Culture System for Coptodon zillii
 Main ref.
 133
 Country
 Israel
 Name of Farm
 Fish and Aquaculture Research Station
 Year
 1972
 Latitude
 
 Altitude (m)
 
 Longitude
 
 Type of culture
 polyculture
 Sex (m)
 mixed sex
 Culture system
 experimental ponds
 
 Ponds with different. species.
 Production units
 1
 Area (ha)
 0.1
 Depth (m)
 0.9
 Volume3
 
 Main water source
 ocean
 Supplemental water source
 rainfall
 
Temp (0C)
Salinity
pH
Oxygen (mg/I)
Oxygen (%)
Alkalinity
(mg/I CaCO3)
 Max
 31.8
 43.7
 
 
 
 
 Min
 20.8
 38.8
 
 
 
 
 Mod
 26.3
 41.3
 
 
 
 
 Description of culture system
 The pond was stocked with @T. zillii@ of an average weight of 1.3 g and 300 @Liza aurata@ of an average weight of 0.5 g.
 Nutrient inputs
 Main food
 in-situ production + added feed
 Feed quantity
 
 (% BW/D):
 
 Feed quality (% crued protein)
 
 Fertilizer input (N)
 
                        (P)
 
 Description of Nutrient input
 The fish were fed 6 days a week with pellets containing 25% protein.
 Production
 Unit cycle
 
 Production period
 113
 Production cycle
 31
 Comments
 
 
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