composition

Parameter %	Initial	After Trials/Treatments
Parameter %	Initial	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5
Crude Protein	50.59 ± 0.00^a	51.28 ± 0.03^b	53.73 ± 0.00e	51.92 ± 0.04^c	54.62 ± 0.00f	52.61 ± 0.32^d
Crude fibre	1.83 ± 0.03^a	3.73 ± 0.05^b	4.95 ± 0.18^d	4.78 ± 0.00^d	3.97 ± 0.00^c	3.62 ± 0.00^b
Ether extract	7.22 ± 0.00d	4.77 ± 0.00^b	4.92 ± 0.00^b	5.14 ± 0.01^c	4.38 ± 0.14^a	5.26 ± 0.01^c
Ash	9.44 ± 0.00^f	6.75 ± 0.00^a	6.93 ± 0.00^b	7.44 ± 0.05^d	7.62 ± 0.00^e	7.32 ± 0.00^c
NFE	20.78 ± 0.00^c	22.78 ± 0.00^e	20.24 ± 0.00^a	20.64 ± 0.00^b	20.65 ± 0.00^b	22.48 ± 0.89^e
Zinc (µg/g)	22.00 ± 0.00^a	23.01 ± 0.00^a	29.64 ± 0.68^d	27.03 ± 0.02^c	25.14 ± 0.07^b	31.33 ± 0.00^e
Magnesium (mg/g)	23.80 ± 0.00d	17.62 ± 0.30^a	21.00 ± 0.01^c	19.37 ± 0.21^b	23.96 ± 0.04^d	26.75 ± 0.36^e
Calcium (mg/g)	17.31 ± 0.14^a	19.15 ± 0.06^b	19.67 ± 0.01^c	18.90 ± 0.10^b	23.97 ± 0.03^e	23.59 ± 0.04^d
Manganese (µg/g)	19.03 ± 0.03^a	19.63 ± 0.27^a	27.36 ± 0.37^c	21.38 ± 1.67^a	21.31 ± 0.24^a	25.00 ± 0.01^b
Phosphorus (mg/g)	18.51 ± 0.01^a	19.890.08^b	20.68 ± 0.55^b	21.62 ± 0.29^c	25.50 ± 0.21^d	22.07 ± 0.05^c

Means along the same row with same superscript are not significantly different (P>0.05)
Table 3: Proximate and mineral composition of experimental fish before and after feeding trials.