@article{article_269433, title={EFFECT OF FROZEN WHITE WORM (Enchytraeus sp.) ON GROWTH OF PLATY (Xiphophorus maculatus Günther, 1866)}, journal={Aquatic Sciences and Engineering}, volume={32}, pages={71–75}, year={2017}, DOI={10.18864/TJAS201706}, author={Şahin, Dilek and Öz, Meryem and Karslı, Zafer and Aral, Orhan and Bahtiyar, Mehmet}, keywords={Frozen white worm,Enchytraeus sp.,Xiphophorus maculatus,growth}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">In this study, for the first time, effects of live food on platy ( <i>Xiphophorus
maculatus </i> Günther, 1866), were
investigated by using frozen white worm ( <i>Enchytraeus </i> sp.). Aquarium fish used in this study were fry with an average
weight of 0.177-0.180 ±0.005 g in different groups. In the experiment, 135 fry <i>Xiphophorus
maculatus </i> were used. Fish weights were determined, and they later
were put as 15 individual in aquariums in order to breed with three different
experimental feed treatments ( </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">frozen white worm,
frozen white worm combined with traditional aquarium fish feed and traditional
aquarium fish feed </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">). Water temperature was determined as 23.7 ±0.05
°C in during of experiment. </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">The fish were fed with
three diet to satiation twice daily (09:00, 15:00) </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us"> in during two months </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">. In the end of the experiment average final weight was determined </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">0.257 ±0.01 g, 0.258 ±0.01 g and 0.211 ±0.01 g, </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">fed
on with frozen white worm, frozen white worm combined with aquarium fish feed
and aquarium fish feed groups, respectively and </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">there
were significant differences between T2 (frozen white worm+combined with
aquarium traditional fish feed) and T3 (aquarium traditional fish feed) groups
of </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">average final weight </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">(p˂0.05). </span> <b> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> </b> </p> <p> <b> </b> </p> <b> </b>}, number={2}, publisher={Istanbul University}