The Effect of Natural (Daphnia Sp.) and Different Synbiotic Feed on Rainbow Celebes (Marosatherinaladigesi) Growth Performance and Survival Rate | International Journal of Veterinary Science 2023

Amelia Ramadhani Anshar Veterinary Medicine Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University,Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km 10 Makassar, 90245, South Sulawesi,Indonesia

A.N.R. Relatami Veterinary Medicine Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km 10 Makassar, 90245, South Sulawesi, Indonesia; Pertamina Patra Niaga DPPU Hasanuddin Makassar, Jl. Airport No.1, Baji Manggai, Maros, 90551, South Sulawesi

Rini Amriani Veterinary Medicine Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University,Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km 10 Makassar, 90245, South Sulawesi,Indonesia

Andi Chadijah Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture Study Program, University of Muhammadiyah Makassar,South Sulawesi,Indonesia

Rahmi Aquaculture Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Muhammadiyah Makassar,Jl. Sultan Alauddin No. 259, Makassar, 90234, South Sulawesi,Indonesia

B.R Tampanggallo Research Center for Fishery, National Agency for Research and Innovation,,Republic of Indonesia

Rista Rintik Septiani Pertamina Patra Niaga DPPU Hasanuddin Makassar,Jl. Airport No.1, Baji Manggai, Maros, 90551, South Sulawesi,

Ifhan Dwin Hoven Fish Hatchery Technology Study Program, Department of Aquaculture, Pangkep State Polytechnic of Agriculture,Pangkajene Kepulauan, 90611, South Sulawesi,Indonesia

Kadek Karang Agustina Department of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University,Jl. PB. Sudirman, Denpasar Bali,Indonesia

Muhammad Ardiansyah Nurdin Veterinary Medicine Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University,Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km 10 Makassar, 90245, South Sulawesi,Indonesia

The Rainbow Celebes fish (Marosatherina ladigesi) is a type of freshwater ornamental fish that is endemic to the Maros area in South Sulawesi. However, the species is facing endangerment due to frequent fishing. Therefore, this research aims to determine the effect of conservation efforts by providing good feed such as natural feed, prebiotics, and probiotics to improve the growth performance and survival rate of the Rainbow Celebes fish. The research used 90 tails of the fish which were divided into four categories, namely group A (artificial feeding), B (natural food Daphnia sp.), C (synbiotic feed and teak leaf extract Tectona grandis L.), and D (feeding synbiotic plus seaweed extract Sargassum sp.) with a dose of 0.118, 0.120, 0.385, and 0.395gram/day, respectively. The results showed that the highest morphometric was 5.78±0.08mm (length) and 2.70±0.10mm width and the specific growth rate was 2.05±0.04/day. The survival rate was the same in treatments A, B, and D, which was 100%, treatment C was 90%, and the quality of maintenance water was within normal limits. Based on these results, it can be concluded that research with synbiotic feeding and Sargassum sp. significantly improved the morphometry, growth performance, and survival rate of rainbow Celebes fish.