International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research

Authors
Maliha Hossain Mou, Khondaker Rashidul Hasan, Saokat Ahamed

Abstract
Efficacy of different stocking density on the growth and survival of striped dwarf catfish, Mystus vittatus fingerlings in nursery ponds has been evaluated with three stocking density treatments (T) viz., T₁ - 8,000 fry dec^-1, T₂ - 12,000 fry dec^-1and T₃ - 16,000 fry dec^-1. After seven weeks of rearing, survival of fingerlings was the highest (65.50±0.49%) in T₁ which was significantly higher than those of T₂ (55.50±0.21%) and T₃ (49.00±0.70%) and also significant difference in final length (3.34-6.89cm) and final weight (3.32-7.92g) among the three treatments were observed. Physico-chemical variables of water and plankton abundance of different treatments were recorded and discussed.