Enhancement of breeding frequency and reproductive performance of pearlspot Etroplus suratensis by curtailing parental care

Increasing the breeding frequency and reproductive performance of pearlspot, Etroplus suratensis in small tank system by manipulating parental care and salinity is reported. A total of 3 experiments were carried out to evaluate the reproductive performance of pearlspot. In the first experiment on br...

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Published in:Aquaculture 2017-10, Vol.479, p.352-356
Main Authors: Sukumaran, K., Kailasam, M., Vasagam, K., Subburaj, R., Thiagarajan, G., Vijayan, K.K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breeding frequency
Captive breeding
Etroplus suratensis
Inter-spawning interval
Parental care
Pearlspot
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Summary:Increasing the breeding frequency and reproductive performance of pearlspot, Etroplus suratensis in small tank system by manipulating parental care and salinity is reported. A total of 3 experiments were carried out to evaluate the reproductive performance of pearlspot. In the first experiment on breeding of pearlspot involving parental care (without larval separation), production of a single batch of offspring per pair of parent fish (294 larvae, 24–43 fry) was observed after 90days. Whereas the second experiment on pearlspot breeding by curtailing parental care (with larval separation) demonstrated a higher breeding frequency; 6 in 120days. The average inter-spawning interval and larval production were 17.6±1.12days and 1333.3±143.0 respectively. The third experiment was to evaluate the breeding frequency of pearlspot at low (5.40±0.75‰) and high salinity (27.20±0.80‰) by curtailing parental care. The average inter-spawning interval was found to be significantly (p
ISSN:0044-8486
1873-5622
DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2017.06.010