# Enrichment of commercial feed for striped snakehead fry (Channa striata) with golden snail (Pomacea sp.) flour > Ndobe S. URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/enrichment-of-commercial-feed-for-striped-snakehead-fry-channa-striata-with-gold Jurnal / Konferensi: Iop Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science Tahun terbit: 2019 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/370/1/012020 ISSN: 17551307 Citations: 5 ## Authors - Ndobe S. ## Abstract Abstract The striped snakehead Channa striata is a highly nutritious and economically valuable food fish. Wild populations are declining due to habitat degradation and conversion as well as overexploitation. To promote sustainable use of this resource, a striped snakehead domestication program was initiated in 2013. Earlier research found that golden snail ( Pomacea sp.) was suitable as a natural feed for the grow-out of striped snakehead juveniles. This study focused on the formulation of feed for fry, applying a fully randomised experimental method with 5 replicates. Each experimental unit (aquarium with aeration) contained four striped snakehead fry (total length 3.42 ± 0.21 mm). The feed treatments used commercial HI-PRO-VITE 782 feed, with golden snail flour added in 4 doses: A (0%), B (20%), C (25%), D (30%). Total length and weight were measured weekly; water quality and survival were monitored. Overall, the length-weight relation was allometric negative. In terms of both length and weight, growth was highest under treatment C and lowest under treatment A. Growth was significantly different between treatments: A and C for length and weight (analysis of variance with Tukey post-hoc test, α=0.05). Growth patterns and condition factor varied between treatments, with treatment C yielding better balanced growth compared to B (slower increase in length) and D (slower weight gain). Survival rate did not differ significantly between treatments. We conclude that enrichment of commercial feed (HI-PRO-VITE 782) with golden snail flour can improve striped snakehead fry growth, with 25% the most effective dose. ## Keywords - Snakehead - Biology - Animal science - Feed conversion ratio - Fishery - Snail - Toxicology - Body weight - Ecology - Fish - Endocrinology --- Sumber: Discover Unhas — RIMS Universitas Hasanuddin. Saat mengutip, gunakan DOI bila tersedia atau URL kanonis di atas.