Effect of Different Protein Levels on the Juvenile Prawn with Special Reference to Penaeus indicus

Penaeus indicus is probably the best known species among penaeids or even among shrimps. The present study was carried out to investigate the quantitative analysis of protein, lipid, carbohydrate, food conversion ratio (FCR), net growth efficiency of p.indicus under the laboratory condition. Results recorded values of protein (Max-70.21 and min-68.17%), carbohydrate (Max-3.55 and min-2.82%) and lipid in (Max-17.28 and min-16.03%). Assimilation efficiency like higher in 82.67g and lower in 67.48 g. The net growth efficiency was higher in 20.83g and lower value in 19.16g. The food conversion ratio (FCR) was higher in 2.12 and lower in 1.63. This study concluded that the AM2 experiment is very good result for the proximate composition other than AM1, AM2 and AM3.