An Evaluation of the Use of Egg Yolk, Artemia nauplii, 

Microworms and Moina as Diets in Larval Rearing of Helostoma temmincki Cuvier and Valenciennes

 S.H. CHEAH, H.A. SHARR, KJ. ANG and A. KABIR 

 Department of Fish Biology and Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

ABSTRACT

Five day old Helostoma temmincki larvae measing 4.6 ± 0.1 mm in total length were stocked into 12 larval culture tanks at the rate of 1000 larvae/tank (l0 larvae/l). The larvae were fed:

Diet I = (Egg yolk),
Diet II = (Egg yolk + Artemia naupliz),
Diet III = (Egg yolk + Microworms), and
Diet IV= (Egg yolk + Moina)foriz period of4 weeks. 

After 1 week ofrearing, larvaefed Diet III measun'ng 8. 4 mm total length and 7.0 mg weight were larger than larvae fed the other diets (P < 0.05).

At the end of 2 weeks, larvae fed Diets III, II and IV were larger than larvae fed Diet I (P <0.05).

From week 3 onwards, larvae fed Diet IV were consistently larger (P <0.05).






This experiment shows that microworms were very suitable as a starter feed, and that Moina was suitable for feeding Helostoma temmincki larvae after week 2 undertropical conditions.

Complete experiment detail , refer to http://psasir.upm.edu.my/2264/1/An_Evaluation_of_the_Use_of_Egg_Yolk,_Artemia_nauplii,.pdf