Weeks
Light condition
Dark condition
Average observed weight(g)[+ SD]
Weight determined by using von Bertalanffy’s growth equation
Average observed weight(g)[+ SD]
Weight determined by using von Bertalanffy’s growth equation
Initial
0.10+00
-
0.10+00
-
1
0.10+00
0.20
0.15+0.05
0.23
2
0.16+0.048
0.39
0.18+0.06
0.43
3
0.21+0.030
0.58
0.25+0.05
0.63
4
0.32+0.124
0.77
0.37+0.14
0.83
5
0.46+0.149
0.96
0.50+0.20
1.03
6
0.63+0.228
1.15
0.62+0.22
1.23
7
0.84+0.272
1.34
0.78+0.35
1.43
8
1.07+0.343
1.53
1.20+0.51
1.63
9
1.46+0.438
1.72
1.51+0.59
1.83
10
1.74 0.498
1.90
1.76 0.75
2.02
11
1.95+0.650
2.09
1.96+0.80
2.22
Table 2:
Average observed weight, calculated weight for total light and dark conditions.
