PERFORMANCE OF PACU, Piaractus mesopotamicus, REARED IN DIFFERENT STOCKING DENSITY AND WATER FLOW

Authors

  • Delma Machado Cantisani Pádua UCG
  • Paulo César Silva UFG
  • João Teodoro Pádua UFG
  • Cíntia Maria Fernandes UFG
  • Michelle Lobo Andrade UFG
  • Elisabeth Criscuolo Urbinati FCAVJ-UNESP

Keywords:

Piaractus mesopotamicus, fish, stocking density, water flow

Abstract

The performance of juvenile pacu, Piaractus mesopotamicus, held at three different stocking densities, 14, 28 and 42 fishes/ m³, and two levels of tanks water renovation, 1¹/2 and 3 h, with two replications, was tested in a 3 by 2 factorial design. A series of 12 concrete rectangular shaped tanks (4,0 m x 1,5 m x 0,8 m deep), installed outdoors was utilized. The result of this study suggests that stocking density has a marked effect on the growth of juvenile pacu. It was observed that an increase of treefold in density and decreased water flow were related to increased mortality.

KEY-WORDS: Piaractus mesopotamicus; fish; stocking density; water flow.

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Published

2007-12-18

How to Cite

PÁDUA, D. M. C.; SILVA, P. C.; PÁDUA, J. T.; FERNANDES, C. M.; ANDRADE, M. L.; URBINATI, E. C. PERFORMANCE OF PACU, Piaractus mesopotamicus, REARED IN DIFFERENT STOCKING DENSITY AND WATER FLOW. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 28, n. 1, p. 43–53, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2981. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.

Issue

v. 28, n. 1, Jan./Jun. 1998

Section

Research Article

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