fish specific growth rate in flow-through

			Added Aquamat
	N	Fish cultured	No	Yes
Temperature (°C)	16	L. calcarifer	27.92 ± 0.53	28.22 ± 0.58
	16	E. lanceolatus	28.21 ± 0.74	28.21 ± 0.63
DO (mg/L)	16	L. calcarifer	6.42 ± 0.41	6.06 ± 0.49
	16	E. lanceolatus	6.37 ± 0.38	6.33 ± 0.32
pH	16	L. calcarifer	8.14 ± 0.22	8.14 ± 0.28
	16	E. lanceolatus	7.95 ± 0.56	8.06 ± 0.33
NH3-N (mg/L)	16	L. calcarifer	0.57± 0.23	0.50 ± 0.18
	16	E. lanceolatus	0.64 ± 0.24	0.58 ± 0.21
NO2-N (µg/L)	16	L. calcarifer	0.43 ± 0.41	0.43 ± 0.45
	16	E. lanceolatus	0.46 ± 0.36	0.44 ± 0.36
NO3-N (mg/L)	16	L. calcarifer	12.88 ± 9.27	16.96 ± 12.46
	16	E. lanceolatus	12.16 ± 7.63	17.44 ± 12.96
Specific growth rate (% per day)	44 tails	L. calcarifer	1.20 ± 0.16	1.43 ± 0.16
	40 tails	E. lanceolatus	0.27 ± 0.03	0.50 ± 0.04

Salinity was maintained at 29-31 ppt (recorded using refractometer).

Table 2: Temperature, DO, pH, NH₃-N, NO₂-N, NO₃-N and fish specific growth rate in flow-through culture system with and without Aquamat^TM. Values are mean ± SD..