Effect of Formulated Feeds on Growth Performance and Pigmentation in Ornamental Fishes - A Cohort Study

Greeshma Thomas^*, Sreeya G. Nair& A. Subramanian

Department of Zoology, S.T. Hindu College, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India

Department of Zoology, Sree Ayyappa College for women, Chunkankadai, Tamil Nadu, India

*Corresponding Author: Greeshma Thomas, Department of Zoology, S.T. Hindu College, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India, Email: greeshmathomas5757@gmail.com

Citation: Greeshma Thomas (2020) Effect of Formulated Feeds on Growth Performance and Pigmentation in Ornamental Fishes - A Cohort Study. Oceanogr Aquacul Res, 1(1);1-3

Copyright: © 2020, Greeshma T, Sreeya GN & Subramanian A. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

ABSTRACT

This study assesses the effect of formulated feed and pigmentation in ornamental fishes. Ornamental fishes are the most popular and fastest growing categories of pets. The culture of ornamental fishes is called as aquariculture. Ornamental fish culture (aquariculture) is the culture of attractive, colourful fishes of various characteristics, which are reared in a confined aquatic system. Coloration is one essential sales factor deciding the market value of ornamental fish. Ornamental fishes are also known as living jewels. There are more than 30,000 fish species reported around the world; of this about 800 belong to ornamental fishes. Most of the ornamental fishes survive in fresh water. Pigmentation is one of the major quality attributes of the aquarium fish for market acceptability. Carotenoids are responsible for pigmentation of skin color in ornamental fish. Like other animals, de novo synthesis of carotenoids does not occur in fish, therefore natural and supplementary feed sources are need to be incorporated as pigment sources for fish. Properly formulated feed is the major backbone of successful culture of ornamental fish in confined environment.

KEYWORDS: Growth Performance, Immune Response, Nutritional Level, Skin Pigmentation, Supplemented Diet

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