Kombinasi Cacing Sutra Tubifex dan Pakan Buatan pada Pemeliharaan Larva Ikan Patin Pangasius sp.

Abstract

This research was conducted to evaluate the effect of different combination of feeding frequency of Tubifex (C) and artificial diet (P) on survival rate and growth rate of larval yellowtail catfish Pangasius sp.. Newly hatched larvae (d0) with total length of 0.44±0.04 cm were cultured for 14 days in 30x20x20 cm3 aquarium. Water volume in each aquarium was 9 L. At d5, larvae were fed on five different feeding frequencies either 6C+0PB, 5C+2PB, 3C+3PB, 2C+5PB, dan 0C+6PB. Feeding method used in this research was ad libitum. Results showed that survival rate and total length of d14 old larvae fed on 0C+6PB was lower than the groups fed on either 6C+0PB or three combinations of C+PB. Lipase activity tend to be increase in line with the increasing amount of artificial feed. On the other hand, larvae fed on 6C+0PB and 0C+6PB had the lowest protease activity. Therefore, larval catfish can be fed by combination of Tubifex and artificial feed.