Table 3. Feeding schedule for mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) and common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

S. chuatsi feeding period (days)	S. chuatsi length (cm)	C. carpio hatching time (day)	C. carpio length (cm)
1–5	0.61 ± 0.11– 0.72 ± 0.12	11)	0.45 ± 0.12
5–10	0.72 ± 0.12 – 1.25 ± 0.14	12)	0.53 ± 0.14
10–15	1.25 ± 0.14 – 1.98 ± 0.14	22)	0.62 ± 0.15
15–17	1.98 ± 0.14 – 2.25 ± 0.17	32)	0.85 ± 0.13
17–20	2.25 ± 0.17 – 2.52 ± 0.14	42)	1.25 ± 0.14
20–25	2.52 ± 0.14 – 3.42 ± 0.15	52)	1.47 ± 0.15
25–30	4.15 ± 0.15 – 5.22 ± 0.16	62)	2.23 ± 0.16

Mean ± SD, n = 30.
Just hatched
In pond.