Abstract:
Five pairs of ponds, each with a surface area of 0.07 acre, were stocked with fish at the rate of 357, 1428, 7142, 21428 and 42857 per acre. Crowding adversely affects the growth of young channel catchfish, regardless of supplemental feeding; growth decreases as the number of fish increases. Fry stocked at the highest rate (42857 per acre) showed the highest mortality. Growth at this stocking density was intermediate between that at densities of 1428 per acre. The maximum rate of stocking of fry lies somewhere between 21428 and 42857 per acre.
Page(s):
112-117
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Scientific research, Volume: 2, Issue: 3, Year: 1965