | Grass carp were raised in 227 1 indoor tanks at 12.8, 18.3, 23.9 and 29.4° C temperatures, each experimental condition received five fish. Five grass carp were also raised in a 1135 1 tank maintained at 29.4° C representing low stocking density (29.4° C-L). Food consumption, food conversion, and growth of carp were not different among the 18.3, 23.9, and 29.4° C experimental conditions with identical stocking density. The least growth and food consumption were noted for the fish at the 12.8° C temperature. The fish at the low stocking density had the best growth and maximum food consumption. |
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