Abstract

A growth study was conducted to investigate the effect of stocking density on performance of juvenile fat cod (Hexagrammos otakii Jordan et Starks.). Fish averaging 13 g were stocked into duplicate tanks ($250\;{\ell}$ each) at four different densities of 330 g/$100\;{\ell},\;660\;g/100\;{\ell},\;990\;g/\;100\;{\ell}$, and $1330\;g/100\;{\ell}$, and fed MP diet containing $50\%$ frozen horse mackerel and $50\%$ commercial binder meal for 2 months. Weight gain, feed efficiency, survival rate, and protein retention were decreased as density increased. Whereas these parameters were not significantly different (P>0.01) fish stocked at initial stocking densities of $330\;g/100\;{\ell},\;660\;/g/100\;{\ell}\;and\;990\;g/100\;{\ell}$. Moisture and lipid content of whole body were not affected by stocking densities (P>0.01). These results indicate that stocking density should be considered, and $1{\~}2$ kg fish/$100\;{\ell}$ final stocking density for juvenile fat cod could be used to decrease production cost for the indoor tank (culture) system.

육상 사육 수조에서의 쥐노래미 적정 사육 밀도를 구명하기 위해 13 g 전후의 치어를 대상으로 250 l FRP 수조(수용적 : 200 l)에 각각 2반복으로 50 (330 g/100 l), 100 (660 g/100 l), 150 (990 g/100 l) 및 200 (1330 g/100 l)마리씩 수용하여 냉동 전갱이와 분말사료를 1 : 1의 비율로 혼합한 moist pellet으로 2개월간 사육 실험하였다. 사육실험한 후의 평균체중, 증체율, 사료효율, 일일사료섭취율 및 단백질 축적율이 수용 밀도가 증가됨에 따라 이 값들이 감소하여 실험 시작시 수용적 100 l당 330 g을 수용한 실험구가 $660\~990 g을 수용한 실험구와는 유의차가 없었지만, 1330 g을 수용한 실험구와는 차이를 보였다(P>0.01).

Keywords

• Stocking density;
• Fat cod;
• Growth;
• Feed efficiency;
• Body composition