Growth of weight

Parameter	Schedule 1	Schedule 2	Schedule 3	Schedule 4
Initial weight (mg)	1.6 ± 0	1.6 ± 0	1.6 ± 0	1.6 ± 0
Final weight (mg)	10.42 ± 1.62^a	5.94 ± 0.507^b	4.85 ± 0.67^c	3.25 ± 0.67^d
Growth ofabsoluteweight ( mg )	8.82 ± 1,61^a	4.34 ± 0.51^b	3.25 ± 0.67^b	0.49 ± 0.15^c
Growth rate (mg/day)	0.29 ± 0,03^a	0.14 ± 0.02^b	0.11 ± 0.02^b	0.06 ± 0.04^c
Specific growth rate (%/day)	6.24 ± 0,33^a	4.37 ± 0.18^b	3.69 ± 0.31^c	2.36 ± 0.18^d
Survival (%)	96.67 ± 4,33^a	93.05 ± 6.14^a	90.00 ± 9.01^a	96.11 ± 3.76^a

Table 2: Growth of weight and survival (means ± S.E) of O. vittatus larvae reared with different feeding schedules.