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The traditional culture method of Trichogaster pectoralis, using zooplankton produced from fermenting aquatic weeds as a source of food for the fry, leads to productions of ca 1 000 kg ha−1 a−1. If chicken manure is applied at a rate of ca 450 kg ha−1 month−1 instead, much more zooplankton is produced more rapidly, and fish production increases to ca 2 000 kg ha−1 a−1. This results from a higher survival rate of the fry, which feeds on rotifers, ciliates, copepods and cladocera until a size of ca 15.0 mm, when plant material also becomes important in the diet.
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Boonsom, J. (1984). Zooplankton feeding in the fish Trichogaster pectoralis Regan. In: Dumont, H.J., Tundisi, J.G. (eds) Tropical Zooplankton. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3612-1_20
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