Estimation of Arachidonic Acid Requirement for Improvement of Pre‐maturation Growth and Egg and Larval Quality in the Female Blue Gourami (Trichopodus trichopterus; Pallas, 1770): A Model for the Anabantidae Family

• Published in: Journal of the World Aquaculture Society Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 359 - 373
• Main Authors: Masoudi Asil, Shima, Abedian Kenari, Abdolmohammad, Rahimi Mianji, Ghodrat, Van Der Kraak, Glen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2019; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Anabantidae; analysis of variance; Arachidonic acid; Ash content; Breeding stock; Diet; Dry weight; Egg yolk; Eggs; experimental diets; fatty acid composition; Fatty acids; females; Fish; Fish eggs; Freshwater; Freshwater fish; Freshwater fishes; growth; Growth rate; Inland water environment; Juveniles; Larvae; lipid content; Lipids; Maturation; Offspring; oocyte development; Oocytes; progeny; Proteins; Sexual maturity; specific growth rate; Survival; Trichopodus trichopterus; Variance analysis; Weight; Yolk; Yolk sac
• ISSN: 0893-8849; 1749-7345
• DOI: 10.1111/jwas.12494

This study investigates the dietary arachidonic acid (ARA) requirement from juvenile to maturation stage in an anabantid model fish, the blue gourami, Trichopodus trichopterus. Specifically we determined the optimum dietary ARA content to maximize juvenile growth and subsequent sexual maturation and...