The Biology and Culture of Tilapias

Table 13. Summary of stocking, growth and harvestii data for the intensive cage culture of S. niloticus including monosex male populations.

Stocking data Growth data Harvesting data Culturr?

hi Bi G MSG DRIB Pmf Bf MP period

Countm Feeding details (8) Nhn3 (kg/m3) (gld) (%) (5%) (8) (kg/m3) (kg/m3) FCR (d) References and remarks

Philippines

Philippines

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast

e

10% copra meal: 20% fishmeal

and 70% rice bran as a mash:

DFR 4% B

25% fishmeal and 75% rice bran

as a mash: DFR 4% B

23% fish meal and 77% nice bran

as moist pellets (24.2% dry

weight of protein): DFR 5% B

chicken feed as dry pellets

(24.7% protein): DFR

4to6%B

see Table 9-B1 (20% protein):

DFR 6 to 4% B

see Table 9-B2 (22% protein): 32 177 5.6 1.98 186 1.64 278 42.1 8.8 2.1 124*

DFR 6 to 4% B 36 182 6.6 2.03 169 1.68 284 50.3 10.7 1.9 122*

see Table 9-B3

(20% protein):

DFR 6 to 4% B

Guerrero 1980a: 1 ma cages

(mesh 2.5 cm) in pond:

mean results

Gu-o 1979a: 1 m3 cages

(mesh 1.9 em) in pond

Coche 1977: 1 m3 cages

(mesh 2.5 cm) in the arti-

5cial Lake KO- at 27 to

30°c: * DO < 5 mg/L for

about 30 days: * * DO < 3

mg/L for about 20 days and

< 5 mg/L for 2 to 2.5 mo

Campbell 1978b: * 6 m3

cages (mesh 2.5 to 1.4 cm);

** 20 m3 cages (ibidem) in

artificial Lake Kosmu: sex

ratio, average 84% males:

DO >s mgn.

Central AMcan see Table 9-C 43 247 10.6 0.81 57 1.28 89 18.4 4.2 5.5 56 N'Zimesse 1979: 1 m3 cages
Republic (41% protein): DFR 6% B in fertilized pond: DO de5-
dent (especially at night)