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13.2. Brood-stock development
Unit 13 - Breeding of Asian seabass
13.2. Brood-stock development
- CIBA, Chennai has developed a technique for brood-stock development, breeding and larval rearing of L. calcarifer in India.
- Maturing fish (2-7 kg) collected from fishermen is stocked in 100 ton capacity concrete tanks with clean running water pumped from sea (sand-filtered).
- Water exchange at 70% daily
- Optimum salinity 28-32 ppt
- Fed with trash fish (live/fresh/frozen) like tilapia, sadines, anchovies, etc.
- Feeding rate 5%
- Prophylactic treatment with 100 ppm formalin to control parasites.
- Water quality monitored regularly
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