Table 5.
Weight Gain, Specific Growth Rate, Survival Rate, and Gender Weight Ratio Between Male and Female Zebrafish Fed Various Dietary Regimes Containing Artemia (A), Ziegler Zebrafish Diet (Z), or Calamac (C)
| Dietary group | Male weight gain (mg) | Male SGR (mg/d) | Male SR (%) | Female weight gain (mg) | Female SGR (mg/d) | Female SR (%) | GWR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | −22.02±8.82c | −0.13±0.07b | 98.81±1.19a | −110.67±0.83c | −0.62±0.09b | 94.05±1.19a | 1.34±0.03a |
| AZA | 67.96±15.31b | 0.40±0.08a | 100.00±0.00a | 114.32±41.93b | 0.42±0.14a | 100.00±0.00a | 1.59±0.12a |
| CCC | 119.36±4.62a | 0.68±0.02a | 100.00±0.00a | 273.21±22.79a | 0.93±0.06a | 98.81±1.19a | 1.75±0.03a |
| ACA | 61.02±18.36b | 0.36±0.10a | 100.00±0.00a | 189.87±64.34ab | 0.67±0.19a | 96.43±2.06a | 1.81±0.22a |
| ACA | 119.91±11.79a | 0.68±0.05a | 100.00±0.00a | 268.48±14.91a | 0.92±0.04a | 94.06±4.29a | 1.74±0.02a |
Values (mean±SEM) within a column with different superscripts were significantly (p<0.05, n=3) different as determined by ANOVA and the Student–Neuman–Keuls test.
SGR, specific growth rate; SR, survival rate; GWR, gender–weight ratio.