Table 2. Effects of dietary floral pigment supplementation on growth and survival of golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)

Parameters Treatments
Control D-Lt D-Ws D-Ma D-Yb D-Wc
L1 (cm) 2.80 ± 0.05 2.80 ± 0.05 2.80 ± 0.05 2.80 ± 0.05 2.80 ± 0.05 2.80 ± 0.05
W1 (g) 0.46 ± 0.02 0.46 ± 0.02 0.46 ± 0.02 0.46 ± 0.02 0.46 ± 0.02 0.46 ± 0.02
L2 (cm) 7.45 ± 0.10a 8.02 ± 0.01cd 8.12 ± 0.07de 8.21 ± 0.05e 7.88 ± 0.04bc 7.79 ± 0.03b
W2 (g) 6.45 ± 0.23a 8.23 ± 1.88bc 8.62 ± 0.35c 9.38 ± 0.21d 7.97 ± 0.11bc 7.64 ± 0.24b
SGRL (%/d) 1.75 ± 0.02a 1.88 ± 0.01cd 1.90 ± 0.02de 1.92 ± 0.01e 1.85 ± 0.01bc 1.83 ± 0.01b
SGRW (%/d) 4.71 ± 0.06a 5.15 ± 0.04bc 5.23 ± 0.07cd 5.39 ± 0.04d 5.10 ± 0.03bc 5.01 ± 0.06b
CVL (%) 7.30 ± 0.91c 6.26 ± 0.83bc 4.19 ± 0.28a 5.30 ± 0.23ab 4.95 ± 0.49ab 5.86 ± 0.23abc
CVW (%) 19.9 ± 0.66c 17.8 ± 1.65bc 15.2 ± 1.16ab 14.5 ± 0.50ab 12.9 ± 0.70a 15.5 ± 2.04ab
K (g/cm3) 1.56 ± 0.03 1.59 ± 0.03 1.61 ± 0.02 1.69 ± 0.02 1.63 ± 0.01 1.61 ± 0.03
SR (%) 93.3 ± 3.85 95.6 ± 2.22 95.6 ± 4.44 97.8 ± 2.22 95.6 ± 4.44 95.6 ± 4.44
Values represent means ± SE (n = 3).
Different letters in the same row indicate statistically significant differences (p < 0.05).
L1, L2, initial, total length; W1,W2, initial, final body weight; SGRL, specific growth rates for length; SGRW, specific growth rate for weight; CVL, coefficient of variation in length; CVW, coefficients of variation for weight; K, condition factor; SR, survival rate.