Department of Environmental Science, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Batu Fish and Other Aquatic Life Research Center, Batu, Ethiopia
Research Article
Evaluation of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Growth and Survival at Different Stocking Densities in Ethiopian Aquaculture
Author(s): Getachew Senbete*, Megerssa Endebu, Nanecha Bejiga and Daba Tugie
African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) is the most suitable candidate species for aquaculture, widely farmed next to tilapia. However, its production in intensive pond culture has not yet been practiced in Ethiopia. The main objective of this experiment was to evaluate its growth performance and survival rate at different stocking densities. Fingerlings of African catfish of similar size were collected from Koka Reservoir, introduced to concrete ponds at Batu fish and other aquatic life research centre, and acclimatized for 15 days. The fish were then stocked into 4.8 m3 experimental ponds at low stocking density (T3=10 fish/m3), medium stocking density (T2=20 fish/m3), and high stocking density (T1=30 fish/m3), in duplicate. All the fish were fed with 35% crude protein pelletized feed, and water quality parameters were monitored. Dat.. View More»
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