Table 2.
Survival of paradise fish larvae is dependent on stocking densities and feeding regime (survival shown as the percentage of the number of individuals reaching adulthood compared to the total number of larvae at the beginning of the respective rearing trial).
| 3 L Tanks, 10 Larvae/3 dL, Artemia from 3 wpf |
3 L Tanks, 7 Larvae/3 dL, Artemia from 3 wpf |
3 L Tanks, 5 Larvae/3 dL, Artemia from 6 dpf |
3 L Tanks, 2–4 Larvae/3 dL, Artemia from 6 dpf |
5 L Tanks, 1–1.5 Larvae/dL with Sponge-Water Filter |
10 L Tanks, 1–2 Larvae/dL with Sponge-Water Filter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~1% (4/400) |
~9% (31/350) |
~28% (99/350) |
~36% (65/180) |
0% 1 (0/360) |
0% 1 (0/450) |
1 all the larvae died within 1–5 weeks post-fertilization (wpf). dpf = days post-fertilization.