Culture System for Oreochromis mossambicus
 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 of fish (m)
 mixed sex
 Culture system
 semi-intensive cages
 
 Hybrids in cages.
 Production units
 1
 Area (ha)
 
 Depth (m)
 1
 Volume3
 1
 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
 Cages of 1 m3 capacity (1 x 1 x 1 m) made of 1.5 inches mesh size were stocked at 3 stocking densities and fish were fed with 3 different feed combinations.
 Nutrient inputs
 Main food
 in-situ production + added feed
 Feed quantity
 12.8 dry weight
 (% BW/D):
 3
 Feed quality (% crued protein)
 
 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 with rice bran of 12% protein content. Fish were fed 50% Comfeed and 50% rice bran in pellet form (2-3 mm diameter) daily.
 Production
 Unit cycle
 
 Production period
 96
 Production cycle
 209
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