International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
2024, Vol. 12, Issue 1, Part A
The effect of sulphur goatfish, sesarma, and green mussel as feed on the growth and survival of mud crab (Scylla paramamosain) in recirculation systems
Author(s): Muhammad Alma Imaduddien, Desrina, Subandiyono, Seto Windarto and Vivi Endar Herawati
Abstract: One of the problems faced by mud crab (Scylla paramamosain) farmers is their dependence on raw fish feed. The unpredictable availability of small fish feed is a consideration for using other types of feed; besides that, pond maintenance has the risk of relatively poor water quality. This study aims to determine the effect of feeding different types of feed on the growth and survival of crabs reared in a recirculation system. The study used a randomized group design with three treatments, namely feeding with sulphur goatfish (Upeneus sulphurus), (P1), wideng (Sesarma spp), (P2), and green mussels (Perna viridis), (P3) using ten replications. The test animals were male crabs with an average weight of 271.29±14.9g/head maintained in a recirculation system. The research was carried out in 28 days with a frequency of feeding once a day at 5%/BW /day. The best research results were produced by the wideng feed treatment (P2) (FCR 11.33±0.04, SGR 0.34±0.04% / day and SR 80%). Water quality during the study was within the optimum range of crab rearing.
DOI: 10.22271/fish.2024.v12.i1a.2891Pages: 51-55 | 362 Views 244 DownloadsDownload Full Article: Click Here
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Muhammad Alma Imaduddien, Desrina, Subandiyono, Seto Windarto, Vivi Endar Herawati.
The effect of sulphur goatfish, sesarma, and green mussel as feed on the growth and survival of mud crab (Scylla paramamosain) in recirculation systems. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2024;12(1):51-55. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22271/fish.2024.v12.i1a.2891