Effect of dietary <Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">l</Emphasis>-tryptophan on cannibalism,survival and growth in pikeperch <Emphasis Type="Italic">Sander lucioperca</Emphasis> (L.) post-larvae |
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| Authors: | Jaros?aw Król Zdzis?aw Zak?? |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Ichthyology,University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn,Olsztyn,Poland;2.Department of Aquaculture,Stanis?aw Sakowicz Inland Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn,Olsztyn,Poland |
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| Abstract: | The effect of supplemented commercial diets with crystalline l-tryptophan (TRP—5, 10 and 20 g TRP kg?1) on cannibalism, survival and growth parameters of pikeperch post-larvae (Sander lucioperca) was evaluated. Fifteen-day-old pikeperch larvae (mean weight—6.8 mg) were reared during the next 28 days (20.5 °C, 16L:8D) in glass aquaria in a recirculating aquaculture system. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay showed that TRP-supplemented diets were effective in increasing the levels of serotonin (5-HT) in the body tissue of pikeperch. TRP supplementation resulted in a slight decrease in both types of cannibalism, although the reduction in cannibalism impact did not amount to more than a few percent. TRP treatment had no significant influence on the final survival of pikeperch post-larvae (ranged from 20.1 ± 12.4 to 29.0 ± 12.9 %). However, contrary to the earlier studies conducted on other fish species, no significant difference in the growth rates and feeding behavior of pikeperch between TRP-fed and control group were found. The final body weight and growth rate ranged from 0.211 ± 0.014 to 0.243 ± 0.016 and from 12.19 ± 0.38 to 12.76 ± 0.35 % day?1, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting the effects of TRP supplementation on the cannibalism–survival–growth relations in fish in the post-larval stage. |
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