Table 1. Growth performance of hybrid lemon fin barb and red claw crayfish in a polyculture aquaponic system with Ocimum basilicum exposed to different light regimen for 14 weeks
Performance | Fish | Crayfish |
0 h | 4 h | 8 h | 12 h | 0 h | 4 h | 8 h | 12 h |
IBW (g) | 12.3 ± 0.61 | 12.4 ± 0.17 | 12.2 ± 0.74 | 12.57 ± 1.13 | 4.1 ± 0.32 | 4.1 ± 0.15 | 4.23 ± 0.09 | 4.13 ± 0.32 |
FBW (g) | 124.87 ± 4.39a | 113.87 ± 7.91a | 128.27 ± 7.24a | 127.93 ± 3.68a | 24.27 ± 3.26x | 25.11 ± 3.26x | 26.53 ± 3.14x | 26.7 ± 1.79x |
MWG (g) | 112.57 ± 4.61a | 113.87 ± 7.83a | 116.07 ± 7.74a | 115.37 ± 4.75a | 20.17 ± 2.96x | 21.01 ± 3.12x | 22.3 ± 3.09x | 22.57 ± 1.47x |
SGR (%/d) | 2.21 ± 0.07a | 2.21 ± 0.05a | 2.24 ± 0.1a | 2.21 ± 0.12a | 1.68 ± 0.06x | 1.71 ± 0.1x | 1.73 ± 0.11x | 1.78 ± 0.01x |
DFI (%/d) | 3.05 ± 0.13a | 2.99 ± 0.05a | 3.02 ± 0.06a | 3.07 ± 0.13a | 3.64 ± 0.09x | 3.56 ± 0.12x | 3.52 ± 0.09x | 3.50 ± 0.14x |
FCR | 1.82 ± 0.09a | 1.79 ± 0.04a | 1.80 ± 0.07a | 1.84 ± 0.05a | 2.53 ± 0.05x | 2.45 ± 0.13x | 2.42 ± 0.21x | 2.34 ± 0.09x |
PER | 1.62 ± 0.08a | 1.65 ± 0.04a | 1.64 ± 0.06a | 1.61 ± 0.04a | 1.17 ± 0.02x | 1.21 ± 0.06x | 1.23 ± 0.10x | 1.26 ± 0.05x |
Survival (%) | 97.33 ± 0.77a | 97.78 ± 0.45a | 96.44 ± 0.9a | 95.56 ± 2.47a | 84.67 ± 4.81x | 84.67 ± 2.4x | 86.67 ± 0.67x | 85.33 ± 0.67x |
Total P (kg/tonne) | 9.11 ± 0.25a | 9.26 ± 0.55a | 9.28 ± 0.58a | 9.18 ± 1.13a | 1.04 ± 0.20x | 1.07 ± 0.17x | 1.15 ± 0.13x | 1.14 ± 0.08x |
Data are represented as mean ± SE.
Values within the same row and species with different superscript letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).
IBW, initial body weight; FBW, final body weight; MWG, mean weight gain; SGR, specific growth rate; DFI, daily feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio; PER, protein efficiency ratio; Total P: total production.