Table 4. The overall and range values (minimum, maximum) of water quality parameters of experimental diets during the 45-day rearing time (means ± SD, n = 3)

Parameter T1 T2 The suitable value
Salinity (ppt) 22.5 ± 0.1 23.1 ± 0.1 10–25
(20.1, 25.0) (20.1, 25.1)
pH 7.81 ± 0.05 7.75 ± 0.01 7.5–8.5
(7.53, 8.43) (7.54, 8.13)
Temperature (°C) 27.9 ± 0.06 27.8 ± 0.07 20–30
26.5, 29.9 26.4 ± 29.9
DO (ppm) 7.83 ± 0.05 7.67 ± 0.09 5–20
(7.39, 8.13) (7.47, 7.91)
T1, control diet; T2, CO-supplemented diet.
Adapted from Nguyen et al. (2002) with CC-BY-NC.