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Md Mizanur, Yun, Moniruzzaman, Ferreira, Kim, and Bai: Effects of Feeding Rate and Water Temperature on Growth and Body Composition of Juvenile Korean Rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli (Hilgendorf 1880)

Abstract

Three feeding trials were conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding rate and water temperature on growth and body composition of juvenile Korean rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli rearing at 3 different water temperatures. A total of 270 fish (each experiment) individual body weight (BW) averaging 16±0.3 g (mean±SD) were fed a commercial diet for 4 wk at 16°C, 20°C, and 24°C. At each temperature, triplicate tanks were assigned to one of 6 feeding rates: 1.5%, 2.5%, 2.8%, 3.1%, 3.4%, and satiation (3.7% BW/d) at 16°C, 1.9%, 2.9%, 3.2%, 3.5%, 3.8% and satiation (4.1% BW/d) at 20°C and 1.7%, 2.7%, 3.0%, 3.3%, 3.6%, and satiation (3.9% BW/d) at 24°C water temperature. Weight gains of fish in satiation and 3.4% groups at 16°C, in satiation and 3.8% groups at 20°C and in satiation and 3.6% groups at 24°C were significantly higher than those of fish in the other treatments (p<0.05). A broken line regression analysis of weight gain indicated that optimum feeding rates of juvenile Korean rockfish were 3.41% at 16°C, 3.75% at 20°C and 3.34% at 24°C water temperature. Results of the present study indicate that the optimum feeding rate could be >3.1% but <3.41% at 16°C, >3.5% but <3.75% at 20°C and >3.0% but <3.34% at 24°C. As we expected results suggest that fish performed better at 20°C than 16°C or 24°C water temperature and the optimum feeding rate could be 3.1% BW/d to 3.7% BW/d in 16 g of juvenile Korean rockfish.

INTRODUCTION

Each fish species has an optimum water temperature range in which the fish can grow fast. Water temperature is a major influence on aquaculture husbandry practices and it has also a profound impact on the feeding rate. Feeding rate, water temperature, and fish size are 3 important factors which are synergistically affecting the growth of fish (Gardeur et al., 2007). All fish species are characterized by an ideal range of temperature in which they show their maximum growth (Person-Le et al., 2006; Bjornsson et al., 2007; Oyugi et al., 2011). Several studies have been reported that the specific water temperature range showed the faster growth in Pikeperch, Sander lucioperca at 20°C to 25°C (Molnar et al., 2006; Ronyai and Csengeri, 2008; Schulz et al., 2008). Low temperature causes sluggishness by retarding the digestion speeding of fish (Bailey and Alanara, 2006). Some researchers have found that the digestion rate has been increased as the temperature increases (Turker, 2009). Environmental temperature is one of the most important ecological factor which also influence the behavior and physiological process of aquatic animals (Xia and Li, 2010).
Optimal feeding rate is the most important factor to success of any aquaculture operation. And it is particularly appropriate for the juvenile fish because of their susceptibility to overfeeding and underfeeding which causes both increased incidences of disease and mortality. Deng et al. (2003) investigated the optimal feeding rate from larvae to yearlings based on their growth performance. However, the optimal feeding rate depends on fish size and water temperature (Kestemont and Barras, 2001; Wang et al., 2009). Maximum growth was found in pike perch, Sander lucioperca when feed was delivered at the satiation status (Nyina-Wamwiza et al., 2005; Schulz et al. 2008). Hung et al. (1993) reported the effects of feeding rate and water temperature on the growth performance in juvenile white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus. Optimum feeding rate is regularly impeded by environmental pollution and unnecessary feed losses which are more efficient for fish growth. When the fish is fed inadequate or over, feed efficiency and growth can decrease and this situation increases the cost of fish production as well as the water quality may deteriorate for over feeding (Dwyer et al., 2002). Optimum feeding rate and feeding frequency are depending on fish species, size and rearing system (Cho et al., 2003).
Korean rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli (Hilgendorf) inhabits shallow rocky shores along the all coasts of the Korean Peninsula, Japan, and some parts of China. It is one of the most important commercial marine fish species in Korean Peninsula and commercial farming of this fish has been developed since 1987 (Bai et al., 2001). Korean rock fish has several important characteristics for aquaculture such as good tolerance to low water temperature, fast growth and higher survival rate. Korean rockfish are mainly cultured in net cages, although some are raised in ponds (Bai and Okorie, 2009). Feeding rate should be optimal, as the fish can get enough feed and represent the maximum growth rate. There is limited information available concerning the optimum feeding rates and water temperatures for maximum growth of this fish. Therefore the objective of this study was to determine the effects of feeding rate on growth performance and body composition in juvenile Korean rockfish rearing at 3 different water temperatures.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Experimental diet

Commercial feed was used in all the feeding trials which was supplied by Suhyup Feed Company Limited (Uiryeong, Gyeongsangnamdo, Korea). The commercial diets extruded pellet (EP) size was 2.4 to 2.6 mm and the feed contained 46.61% crude protein, 11.06% crude lipid, 13.94% crude ash and 8.60% moisture.

Experimental fish and feeding trials

Juvenile Korean rockfish were collected in July, 2012 from a hatchery of Tongyeong coastal city and they were transported to the Department of Fisheries Biology of Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea. Prior to start of the experiment, fish were acclimated with the experimental diet and conditions. After acclimatization, three aquaria were selected to determine the satiation. Fish were fed 3 times a day to apparent the satiation for a week. For satiation, fish were fed as much as they could ingest at each feeding time. Feeding was done by hand very slowly and carefully to ensure ingestion of feed completely. Finally the remaining feed weight was subtracted from the initial weight and calculated as the percentage of satiation.
The seawater temperature was maintained at 16°C, 20°C, and 24°C by using both water heater and a cooling machine in the center tank during the whole experimental period. These 3 water temperatures were selected based on annual seasonal natural water temperature of the Korean sea for the different seasons recorded annually. After 1 wk of satiation, 270 fish (Each experiment) with initial individual BW of 16.2±0.13 g (mean±SD) for 16°C experiment, 16.3 ±0.11 g (mean±SD) for 20°C experiment and 16.1±0.13 g (mean±SD) for 24°C experiment were randomly distributed into each of 18 aquaria. Each aquarium was then randomly assigned to one of the triplicates of the 6 respective feeding rates 1.5%, 2.5%, 2.8%, 3.1%, 3.4%, and satiation (3.7% BW/d) in the experiment of 16°C and 1.9%, 2.9%, 3.2%, 3.5%, 3.8%, and satiation (4.1% BW/d) in the experiment of 20°C and 1.7%, 2.7%, 3.0%, 3.3%, 3.6%, and satiation (3.9% BW/d) in the experiment of 24°C water temperature.
The feeding trial was conducted by using a semi-recirculation system with 40-L rectangular tanks receiving filtered seawater which flow rate of around 2 L/min from the central tank. Supplemental aerations were provided to maintain dissolved oxygen levels near 6.5±0.5 mg/L and the salinity of used sea water was about 33±1 ppt in all the feeding trials. Total BW in each aquarium was determined every 2 wk, and the amounts of diet fed were adjusted accordingly to the increasing BW in each trial. Fish were fed thrice a day at 08:00, 14:00, and 20:00 hours with each daily ration divided into three portions by hand with the satiation level which was followed by Wang et al. (2006). In order to maintain a good environmental condition siphoning was carried out twice a day and within every 2 days water was changed from the system. During the event of water replacement, temperature was maintained slowly from the normal temperature to desired temperature by using a water heater and cooling machine to avoid unnecessary stress of fish.

Sample collection and analyses

After 4 wk of feeding trial, fish were kept starved for 24 h and they were counted and weighed. Weight gain (WG), specific growth rate (SGR), feed efficiency (FE), protein efficiency ratio (PER), survival and whole body proximate composition were measured and calculated. At the end of feeding trial, total length and total BW were measured five randomly selected juvenile Korean rockfish fish from each tank. And those five fish were dissected and measured their liver and visceral weight to determine the biological indices such as condition factor (CF), hepatosomatic index (HSI), and visceral somatic index (VSI). Blood samples were taken by using a heparinized syringes from the caudal vein of five randomly chosen fish per tank and then blood analysis was performed to get some parameters. Blood serum was collected after centrifugation (3,000 rpm for 10 min) and stored at −70°C in order to analyze the hematocrit (HCT), hemoglobin (Hb), glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) and glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT). Hematocrit and hemoglobin were measured by using the Drabkin’s reagent method (Brown, 1980). Blood serum analyses were performed by the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI), Gijang-Gun, Busan, Korea. Blood serum was analyzed in NFRDI by using the kits of DRI-CHEM 4000i- Fuji Dri-Chem Slide-3150 (Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan). Rest five fish from each tank were used to analyze the whole-body proximate composition. Proximate composition analyses of experimental diets and fish body were performed by the standard methods of AOAC (1995). To determine the moisture content of diets and fish were dried to maintain constant weights at 105°C for 24 h. Ash content was determined using a muffle furnace (550°C for 4 h). Crude lipid content was determined by the soxhlet extraction method by using Soxtec system 1046 (Foss, Hoganas, Sweden) and crude protein content by Kjeldahl method (N×6.25) after acid digestion.

Statistical analyses

All data were analyzed by one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test using Computer Program Statistics 3.1 (Analytical Software, St. Paul, MN, USA) to test for the dietary treatments. ANOVA used for the treatments of continuous variable. Treatment effects were considered with the significant level at p<0.05. Broken-line regression model was used to analyze the weight gain of juvenile Korean rockfish in response to optimum feeding rate (Robbins et al., 1979).
The effects of feeding rates on growth performance and body composition were assessed by the following formulae:
Satiation (SA:%BW/d)=Totalfeed weight (g)×100/total fishweight (g)Weight gain(%)=(Final weight-initial weight)×100/initial weightSpecific growth rate (%/d)=(Logefinal wt-Logeinitial wt)×100/daysFeed efficiency (%)=Wet weight gain(g)×100/dry feed intake (g)Protein efficiency ratio=Wet weight gain/proteinintakeCondition factor=Fish weight(g)×100/total length (cm3)Hepatosomatic index=Fiver weight (g)×100/fish weight(g)Visceralsomatic index=Visceral weight×100/fish weight (g)Pooled standard error of means (Pooled SEM)=SD/nSurvival (%)=Number of fishat end of experiment/number of fishstocked×100

RESULTS

Feeding rates of 16 g of juvenile Korean rockfish reared at 16°C

Biological performances are shown in Table 1. At the end of 4 wk of feeding trials at 16°C experiment of Korean rockfish, weight gain and specific growth rate of fish fed groups of 3.4% and satiation (3.7% BW/d) were significantly higher than those of fish fed groups of 1.5% and 2.5% BW/d (p<0.05). There were no significant differences of WG and SGR among fish fed groups at 3.4% and satiation (3.7% BW/d) but WG, SGR, and FE of fish fed at 1.5% were significantly lower than those of other fish fed groups. Feed efficiency of fish fed group at 3.4% BW/d was significantly higher than those of other fish fed groups. There were no significant difference of FE at the fish fed groups of 2.8% and satiation (3.7% BW/d). No significant difference was found in PER at all the fish fed groups. Survival rate of fish fed group of 1.5% was significantly lower and fish fed group of 3.4% was significantly higher than other fish fed groups. There were no significantly different of survival at the fish fed at 2.8% and satiation fed (3.7% BW/d). Broken line analysis of weight gain demonstrated that the optimum feeding rates of juvenile Korean rockfish was 3.41% (BW/d) at 16°C water temperature (Figure 1). The results indicated that the optimum daily feeding rate of juvenile Korean rockfish could be greater than 3.4% but less than 3.7% (BW/d) at 16°C water temperature.
Whole-body proximate composition of juvenile Korean rockfish reared at 16°C water temperature is shown in Table 1. Whole-body CP, crude lipid content of fish fed groups of 3.4% and satiation (3.7% BW/d) were significantly higher and fish fed group of 1.5% BW/d was significantly lower than those of other fish fed (p<0.05) groups. There were no clear trends with feeding rates among whole-body CP, crude lipid, whole-body moisture and crude ash content of fish in all the treatments. Crude fiber contents of fish fed at 3.4% and satiation (% BW/d) groups are not different from those of fish fed at 2.5%, 2.8%, or 3.1% BW/d. Morphological indices such as condition factor, hepatosomatic index and visceral somatic index of fish were gradually increased as the increasing of feeding rate (Table 1). Morphological indices CF, HSI and VSI of fish fed at 3.4% and satiation (% BW/d) groups were significantly higher than all other groups of fish fed. There were no significant differences of HSI of fish fed at 1.5% and 2.5% (p<0.05) groups.
Serological characteristics of 16g juvenile Korean rockfish reared at 16°C are depicted in Table 1. Hematocrit of the fish fed at 2.8% and satiation (3.7% BW/d) were significantly higher than those of fish fed groups of 1.5%, 2.5%, 3.1%, and 3.4% BW/d (p<0.05). There was no significant difference of hemoglobin of fish among all the feeding rate groups. Glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase and glutamic pyruvic transaminase of the fish fed at 1.5% was significantly higher than all other fish fed groups. There were no significant differences in these parameters among all the feeding treatments.

Feeding rates for 16 g of juvenile Korean rockfish reared at 20°C

After four weeks of feeding trials at 20°C experiment of Korean rockfish, weight gain and specific growth rate of fish fed groups of 3.8% and satiation (4.1% BW/d) were significantly higher than those of fish fed groups of 1.9% and 2.9% (p<0.05) are shown in Table 2. Feed efficiency and protein efficiency ratio of fish fed at 3.5% groups were significantly higher than those of other fish fed groups (p<0.05). There were no significant differences of FE among the fish fed groups at 1.9% and 3.8% BW/d and PER among the fish fed groups at 1.9%, 2.9%, and 3.2% BW/d (Table 2). Survival rate of fish fed at 1.9% and also at satiation fed (4.1% BW/d) were significantly lower and fish fed at 3.2% and 3.8% were significantly higher than other fish fed groups (p<0.05). Broken line analysis of weight gain indicated that the optimum feeding rates of juvenile Korean rockfish was 3.75% BW/d (Figure 2). Therefore, the results demonstrated that the optimum daily feeding rate of juvenile Korean rockfish could be greater than 3.75% but less than 4.10% at 20°C water temperature.
Whole-body proximate composition and morphological indices of 16 g juvenile Korean rockfish fed commercial diet at 20°C water temperature are shown in Table 2. Whole-body CP and crude ash content of fish fed groups at 3.8% and satiation (4.1% BW/d) were significantly higher and fish fed group of 1.9% was significantly lower than other fish fed groups. Crude lipid of fish fed at 1.9% BW/d was significantly lower and fish fed at 3.8% was significantly higher than those of other fish fed groups (p<0.05). There were no clear trends in whole-body moisture content of fish in all treatments. Condition factor, hepatosomatic index and visceral somatic index of fish were gradually increased as the increasing of feeding rate. Morphological indices CF, HSI and VSI of fish fed group at 1.9% were significantly lower and fish fed groups of 3.8% and satiation (4.1% BW/d) were significantly higher than other groups of fish fed. There were no significant differences of HSI of fish fed groups of 1.9% and 2.9% (BW/d).
Serological characteristics of 16 g juvenile Korean rockfish reared at 20°C are depicted in Table 2. Hematocrit of the fish fed at 3.2% (BW/d) was significantly lower than other fish fed groups. There were no significant differences in hematocrit of fish in the fish fed groups at 2.9%, 3.5% and satiation (4.1% BW/d) and it was significantly higher than other fish fed groups. No significant differences were found in hemoglobin of fish in all treatments. Serum GOT and GPT amount of the fish fed at 1.9%, 3.3% and satiation (4.1% BW/d) were significantly higher in juvenile Korean rockfish.

Feeding rates for 16 g of juvenile Korean rockfish reared at 24°C

At the end of 4 wk of feeding trials in 24°C experiment of juvenile Korean rockfish, weight gain and specific growth rate of fish fed at 3.3%, 3.6% and satiation (3.9% BW/d) were no significant differences and these were significantly higher than those of fish fed of 1.7%, 2.7%, and 3.0% fish fed groups (p<0.05) are shown in Table 3. There were no significant differences of WG and SGR among fish fed at 2.7% and 3.0% BW/d. Weight gain, specific growth rate and feed efficiency of fish fed group of 1.7% BW/d was significantly lower than those of other fish fed groups. Protein efficiency ratio and FE of fish fed group of 3.3% BW/d were significantly higher than those of other fish fed groups. On the other hand, there was no significant difference of FE at the fish fed groups of 1.7% and 2.7% and at satiation (4.10% BW/d). No significant differences were found in survival rate among all the fish fed groups. Broken line analysis of weight gain indicated that the optimum feeding rates of this fish was 3.34% BW/d (Figure 3). Therefore, the results revealed that the optimum daily feeding rate of juvenile Korean rockfish could be greater than 3.34% but less than 3.90% at 24°C water temperature.
Table 3 shows the whole-body proximate composition of 16 g juvenile Korean rockfish reared at 24°C water temperature. Whole-body CP was increased with increasing of feeding rate though there was slight drop in the fish fed at 3.3% BW/d. There were no significant differences between the fish fed group of 3.6% and satiation (4.1% BW/d) and it was significantly higher than those of other fish fed groups. Crude lipid content of fish fed group of 1.7% was significantly lower than other fish fed groups. On the other hand, no significant differences were found in whole body crude ash content between the fish fed groups of 3.6% and satiation (4.1% BW/d). There were no clear trends in whole-body moisture and crude lipid and crude ash content of fish in all feeding rates at 24°C water temperature.
Morphological indices and serological characteristics of 16 g juvenile Korean rockfish reared at 24°C are shown in Table 3. Condition factor, HSI and VSI of fish were gradually increased as the increasing of feeding rate. Hepatosomatic index of fish fed group of satiation (3.9% BW/d) and VSI of fish fed groups of 3.6% and satiation fish groups were significantly higher than other groups of fish fed. No significant differences were found in HSI and VSI of fish fed groups of 1.7% and 2.7% (BW/d) and it was significantly lower than other fish fed groups. On the other hand, VSI of fish fed of 3.0% and 3.3% groups (p<0.05) did not show any significant difference. Hematocrit of fish fed group at 1.7% was significantly lower and fish fed groups of 2.7%, 3.0%, and 3.6% (BW/d) were significantly higher than those of other fish fed groups. There were no significant differences of hemoglobin contents of all the fish fed groups. Serum GOT of the fish fed groups of 3.0% and 3.6% and GPT of the fish fed groups of 1.7% and 3.6% (BW/d) were significantly higher and GPT of fish fed group of 2.7% and GOT of fish fed group of 3.3% were significantly lower than those all other fish fed groups.

DISCUSSION

Three feeding trial experiments (at 16°C, 20°C, and 24°C) were conducted to determine the effect of feeding rate and water temperature on biological performance, morphological indices, whole-body proximate composition and serological characteristics of juvenile Korean rockfish. Weight gain and SGR were increased with increasing of feeding rate up to satiation level, although the improvement rates were different in the feeding trials. In the present study feed efficiency and protein efficiency ratio were also increased with the increasing of feeding rate up to the optimum level. On the other hand, feed utilization was leveled out after a certain feeding rate in all feeding trials. Feed efficiency and protein efficiency ratio has been increased gradually but there was a drop after the peak in all experiment. In this study beyond the peak, fish could not efficiently utilize the additional feeds, leading to the drop in feed efficiency and protein efficiency ratio (Tables 1 to 3) which also has got the same pattern of 5 g of juvenile olive flounder fish described by Okorie et al. (2013).
Fish appear to continuously increase in weight with the increasing feeding rate up to satiation at 16°C, 20°C, and 24°C experiments although this increase may not be corresponded always with the incremental feed consumption. Weight gain also continuously increases with increasing of feeding rate has been recorded in white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus (Deng et al., 2003); European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax (Eroldogan et al., 2004); olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus (Cho et al., 2007), blackspot seabream, Pagellus bogaraveo (Ozorio et al., 2009) and juvenile Korean rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli (Mizanur et al., 2013).
Fish tend to optimize their digestion to extract nutrients more efficiently at lower feeding rates (Van Ham et al., 2003). Present experiments indicated that optimum feeding rates in 16 g juvenile Korean rockfish were below the satiation level of feeding rates. Many researchers found that optimum feeding rates were below the satiation level in European sea bass (Eroldogan et al., 2004) and juvenile olive flounder (Kim et al., 2007) and juvenile Korean rockfish (Mizanur et al., 2013). In the present studies the optimum range of feeding rates at 16°C, 20°C, and 24°C were 3.1% to 3.41% BW/d, 3.5% to 3.75% BW/d, and 3.0% to 3.34% BW/d respectively. Among the experiments of 16°C, 20°C, and 24°C growth rate of 16 g size Korean rockfish was relatively higher at 20°C. Azaza et al. (2008) found that lower and upper of the optimum water temperature significantly affected the growth, survival and feed efficiency of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus.
Hepatosomatic index and condition factor may provide the information on growth, physical condition, energy reserves and ability of fish to tolerate the environmental stresses. In a poor, stressful and unfavorable environment, fish usually have a smaller liver which means less energy reserved in the liver. In the present studies HSI, VSI, and CF were increased with the increasing of feeding rate in all the experiments. The researchers got the same results in the previous study on feeding rates in 5 g of juvenile Korean rockfish (Mizanur et al., 2013). Hepatosomatic index is a good compensatory growth index in olive flounder (Cho, 2005), and Juvenile black rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli (Oh et al., 2008). Hepatosomatic index and condition factor of largescale tonguesole, Cynoglossus arel has shown the seasonal trend (to increase and decrease) round the year (Ghaffari et al., 2011). In the present study HSI, VSI, and CF shows better growth at 20°C than those at 16°C and 24°C (Tables 1 to 3).
The plasma transaminase enzymes aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) are found not only in liver but also in red blood cells, heart cells, muscle tissue, pancreas and kidneys (Huang et al., 2006). Those of AST and ALT formerly are called GOT and GPT respectively. Serum GPT and GOT ratio provide useful information regarding the extent and causes of liver disease of olive flounder (Qiao et al., 2012). In the present study serological characteristics of juvenile Korean rockfish seem not to be affected by different feeding rates. There were no clear trends in hemoglobin, hematocrit, serum GOT and GPT of juvenile Korean rockfish fed commercial diet at different feeding rates at 16°C, 20°C, and 24°C. Serum GPT and GOT level of 20 g olive flounder fish did not affected by different dietary feeding treatments (Okorie et al., 2013). Cho et al. (2006) did not observe any significant differences in serum glucose, total protein or GPT of olive flounder fed extruded pellets at different feeding ratios. Furthermore, serum total protein, glucose and GPT of flounder were not significantly affected by feeding ratio while GOT fluctuated as reported by Cho et al. (2007). The present study has been indicated that serum GPT and GOT in the group of fish fed at lowest feeding rates 1.5% of 16°C, 1.9% of 20°C and 1.7% of 24°C, were a slightly higher than other fish fed groups (Tables 1 to 3) because fish might be always in stress of underfeeding.
Water temperature has substantial effect on fish metabolism. In response to decreasing of water temperature the enzyme activity of tissues have been increased (Hochachka and Somero, 1984). Velmurugan et al. (2007) have investigated that histopathological and tissue enzyme changes of C. gariepinus exposed to nitrite when water temperatures changes from 27°C to 35°C. In a stressful and unfavorable environmental condition GPT and GOT may increase in blood serum. In the present study serum GPT and GOT level were affected by different water temperature. Serum GPT and GOT amount in different fish fed at 20°C are comparatively lower than those of fish fed at 16°C and 24°C experiments (Tables 1 to 3). These results indicated that 20°C may be a favorable water temperature for better growth of 16 g juvenile Korean rockfish.
Whole-body proximate compositions of Korean rockfish were also determined to know the optimum temperature and feeding rates. Lipid appeared to accumulate with the increasing of feeding rate at 16°C although the trend was not very obvious amongst the fed fish groups in all trials. Normally lipid levels of fish increase with the increased feeding rate while moisture and ash levels decrease (Abdelghany and Ahmad, 2002). Whole-body proximate composition seems not to be a perfect parameter to determine the optimum feeding rate and optimum water temperature. Wang et al. (2007) reported that an increased in moisture and ash contents with corresponding decreased in lipid content of cuneate drum, Nibea miichthioides with feeding rate, but in our study such a relationship did not observe in juvenile Korean rockfish. There were no significant differences in whole-body proximate composition of olive flounder fed at different feeding rates except for the lipid content, which was significantly lower only in fish fed at the lowest feeding rate (Kim et al., 2007).
Survival rates were not affected significantly by different feeding rates but survival rate at lowest feeding rates of 16°C and 20°C were significantly lower at all the experiments. On the other hand survival rates might be affected by different water temperature because the survival rate at 20°C water temperature was significantly higher than the experiments of 16°C and 24°C (Tables 1 to 3). Azaza et al. (2008) described that the survival rate of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus was significantly lower when it was reared at lower and upper level of its optimum water temperature.
ANOVA indicated that optimum FE and PER could be achieved at the feeding rate below satiation level. In the present study indicated that weight gain and specific growth rate from those fish of satiation and 3.4% groups at 16°C, fish from satiation and 3.8% groups at 20°C and fish from satiation and 3.6% groups at 24°C were significantly higher than other fish fed groups.

CONCLUSION

In the conclusion, these studies demonstrate that growth performance of 16 g of juvenile Korean rockfish was affected by feeding rates and water temperatures. Growth performance appeared to be a more reliable parameter than whole-body proximate composition, biological indices and serological characteristics to determine the optimum feeding rates in juvenile Korean rockfish. Hepatosomatic index, condition factor and visceral somatic index have been increased with the increasing of feeding rates at all experiments. Furthermore, serological characteristics of juvenile Korean rockfish seem not to be affected by different feeding rates but affected by water temperatures. According to broken line regression analysis of weight gain the optimum feeding rates of juvenile Korean rockfish was 3.41% (BW/d) at 16°C (Figure 1), 3.75% (BW/d) at 20°C (Figure 2) and 3.34% (BW/d) at 24°C (Figure 3). Therefore, these results indicate that the optimum feeding rates could be >3.1% but <3.41% at 16°C, >3.5% but <3.75% at 20°C and >3.0% but <3.34% at 24°C. As we expected results suggest that fish performed better at 20°C than 16°C or 24°C water temperature and the optimum feeding rate could be 3.1% to 3.7% BW/d in 16 g of juvenile Korean rockfish.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors wish to thanks for the financial support from the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (RP-2013-AQ-223), Republic of Korea. We would like to express our appreciation to all the students and staffs of the Feeds and Foods Nutrition Research Center (FFNRC) at Pukyong National University who collaborated in different ways while we were conducting our research.

Figure 1
Broken line analysis of weight gain of 16 g juvenile Korean rockfish, reared at 16°C water temperature.
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Figure 2
Broken line analysis of weight gain of 16 g juvenile Korean rockfish, reared at 20°C water temperature.
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Figure 3
Broken line analysis of weight gain of 16 g juvenile Korean rockfish, reared at 24°C water temperature.
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Table 1
Growth performance, whole-body proximate composition, morphological indices and serological characteristics of 16 g fish reared at 16°C water temperature1
Item Diets

1.5% 2.5% 2.8% 3.1% 3.4% SA2 Pooled SEM
Growth performance
 WG3 41.74f 61.72e 70.18d 80.86bc 85.27ab 87.11a 4.09
 SGR4 1.43d 2.02c 2.21bc 2.47ab 2.57a 2.61a 0.11
 FE5 83.03d 83.54d 85.38b 84.17c 90.25a 85.33b 3.50
 PER6 1.72 1.76 1.77 1.81 2.02 1.82 0.06
 Survival7 97.42d 98.34b 97.85c 98.41b 100a 97.61c 0.12
Whole-body proximate composition
 Moisture 72.74bc 71.64c 73.73ab 74.93a 71.72c 72.47bc 0.61
 CP 56.67c 57.94b 58.35ab 57.98b 59.06a 58.97a 0.17
 Crude lipid 19.58e 20.00d 19.94d 20.95c 22.48a 21.93a 0.32
 Crude ash 16.30c 16.41c 17.36b 16.49c 17.99a 17.22b 0.26
Morphological indices
 CF8 1.11b 1.73a 1.74a 1.77a 1.83a 1.85a 0.07
 HSI9 3.70d 3.73d 4.24c 4.37bc 4.60ab 4.79a 0.11
 VSI10 11.71d 12.27c 13.26bc 13.63b 14.73a 15.16a 0.32
Serological characteristics
 HCT 31.73c 31.63c 33.87a 32.77b 31.27c 33.07ab 0.22
 Hb 4.17 4.00 4.07 4.07 4.23 4.00 0.02
 GOT 51.77a 51.47ab 50.67d 51.17bc 50.78cd 51.53ab 0.24
 GPT 11.47a 11.40ab 10.83b 11.37ab 11.43a 11.27ab 0.16

Pooled SEM, pooled standard error of means: SD/n; HCT, hematocrit (%); Hb, hemoglobin (g/dL); GOT, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (IU/L); GPT, glutamic pyruvic transaminase (IU/L).

1 Values are means from triplicate groups of fish where the values in each row with different superscripts are significantly different (p<0.05).

2 Satiation (3.7%) = Total feed weight (g)×100/total fish weight (g).

3 Weight gain (%) = (Final weight − initial weight)×100/initial weight.

4 Specific growth rate (%/d) = (Loge final wt − Loge initial wt)×100/d.

5 Feed efficiency (%) = Wet weight gain (g)×100/dry feed intake (g).

6 Protein efficiency ratio = Wet weight gain/protein intake.

7 Survival (%) = Number of fish at end of experiment×100/number of fish stocked.

8 Condition factor = Fish weight (g)×100/total length (cm3).

9 Hepatosomatic index = Liver weight (g)×100/fish weight (g).

10 Visceralsomatic index = Visceral weight×100/fish weight (g).

a, b, c Within a row, means without a common letters (a, b, and c) differ (p<0.05).

Table 2
Growth performance, whole-body proximate composition, morphological indices and serological characteristics of 16 g fish reared at 20°C water temperature1
Item Diets

1.9% 2.9% 3.2% 3.5% 3.8% SA2 Pooled SEM
Growth performance
 WG3 51.94f 75.16e 80.12d 88.23c 95.45b 96.75a 3.93
 SGR4 1.75d 2.34c 2.47bc 2.63ab 2.80a 2.81a 0.09
 FE5 87.63d 88.49c 89.25b 99.53a 87.53d 79.55e 3.56
 PER6 1.86b 1.87b 1.87 b 2.11a 1.79bc 1.69c 0.07
 Survival7 98.24c 99.56b 100a 99.54b 100a 98.34c 0.06
Whole-body proximate composition
 Moisture 73.46bc 72.63d 74.36d 75.38b 72.27d 73.74bc 0.51
 CP 55.46d 57.54ab 56.56b 58.58b 60.12a 59.95a 0.16
 Crude lipid 20.56d 21.00ab 20.95bc 21.68b 22.54a 21.93b 0.41
 Crude ash 17.03b 17.15b 18.64a 17.85ab 18.66a 18.35a 0.34
Morphological indices
 CF8 1.12b 1.77a 1.79a 1.82a 1.88a 1.97a 0.07
 HSI9 3.87c 3.87c 4.37b 4.67ab 4.90a 4.99a 0.12
 VSI10 12.01d 12.61c 13.57bc 14.56b 15.52a 15.92a 0.37
Serological characteristics
 HCT 31.0ab 32.7a 30.1b 32.3a 31.9bc 32.6a 0.24
 Hb 4.17 4.10 4.17 3.97 4.23 4.07 0.09
 GOT 50.40a 49.13b 50.11a 49.40b 50.31a 50.32a 0.36
 GPT 10.43a 9.27bc 10.30a 9.71b 9.13c 10.32a 0.06

Pooled SEM, pooled standard error of means: SD/n; HCT, hematocrit (%); Hb, hemoglobin (g/dL); GOT, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (IU/L); GPT, glutamic pyruvic transaminase (IU/L).

1 Values are means from triplicate groups of fish where the values in each row with different superscripts are significantly different (p<0.05).

2 Satiation (4.1%) = Total feed weight (g)×100/total fish weight (g).

3 Weight gain (%) = (Final weight − initial weight)×100/initial weight.

4 Specific growth rate (%/d) = (Loge final wt − Loge initial wt)×100/d.

5 Feed efficiency (%) = Wet weight gain (g)×100/dry feed intake (g).

6 Protein efficiency ratio = Wet weight gain/protein intake.

7 Survival (%) = Number of fish at end of experiment×100/Number of fish stocked.

8 Condition factor = Fish weight (g)×100/total length (cm3).

9 Hepatosomatic index = Liver weight (g)×100/fish weight (g).

10 Visceralsomatic index = Visceral weight×100/fish weight (g).

a,b,c Within a row, means without a common letters (a, b, and c) differ (p<0.05).

Table 3
Growth performance, whole-body proximate composition, morphological indices and serological characteristics of 16 g fish reared at 24°C water temperature1
Item Diets

1.7% 2.7% 3.0% 3.3% 3.6% SA2 Pooled SEM
Growth performance
 WG3 49.34c 74.50b 77.41b 83.66a 86.36a 87.17a 3.34
 SGR4 1.67c 2.32b 2.39b 2.53a 2.59a 2.61a 0.08
 FE5 80.21c 81.27c 84.62b 93.12a 85.66b 80.70c 1.51
 PER6 1.70ab 1.72ab 1.79ab 1.97a 1.69b 1.56b 0.03
 Survival7 95.21 95.61 96.62 95.81 96.82 95.81 0.15
Whole-body proximate composition
 Moisture 72.31b 72.41b 73.56ab 74.83a 71.73c 72.76b 0.35
 CP 54.36d 56.55bc 55.97c 57.76 b 58.42a 58.59a 0.14
 Crude lipid 20.12c 20.59ab 21.42a 20.75b 21.15a 20.87b 0.36
 Crude ash 16.02b 16.15b 17.53a 16.84ab 17.54a 17.18a 0.31
Morphological indices
 CF8 1.07b 1.76a 1.78a 1.77a 1.83a 1.86a 0.07
 HSI9 3.73d 3.74d 4.24c 4.46bc 4.72ab 4.84a 0.11
 VSI10 11.8b 12.3b 13.2ab 13.9ab 15.1a 15.3a 0.34
Serological characteristics
 HCT 29.47b 31.37a 31.20a 30.90ab 31.70a 30.10ab 0.20
 Hb 4.40 3.83 4.00 3.93 4.03 3.90 0.02
 GOT 52.43ab 51.83cd 52.70a 51.53d 52.87a 52.23bc 0.15
 GPT 12.27a 11.67b 12.17ab 11.93ab 12.33a 12.11ab 0.07

Pooled SEM, pooled standard error of means: SD/n; HCT, hematocrit (%); Hb, hemoglobin (g/dL); GOT, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (IU/L); GPT, glutamic pyruvic transaminase (IU/L).

1 Values are means from triplicate groups of fish where the values in each row with different superscripts are significantly different (p<0.05).

2 Satiation (3.9%) = Total feed weight (g) ×100/total fish weight (g).

3 Weight gain (%) = (Final weight − initial weight) ×100/initial weight.

4 Specific growth rate (%/d) = (Loge final wt − Loge initial wt) ×100/d.

5 Feed efficiency (%) = Wet weight gain (g) ×100/dry feed intake (g).

6 Protein efficiency ratio = Wet weight gain/protein intake.

7 Survival (%) = Number of fish at end of experiment×00/number of fish stocked.

8 Condition factor = Fish weight (g)×100/total length (cm3).

9 Hepatosomatic index = Liver weight (g)×100/fish weight (g).

10 Visceralsomatic index = Visceral weight×100/fish weight (g).

a,b,c Within a row, means without a common letters (a, b, and c) differ (p<0.05).

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