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.