Shipra Chowdhary
India
Research Article
Breeding and Larval Rearing of Asian Catfish, Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758) on Live and Artificial Feed
Author(s): Prem Prakash Srivastava *,Sudhir Raizada ,Rajesh Dayal ,Shipra Chowdhary ,Wazir Singh Lakra ,Akhilesh Kumar Yadav ,Priya Sharma ,Jyoti Gupta
Prem Prakash Srivastava *,Sudhir Raizada ,Rajesh Dayal ,Shipra Chowdhary ,Wazir Singh Lakra ,Akhilesh Kumar Yadav ,Priya Sharma ,Jyoti Gupta
A study was conducted to observe the breeding and larval rearing of Asian Catfish, Clarias batrachus fed with live and/or artificial feed for 21 days in an indoor hatchery. The brooders of C. batrachus (Av. wt of female 160 ± 10.5 g; Av. wt of male 120 ± 6.75 g) were procured from outside ponds and stocked in a pond near the experiment site 2-months prior to spawning. The fishes were successfully induced bred using ovaprim @ 1.0–2.0 ml/kg body weight (bw) to females and 0.5–1.0 ml/kg bw to males. Fertilization, hatching and survival percentages at spawn stage were respectively recorded 70.6 - 72.8, 60.7 - 55.3 and 54.3 - 56.2. After yolk-sac absorption, fry of three age groups 7, 14 and 21 days were subjected to feed trial using Artemia nauplii followed by laboratory made feed for 21 days. Weekly sampling indicated that highe.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9546.1000134