Studies on the Survival and Growth of Fry of Catla catla (Hamilton, 1922) Using Live Feed

Table 1

Growth parameters of C. catla fry fed with different diets (mean ± SD).

Type of feed	Initial length; (mm)	Final length; (mm)	Initial Weight; (mg)	Final Weight; (mg)	Weight gain; (mg)	SGR
Control	6.17 ± 0.06^ab	14.77 ± 1.63^a	10.80 ± 0.20^b	21.83 ± 3.33^a	11.03	0.027
Cyclopoid	6.30 ± 0.10^bc	26.03 ± 1.88^c	10.77 ± 0.15^b	61.07 ± 3.53^c	50.30	0.125
Cladoceran	6.43 ± 0.12^c	22.11 ± 1.57^b	11.30 ± 0.17^c	44.17 ± 2.75^b	32.87	0.082
Cyclopoid and Cladoceran	6.10 ± 0.10^a	25.0 ± 1.32^bc	10.37 ± 0.25^a	49.03 ± 2.6 7^b	38.66	0.096
𝐹 value	7.152	25.775	11.199	84.466
𝑃 value	0.012	0.000**	0.003**	0.000**

Note. ** and * denote significant level at 99% and 95% confident level, respectively. Different alphabet between types of feed denotes significant at 95% confidant level using Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT).