Culture System for Cyprinus carpio
 Main ref.
 2709
 Country
 Indonesia
 Name of Farm
 Saguling Reservoir, West Java
 Year
 1988
 Latitude
 6.55 S
 Altitude (m)
 
 Longitude
 107.35 E
 Type of culture
 monoculture
 Sex (m)
 mixed sex
 Culture system
 semi-intensive cages
 
 `Skipping experiment' w/ cages.
 Production units
 1
 Area (ha)
 
 Depth (m)
 2.5
 Volume3
 122.5
 Main water source
 reservoir
 Supplemental water source
 
 
Temp (0C)
Salinity
pH
Oxygen (mg/I)
Oxygen (%)
Alkalinity
(mg/I CaCO3)
 Max
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Min
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mod
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Description of culture system
 Floating net cages of 122.5 m3 capacity (7 x 7 x 2.5 m) were used to test two different feeding patterns (feeding every other day vs. feeding daily), also called the `skipping experiment'.
 Nutrient inputs
 Main food
 in-situ production + added feed
 Feed quantity
 382.5 dry weight
 (% BW/D):
 3
 Feed quality (% crued protein)
 25
 Fertilizer input (N)
 
                        (P)
 
 Description of Nutrient input
 Feed given was a ground commercial feed (Comfeed) made up of 24-26% crude protein, 6-8% fat and has a metabolizable energy content of 2.6-2.8 kcal/g. Fish were fed daily in three equal feedings (morning, noon and sunset).
 Production
 Unit cycle
 
 Production period
 95
 Production cycle
 233
 Comments
 
 
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