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Tilapia and carp growth at different stocking densities

Intensive Rearing of Mono-Sex Nile Tilapia and Silver Carp Under Mono-or Poyculture Systems at different Stocking Densities in Floating Net Cages

Published: July 4, 2011
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ABSTRACT An experiment was carried out for 6 months on rearing Nile tilapia and silver carp, whether under monoculture or polyculture at different stocking densities. Four floating net cages (10 x 10 x 3 m) were used. The obtained results revealed that the best treatment was the monoculture of all males mono-sex  Nile tilapia (10000 fish of 10g each/cage) followed by that of polyculture (...
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A.M. Abdelhamid
Mansoura University, Egypt
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Md. Zahangir Alom
5 de julio de 2011

Tilapia culture in floating net cage is now a common practice all around the world. but Silver carp with Tilapia in net cage is a bit difficult as because Phytoplankton is essential for proper growth of silver carp. if it will be rared in a cage with floating feed then what will be the feed competition among the two different species. I think It should be trial more.

Md. Zahangir Alom
Assistant Director
Regional Fisheries & Livestock Developmentl component- Barisa
GoB-DANIDA

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Mohamed Tag Shehab
13 de septiembre de 2011
may be selling carp away from egypt (export) may put other conclusions.
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