Optimum temperature and growth performance of hatchery reared Black Sea flounder (Platichthys flesus luscus Pallas, 1814)

Authors

İLHAN AYDIN
ORHAN AK
ERCAN KÜÇÜK
HAMZA POLAT
BİNNUR CEYLAN

DOI

10.3906/vet-1005-319

Abstract

The present study focused on the effect of water temperature on growth and feed conversion ratio of juvenile Black Sea flounder (Platichthys flesus luscus; initial weight: 2.0 g ± 0.01 g). The experiment was carried out for 84 days with the following range of water temperatures: 13, 17, 21, and 25 °C. Growth, food consumption, and feed conversion ratio were the highest at 21 °C and the lowest at 13 °C. The growth rate of the fish increased with water temperatures up to 21 °C and it decreased significantly with a further increase in temperature. The conclusion of this study was that the optimal water temperatures for growth and feed conversion ratio for Black Sea flounder were 20.9 °C and 20.2 °C, respectively.

Keywords

Optimal temperature, growth performance, feed conversion, Black Sea flounder, Platichthys flesus luscus

First Page

101

Last Page

106

Recommended Citation

AYDIN, İLHAN; AK, ORHAN; KÜÇÜK, ERCAN; POLAT, HAMZA; and CEYLAN, BİNNUR (2012) "Optimum temperature and growth performance of hatchery reared Black Sea flounder (Platichthys flesus luscus Pallas, 1814)," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 36: No. 2, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1005-319
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol36/iss2/2