Dietary Supplement of Natural Carotenoid Source and Commercial Feed on Growth and Colouration in Freshwater Ornamental Fish, Poecilia sphenops

Authors

  • Bela Zutshi Professor, Department of Zoology, Aquatic and Environmental Biology Section, Bangalore University, J.B. Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560056, India.
  • Rekha Madiyappa Research Scholar, Department of Zoology, Bangalore University, J.B. Campus. Bengaluru, Karnataka 560056, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Ornamental fish, Lantana camara, Diet, Body Colouration, Growth Parameters

Abstract

Ornamental fishery is a well-known commercial  business and hobby around the world and to manage  their healthy growth and bright colouration in captive  conditions, a well designed aquarium, healthy feed  and good water quality is must. Feed, its ingredients and feeding regime is important for the growth,  colouration and general health of fish for aesthetic  appearances. Thus, the dietary supplements and their  management contribute to the sustainability and well being of an aquaculture system and decide how well  the income can be generated thereby also reducing  major economic losses. In the present investigation  effect of three types of diets viz., basic diet or  customized formulated diet (D1), commercial diet  (D2) and natural pigment source, Lantana camara  (10g/1000g)incorporated in formulated diet (D3) fed  to ornamental live-bearer fish Red Eyed Orange Molly  (Poecilia sphenops) for a period 60 days was observed.  The results showed 100% survivability (0% mortality)  with significant improvement in health conditions,  growth performance and colouration in all the three  group of fish. The growth parameters were found to  be significantly high (p < 0.05) among all fish groups  whereas, morphological indices such as condition  factor, hepatosomatic index and viscerosomatic index  showed significant difference between groups fed  with three feed regimes (D1, D2 and D3) for 60 days  (p < 0.05). The highest pigmentation range was  obtained in fishes fed with D3 followed by D2 and D1  respectively. In conclusion, L. camara incorporated  diet (D3) fed test fish, P. sphenops showed significantly  positive improvement in their growth performance  and colouration compared to commercial diet (D2).  

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2020-11-15

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Dietary Supplement of Natural Carotenoid Source and Commercial Feed on Growth and Colouration in Freshwater Ornamental Fish, Poecilia sphenops . (2020). Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences- Zoology , 39(2), 311–326. https://doi.org/10.48165/