Table 4. Histological description of the intestines and liver of Celebes rainbow (Marosantherina ladigesi) fed four different feeds: treatment using live Tubifex sp feed (A), dry Tubifex sp worms (B), Spirulina platensis (C), and artificial feed (D)
Organ
Organ description
Treatment
Live Tubifex sp
Dry Tubifex sp
S. platensis
Crumble pellet
Intestines
Intestinal villi length, number of lamina propria, goblet cells
++++
++
++
+++
Liver
Compact cell structure, solid, red colour
++++
+
++
+++
‘+’ indicates qualitative descriptive from lowest to the highest score.