Weight Response of Goldfish Lionhead oranda (Carassius auratus L.)

The weight response of Goldfish Lionehead oranda (Carassius auratus L.) to rice bran as feed additive was conducted to find out which treatment concentration is most effective and to evaluate the efficiency of rice bran. The experiment was laid in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) using four treatments: TO (pure commercial feed, control), T1 (75 g commercial feed 25 g rice bran, and T3 (50 g + 50 g rice bran). Each treatment was replicated five times. Results showed that the weight gain was high in T1 (3.64 g) followed by T3 (3.52 g), T2 (3.42 g) and TO (3.41 g), respectively. There was also an increase in weight as in T1, 72.8 percent, 70.4 percent in T3, 68.4 percent in T2 and 68.2 percent in TO. Statistical analysis using ANOVA revealed significant differences at 5 percent level with regards to the weight response of the animals to varying levels of rice bran as feed additive. DMRT also showed significant differences among treatments at 5 percent level. Treatment 1 was found to be the best treatment concentration effective to increase fish weight. The addition of rice bran to commercial fish meal was desirable to provide added nutrients already present in the fish food for the growth of the animal.