Culture condition Initial weight Final SGR FCR n FCR n   (g) weight (g) (%/day)     Filtered Water 1.47 ± 0.11 5.57 ± 1.91 2.2 ± 0.2 0.5 ± 0.10 47 Primary productivity 1.49 ± 0.07 5.26 ± 1.89 2.1 ± 0.1 0.4 ± 0.03 50 Probiotics 1.54 ± 0.04 5.45 ± 1.75 2.1 ± 0.1 0.4 ± 0.02 50

Table 1: Mean values ± standard deviation of initial and final weight, specific growth rate (SGR) and feed conversion rate (FCR) of juvenile Cheraxquadricarinatus for different nutritional substrates. (ANOVA p> 0.05, n = number of organisms per treatment).

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