Assessment of Growth Performance, Feed Utilization and Survival of Kursha, Labeo Dero Fry in Aquarium with Different Stocking Density

Moumita Habiba Sarmin Dorin; Mst. Nahid Akter; Azhar Ali; Srebash Kumar Saha; Akhtaruzzaman

doi:10.2478/trser-2025-0012

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Assessment of Growth Performance, Feed Utilization and Survival of Kursha, Labeo Dero Fry in Aquarium with Different Stocking Density

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

Volume 27 (2025): Issue 2 (August 2025)

By: Moumita Habiba Sarmin Dorin , Mst. Nahid Akter , Azhar Ali , Srebash Kumar Saha and Akhtaruzzaman

Open Access

|Dec 2025

Abstract

Approximately, 0.36 ± 0.10 g weight of kursha, Labeo dero (Hamilton, 1822) fry were stocked in aquaria and fed with commercial feed for 45 days to evaluate the effect of different stocking densities on growth performance, feed utilization, and survival. Three different treatment with the stocking density was maintained at 1 fry L⁻¹ (T₁), 1.5 fry L⁻¹ (T₂) and 2 fry L⁻1 (T₃) respectively with having three replicates. The survival rate of all treatments was found to be above 90%. After 45 days of rearing period, growth performances (mean weight gain, SGR) and feed utilization parameters (FCR, PER) was found significantly (p < 0.05) better in T₂ followed by T₁ and T₃.

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