Table 4.
Effects of dietary on growth performance of largemouth bass larvae fed the experimental diets for 26 days.
| Experimental diets | Regression (P, R2) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH0 | PH25 | PH50 | PH75 | PH100 | Linear | Quadratic | |
| IBW (mg) | 9.50 ± 0.01 | 9.50 ± 0.01 | 9.50 ± 0.01 | 9.50 ± 0.01 | 9.50 ± 0.01 | NA | NA |
| IBL (mm) | 9.61 ± 0.01 | 9.61 ± 0.01 | 9.61 ± 0.01 | 9.61 ± 0.01 | 9.61 ± 0.01 | NA | NA |
| FBW (g) | 1.18 ± 0.09b | 1.34 ± 0.06a | 1.37 ± 0.02a | 1.39 ± 0.13a | 1.43 ± 0.08a | 0.002, 0.519 | 0.005, 0.590 |
| FBL (cm) | 3.93 ± 0.09c | 4.05 ± 0.06bc | 4.16 ± 0.02ab | 4.18 ± 0.13ab | 4.28 ± 0.08a | < 0.001, 0.757 | < 0.001, 0.766 |
| DR (%) | 23.01 ± 1.94a | 15.01 ± 0.28b | 14.05 ± 2.01b | 4.45 ± 1.29c | 0.48 ± 0.29c | < 0.001, 0.905 | < 0.001, 0.917 |
| SR (%) | 29.27 ± 1.18c | 32.71 ± 3.63bc | 39.19 ± 3.30ab | 42.75 ± 0.48a | 35.59 ± 1.69abc | 0.033, 0.304 | 0.008, 0.550, |
| SGR (%) | 18.56 ± 0.16b | 19.04 ± 0.10a | 19.13 ± 0.03a | 19.17 ± 0.21a | 19.30 ± 0.12a | 0.003, 0.509 | 0.005, 0.588 |
Values (means ± SEM, N = 3) within a row with a common superscript letter are not significantly different from other dietary treatments (P > 0.05).
NA, not applicable; IBW, initial body weight; IBL, initial body length; FBW, final body weight; DR, deformity rate; SR, survival rate; SGR, specific growth rate.