EFEKTIFITAS MADU LEBAH TERHADAP JANTANISASI (SEX REVERSAL) LARVA IKAN CUPANG (Betta splendens, Blkr)

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of honey bees to efforts to increase the percentage of male seed Betta fish ( Betta splendens , Blkr ) . Betta fish larvae aged 4 days maintained for 30 days with a stocking density 20 fish / liter and larvae reared in media with honey with 4 treatments 3 replications , ie treatment A : Maintenance of honey bee larvae without ( control ) , treatment B : Maintenance larvae using honey bee 20 ml / liter of water , treatment C : Maintenance of honey bee larvae using 30 ml / liter of water , treatment D : Maintenance of honey bee larvae using 40 ml / liter of water . Every day observed on mortality and measured every 10 days long growth and final selection of research conducted males . Based on the analysis of variance on the survival of larvae showed that the value of the hit F > F tab , which means survival between treatments gave significantly different results . The highest survival on treatment A 73.3 % and 41.6 % the lowest D treatment . Percentage of males Betta fish between 54.4 % - 64.5 % which was not significantly different between treatments , the highest percentage in the D treatment using bee honey 40 ml / liter . The use of honey bees also no significant effect terhada absolute growth in length and weight of fish larvae growth Hickey .

Keywords : Betta Fish , Honey bee , Jantanisasi larvae , the larvae