Behavioral patterns   Group
A B C D
Frequency of feeding 3.05 ± 0.14b 2.19 ± 0.16c 4.73 ± 0.23a 0.04 ± 0.02d
Feeding time (Sec.) 76.01 ± 3.07b 25.62 ± 2.84c 82.30 ± 2.84a 5.00 ± 2.84d
Frequency of swimming 2.38 ± 0.15b 5.45 ± 0.61a 1.86 ± 0.4b 0.75 ± 0.15c
Swimming time (sec.) 27.28 ± 1.86b 43.95 ± 3.89a 28.34 ± 3.33b 29.02 ± 4.89b
Frequency of aggression 0.84 ± 0.10b 12.8 ± 2.77a 3.04 ± 0.26b 0.45 ± 0.12b
Aggression time (sec.) 4.23 ± 0.94b 21.59 ± 2.52a 5.08 ± 1.99b 7.15 ± 1.65b
Frequency of rest 0.19 ± 0.46b 3.72 ± 0.94ab 0.25 ± 0.05b 4.09 ± 2.32a
Rest time (sec.) 11.87 ± 3.19b 11.11 ± 3.96b 14.37 ± 3.53b 89.93 ± 5.62a
Frequency of arousal 1.00 ± 0.00a 0.94 ± 0.02a 0.97 ± 0.00a 0.36 ± 0.05b
Arousal time (sec.) 108.88 ± 3.19a 108.12 ± 3.56a 105.62 ± 3.53a 33.40 ± 5.85b
Frequency of fish coming surface 1.70 ± 0.13b 2.34 ± 0.17a 0.83 ± 0.10c 0.47 ± 0.10c
Frequency of feeding 3.05 ± 0.14b 2.19 ± 0.16c 4.73 ± 0.23a 0.04 ± 0.02d
Table 4: Effect of nutritional factors on the behavioral patterns of Carassius auratus. Means within the same row carrying different superscripts are sig. different at P<0.05 based on Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT).