Growth and Survival of Red Spiny Lobster Panulirus longipes longipes Reared in Floating Netcages Fed with Sardinella spp. at Different Feeding Rates

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the growth and survival of Panulirus longipes longipes fed with Sardinella spp. in floating netcages at different feeding rates and to determine which feeding rate provides the best feed conversion ratio.

Results showed that 20% feeding rate gave the highest growth in terms of final average weight and length increment. Survival rate ranged from 88.66% (20% feeding rate) to 100% (10% and 15% feeding rate).

Feed conversion ratio among treatments was not significant. Among the different treatments however, stocks fed at 15% body weight attained better feed conversion ratio.