Diet Nutritional indices
  Initial weight (g) Final weight (g) Weight gain (g) FCR Specific Growth Rate PER
Snail meal 0.83 ± 0.02a 1.71 ± 0.06c 0.88 ± 0.04d 1.93 ± 0.03a 2.39 ± 0.04c 1.28 ± 0.01c
Freshwater fish waste 0.88 ± 0.02a 1.97 ± 0.07b 1.09 ± 0.05b 1.76 ± 0.02c 2.67 ± 0.06b 1.40 ± 0.02b
Marine fish waste 0.95 ± 0.03a 1.89 ± 0.02bc 0.94 ± 0.02cd 1.84 ± 0.03b 2.30 ± 0.08c 1.30 ± 0.01c
Chicken waste 0.92 ± 0.03a 2.07 ± 0.06b 1.15 ± 0.05a 1.70 ± 0.02c 2.69 ± 0.09b 1.41 ± 0.01b
Earthworm meal 0.95 ± 0.03a 1.99 ± 0.04b 1.05 ± 0.01bc 1.75 ± 0.01c 2.48 ± 0.04c 1.41 ± 0.03b
Squid meal 0.91 ± 0.02a 2.53 ± 0.09a 1.62 ± 0.05a 1.47 ± 0.02d 3.42 ± 0.07a 1.69 ± 0.03a
Mussel meal 0.90 ± 0.02a 2.45 ± 0.09a 1.55 ± 0.05a 1.51 ± 0.02d 3.35 ± 0.07a 1.66 ± 0.04a
Chicken liver 0.86 ± 0.02a 2.37 ± 0.06a 1.51 ± 0.06a 1.53 ± 0.04d 3.37 ± 0.08a 1.62 ± 0.04a
Prawn meal 0.88 ± 0.02a 2.46 ± 0.08a 1.58 ± 0.06a 1.49 ± 0.02a 3.42 ± 0.04a 1.67 ± 0.02a
Table 4: Water parameters measured for the experiment on formulation of practical diet for Black Molly (Poecilia latipinna).