Table 2
Growth, feed conversion, and protein deposition of H. fossilis fry

Temperature °C

Diet (% protein)

Ave in wt (g)

Ave fn wt (g)

TGC

FCR

PD g/fish

FI g/fish/day

18

D28

5.11 ± 0.02Aa

22.13 ± 0.05Af

0.49 ± 0.03Ae

3.57 ± 0.12Aa

0.11 ± 0.03Ae

0.84 ± 0.02De

D32

5.15 ± 0.07Aa

33.21 ± 0.02Ae

0.68 ± 0.07Ad

2.63 ± 0.09Ab

0.15 ± 0.04Ad

1.02 ± 0.05Dd

D36

5.13 ± 0.05Aa

46.45 ± 0.03Ad

0.87 ± 0.06Ac

1.99 ± 0.07Ac

0.19 ± 0.03Ac

1.14 ± 0.04Cc

D40

5.12 ± 0.09Aa

59.98 ± 0.05Aa

1.01 ± 0.02Aa

1.61 ± 0.09Af

0.23 ± 0.04Aa

1.23 ± 0.03Aa

D44

5.14 ± 0.02Aa

58.65 ± 0.02Aa

0.99 ± 0.01Aa

1.67 ± 0.11Ae

0.21 ± 0.01Ab

1.24 ± 0.05Aa

D48

5.15 ± 0.01Aa

56.64 ± 0.03Ab

0.94 ± 0.02Ab

1.69 ± 0.05Ae

0.19 ± 0.03Ac

1.21 ± 0.04Aa

D52

5.13 ± 0.01Aa

53.43 ± 0.03Ac

0.89 ± 0.03Ac

1.79 ± 0.13Ad

0.16 ± 0.02Ad

1.20 ± 0.03Bb

26

D28

5.15 ± 0.02Aa

23.45 ± 0.05f

0.56 ± 0.04Ff

3.44 ± 0.02Aa

0.12 ± 0.03Ae

0.87 ± 0.02Ff

D32

5.11 ± 0.07Aa

34.34 ± 0.02e

0.76 ± 0.07Dd

2.56 ± 0.09Ab

0.17 ± 0.04Ad

1.04 ± 0.05Ee

D36

5.14 ± 0.05Aa

47.13 ± 0.03d

0.94 ± 0.06Cc

1.87 ± 0.07Ac

0.21 ± 0.06Ac

1.09 ± 0.04Ee

D40

5.12 ± 0.09Aa

56.59 ± 0.05c

1.04 ± 0.02Bb

1.62 ± 0.19Ad

0.23 ± 0.04Ab

1.16 ± 0.05Cd

D44

5.11 ± 0.02Aa

69.12 ± 0.02a

1.08 ± 0.01Aa

1.48 ± 0.01Af

0.26 ± 0.01Aa

1.31 ± 0.03Aa

D48

5.14 ± 0.01Aa

67.14 ± 0.03a

0.99 ± 0.02Bb

1.49 ± 0.01Af

0.24 ± 0.03Ab

1.28 ± 0.01Ab

D52

5.12 ± 0.01Aa

61.64 ± 0.03b

0.93 ± 0.02Cc

1.57 ± 0.01Ae

0.21 ± 0.04Ac

1.23 ± 0.03Bc

P value

Dietary protein

NS

0.0007

0.003

0.005

NS

0.002

Temperature

NS

0.0001

0.001

0.003

0.0001

0.005

Dietary protein x temp

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS