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Effects of exogenous hormones and broodstock age on the spawning response of captive silver therapon Leiopotherapon plumbeus
(Wiley, 2022)
Evaluation of appropriate hormone and ideal broodstock age for optimal breeding efficiency may ensure the production of good quality eggs and larvae in the hatchery. In this study, the spawning response of captive silver ...
Effects of weaning on survival and growth of silver therapon (Leiopotherapon plumbeus) larvae fed live and artificial diet
(Wiley, 2021-10)
This study examined the effects of early weaning strategies on growth and survival of the silver therapon Leiopotherapon plumbeus larvae. In Trial 1, four larval age groups (8, 14, 20 and 26 days post‐hatch (dph)) were ...
Cage culture of tropical eels, Anguilla bicolor pacifica and A. marmorata juveniles: Comparison of growth, feed utilization, biochemical composition and blood chemistry
(Wiley, 2022-11-02)
This study examined the performance and suitability of two tropical anguillid eels, <i>Anguilla bicolor pacifica</i> and <i>A. marmorata</i>, under cage culture conditions. Juvenile eels (1.73 ± 0.14 g body weight) of each ...
Effect of size grading on growth of yellow Pacific shortfin eel (Anguilla bicolor pacifica)
(Wiley, 2023-03-22)
Heterogeneous growth, which is common among farmed fish, can be remedied by size grading. This study focused on whether the size grading process, which is commonly practiced in aquaculture, improves the subsequent growth ...
Optimum stocking density and feeding level for laboratory‐reared early‐stage silver therapon (Leiopotherapon plumbeus) larvae
(Wiley, 2020-10-23)
Growth, survival and feeding of early‐stage silver therapon Leiopotherapon plumbeus larvae reared at different stocking densities and feeding levels were examined. Larvae (8 days post hatch (dph); 0.38–0.50 mg body weight ...
Reproduction, early development, and larval rearing of the climbing perch Anabas testudineus (Teleostei: Anabantidae) in captivity
(College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños, 2023-06)
Induced spawning, early development, and larval rearing of the climbing perch Anabas testudineus were examined under captive conditions. Five female climbing perch [125.33 ± 3.27 mm standard length (SL); 70.67 ± 5.59 g body weight (BW)] were each paired with apparently mature males (108.50 ± 3.97 mm SL; 39.27 ± 4.70 g BW) and induced to spawn with 5,000 IU human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) + 0.5 mL Ovaprim/kg BW. All hCG + Ovaprim-injected fish spawned 9 – 11 h after hormone administration but saline-injected fish (control group) failed to spawn. Mean egg production per female, fertilization and hatching rates, and larval production per female were 7,667 ± 1,313, 98.11 ± 1.63%, 61.01 ± 19.92%, and 4,435 ± 1,041, respectively. Fertilized eggs (1.52 – 1.96 mm in diameter) were almost spherical, non-adhesive, transparent, and buoyant due to a large, single oil globule (515 ± 33 µm in diameter). First cleavage appeared 30 min post-fertilization (MPF) and egg development lasted for 20 – 24 h post-fertilization (HPF) (29°C). Newly hatched climbing perch larvae [1.73 ± 0.08 mm in total length (TL)] with yolk volume (YV) and oil globule volume (OGV) of 0.545 ± 0.104 mm<sup>3</sup> and 0.072 ± 0.013 mm<sup>3</sup>, respectively had no pigmented eyes or functional mouth parts and digestive tract, and immobile with the yolk sac pointed upward. Eyes became pigmented and both mouth and anus opened in 1 d old larvae (2.09 ± 0.04 mm TL) in preparation for exogenous feeding. Except for body depth (BD) and pre-anal length (PAL), a general increase in TL (1.73 – 3.72 mm), eye diameter (ED) (0.164 – 0.378 mm), head length (HL) (0.205 – 0.923 mm), and mouth gape (MG) size (0.308 – 0.552 mm) was observed, coinciding with yolk resorption in 7 d post-hatched larvae. Climbing perch larvae were reared at four stocking densities (25, 50, 75, 100 larvae L-1) and fed solely on live food (Brachionus rotundiformis from days 2 to 12 and Artemia nauplii from days 13 to 40) or co-fed live food and microparticulate diet (MPD) (Artemia nauplii from days 2 to 15 and Artemia + MPD from days 16 to 40). Mean survival rates at lower densities (25 – 50 larvae L<sup>-1</sup>) were significantly higher than those reared at 75 and 100 larvae L<sup>-1</sup> (P < 0.05). Furthermore, climbing perch larvae co-fed Artemia nauplii and MPD showed better survival (28.67 – 81.00%) than those fed solely on live food (24.88 – 64.00%). However, at the end of the 40 d trial period, growth parameters did not vary significantly among densities (P > 0.05), except for the condition factor in larvae co-fed Artemia nauplii and MPD. Taken together, results demonstrate the effectiveness of hCG + Ovaprim for captive breeding and observations on the early development of climbing perch, and the feasibility of rearing the larvae at 25 – 50 L<sup>-1</sup> on a combination of Artemia nauplii and MPD under laboratory conditions....
Simulated transport of silver therapon (Leiopotherapon plumbeus) fingerlings at different durations and loading densities: Effects on survival and water quality
(College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños, 2024-06)
The silver therapon, Leiopotherapon plumbeus, is being promoted as a new species for aquaculture. However, information on the optimal conditions for the transport of this species for grow-out culture needs to be established ...