A Comparative Study on Survival Rate and Growth Performance of Jewelfish (Hemichromis bimaculatus) Fed with Artemia and Fairy Shrimp Nauplii as Supplementary Food

2 Abstract: A feeding experiment was conducted on larvae of jewelfish, Hemichromis bimaculatus, to evaluate the effect of two different live feed on growth performance and survival rate of the fish. Larval were fed thrice a day with Asian star feed powder and twice a day (morning and evening) with either Artemia or fairy shrimp nauplii as a supplementary feed for 45 days. Tests were run in triplicate and initial and final weights were recorded for all the treatments. Results indicated that there was a significant difference between fish fed with fairy shrimp nauplii and Artemia nauplii (P 0.05) in the mean of condition factor between the treatments. The survival of the fish was not affected by the dietary treatments.