Reproductive performance of asian catfish ( Hemibagrus wyckii Bleeker, 1858), a candidate species for aquaculture.

ABSTRACT: Background:Hemibagrus wyckii Bagridae is one of the important economic fish species that lives in the rivers and reservoir in Riau Province, Indonesia. The present study aimed to determine the reproductive performance of H.wyckii under culture conditions. Methods: A total of 10 female and 10 male fish were selected, and weight, length, characteristics of egg and sperm, and hatchery performance were measured. Eggs were fertilized using the dry method. Egg weight and egg diameters were measured for 50 eggs per female. Egg size (50 eggs for each fish) was measured using Labo microscope model  L-711 using software camera 3. Then, saline solution was added over the eggs, followed by the addition of pooled sperm from 10 males. Results: Average relative f

SUBMITTER: Aryani N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6107977 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature