SKEDUL PEMBERIAN JENIS PAKAN ALAMI YANG BERBEDA TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN KELANGSUNGAN HIDUP LARVA IKAN ASANG (Osteochilus vittatus)

Abstract

A preliminary study was conducted on the feeding schedule of laboratory reared larvae of

O.vittatus. The feeding schedule consisted (1) Artemia nauplii from 10 to 15 days, Moina sp from 16 to 20 days, Tubifex worms from 21 to 40 days, (2) Artemia nauplii from 10 to 20 days, Moina sp from 21 to 25 days, Tubifex worms from 26 to 40 days, (3) Artemia nauplii from 10 to 25 days, Moina sp from  26  to 30 days, Tubifex worms from 31 to 40 days, (4) Artemia nauplii from 10 to 30 days, Moina sp from 31 to 35 days, Tubifex worms from 36 to

40 days. The feeding schedules were significant differences on growth performance of O.vittatus  larvae  and  the  were  no  significant  differences    on  survival  rate.  The  results indicated that feeding schedule Artemia nauplii from 10 to 15 days, Moina sp from 16 to 20 days, Tubifex worms from 21 to 40 days showed better growth performance in terms of the parameters measured.

Keyword : Feeding schedules, live diets, growth, survival, Osteochilus vittatus, larvae