Growth and production performance of climbing perch Thai Koi and Vietnamese Koi Strain (Anabas testudineus) in Bangladesh

Abstract

The present study was performed for evaluating the growth and production performance of Thai and Vietnamese strain of climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) for the period of four months during April to July, 2014. There were two treatments each with three replications. Three ponds under treatment-1 (T-1) were stocked with fry of Vietnamese strain of climbing perch, while other three ponds which designated as treatment-2 (T-2) were stocked with Thai strain of climbing perch. Fish were fed with commercial pelleted feed (30% crude protein). The water quality parameters of pond water were monitored weekly and were within acceptable range for fish culture. The mean harvesting weight of treatment-1 was significantly higher than treatment-2. After four months of rearing, gross fish production of 15,352 and 9,456 Kg/ha were obtained from Vietnamese and Thai strain of climbing perch, respectively. The results demonstrated that the higher mean growth and production were observed in Vietnamese strain than Thai strain of climbing perch.