Table 1. Growth and survival rate of juvenile mahseer reared in variously colored aquariums

Parameters	Aquarium color
Parameters	A (Transparent)	B (Green)	C (Blue)	D (Black)
Initial length (cm)	3.51 ± 0.05^a	3.44 ± 0.09^a	3.41 ± 0.18^a	3.56 ± 0.10^a
Initial body weight (gr)	0.59 ± 0.01^a	0.60 ± 0.06^a	0.59 ± 0.08^a	0.63 ± 0.05^a
Final length (cm)	4.78 ± 0.15^a	5.11 ± 0.21^bc	5.54 ± 0.31^a	5.37 ± 0.25^ab
Final body weight (gr)	1.48 ± 0.14^a	1.69 ± 0.19^a	2.37 ± 0.37^b	2.15 ± 0.21^b
Absolute length (cm)	3.96 ± 0.09^a	4.07 ± 0.10^ab	4.68 ± 0.24^d	4.25 ± 0.06^bc
Absolute weight (gr)	0.59 ± 0.01^a	0.76 ± 0.12^ab	1.58 ± 0.35^d	1.25 ± 0.06^c
Specific growth rate (%)	1.17 ± 0.03^a	1.37 ± 0.22^a	2.17 ± 0.38^b	1.83 ± 0.14^b
Feed conversion ratio (FCR)	3.14 ± 0.08^b	3.63 ± 0.10^c	2.87 ± 0.04^a	3.03 ± 0.09^b
Survival rate	82.5 ± 8.42^a	100 ± 0.00^b	100 ± 0.00^b	99.4 ± 1.25^b

Numbers followed by the same letter indicate that no significant difference found in the Duncan test (DMRT) at α = 5%.