Omega Anthony Vicent , Edmond Alavaisha , Samwel Mchele Limbu
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Each system was stocked with 250 fry (mean weight: 0.63 ± 0.12 g) in triplicate and fed a commercial diet for 10 weeks. Results showed that the fry nursed in cages had significantly higher final weight (FW: 22.5 ± 0.86 g), daily weight gain (DWG: 0.33 ± 0.01 g/day), and specific growth rate (SGR: 4.47 ± 0.05%/day) compared to those in hapas-in-pond (FW: 16.4 ± 0.23 g, DWG: 0.22 ± 0.01 g/day, SGR: 4.04 ± 0.01%/day) and tanks (FW: 9.38 ± 0.23 g, DWG: 0.12 ± 0.00 g/day, SGR: 3.27 ± 0.03%/day) nursing systems (<em>p</em> < 0.05). Moreover, the fry reared in cages had significantly higher relative condition factor (K<sub>n</sub>: 1.50 ± 0.01) and lower feed conversion ratio (FCR: 1.24 ± 0.06) than those reared in hapas-in-pond (K<sub>n</sub>: 1.26 ± 0.01 and FCR: 1.32 ± 0.02) and tanks (K<sub>n</sub>: 1.15 ± 0.01 and FCR: 1.53 ± 0.02) (<em>p</em> < 0.05). Cage- and pond-based culture systems supported isometric growth of fry. Percentage survival did not differ significantly among culture systems (<em>p</em> > 0.05). Hapas-in-pond had significantly higher phytoplankton abundance (21.57 × 10<sup>4</sup> cells/mL) than cages (5.53 × 10<sup>4</sup>) and tanks (2.76 × 10<sup>4</sup>) (<em>p</em> < 0.05). Conclusively, nursing Nile tilapia fry in cages improves growth and feed efficiency, offering a promising strategy for stock enhancement to manage overfished populations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54818,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Great Lakes Research","volume":"51 4","pages":"Article 102587"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Nursing Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fry in cages improves growth performance, feed efficiency, condition factor, and growth pattern for stock enhancement\",\"authors\":\"Omega Anthony Vicent , Edmond Alavaisha , Samwel Mchele Limbu\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.jglr.2025.102587\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><div>The contribution of Nile tilapia (<em>Oreochromis niloticus</em>) to food security and livelihoods around Lake Victoria is diminishing due to recruitment overfishing. However, the application of stock enhancement as an alternative management approach for recruitment-overexploited stocks in developing countries is limited by scanty information, particularly regarding a suitable nursing system. This study determined growth performance, feed utilization, survival, condition factor, and growth pattern of Nile tilapia fry nursed in tanks, hapas-in-pond, and lake-based cages in Lake Victoria. Phytoplankton composition, abundance, and diversity were also assessed across the systems. Each system was stocked with 250 fry (mean weight: 0.63 ± 0.12 g) in triplicate and fed a commercial diet for 10 weeks. Results showed that the fry nursed in cages had significantly higher final weight (FW: 22.5 ± 0.86 g), daily weight gain (DWG: 0.33 ± 0.01 g/day), and specific growth rate (SGR: 4.47 ± 0.05%/day) compared to those in hapas-in-pond (FW: 16.4 ± 0.23 g, DWG: 0.22 ± 0.01 g/day, SGR: 4.04 ± 0.01%/day) and tanks (FW: 9.38 ± 0.23 g, DWG: 0.12 ± 0.00 g/day, SGR: 3.27 ± 0.03%/day) nursing systems (<em>p</em> < 0.05). Moreover, the fry reared in cages had significantly higher relative condition factor (K<sub>n</sub>: 1.50 ± 0.01) and lower feed conversion ratio (FCR: 1.24 ± 0.06) than those reared in hapas-in-pond (K<sub>n</sub>: 1.26 ± 0.01 and FCR: 1.32 ± 0.02) and tanks (K<sub>n</sub>: 1.15 ± 0.01 and FCR: 1.53 ± 0.02) (<em>p</em> < 0.05). Cage- and pond-based culture systems supported isometric growth of fry. Percentage survival did not differ significantly among culture systems (<em>p</em> > 0.05). Hapas-in-pond had significantly higher phytoplankton abundance (21.57 × 10<sup>4</sup> cells/mL) than cages (5.53 × 10<sup>4</sup>) and tanks (2.76 × 10<sup>4</sup>) (<em>p</em> < 0.05). 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Nursing Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fry in cages improves growth performance, feed efficiency, condition factor, and growth pattern for stock enhancement
The contribution of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to food security and livelihoods around Lake Victoria is diminishing due to recruitment overfishing. However, the application of stock enhancement as an alternative management approach for recruitment-overexploited stocks in developing countries is limited by scanty information, particularly regarding a suitable nursing system. This study determined growth performance, feed utilization, survival, condition factor, and growth pattern of Nile tilapia fry nursed in tanks, hapas-in-pond, and lake-based cages in Lake Victoria. Phytoplankton composition, abundance, and diversity were also assessed across the systems. Each system was stocked with 250 fry (mean weight: 0.63 ± 0.12 g) in triplicate and fed a commercial diet for 10 weeks. Results showed that the fry nursed in cages had significantly higher final weight (FW: 22.5 ± 0.86 g), daily weight gain (DWG: 0.33 ± 0.01 g/day), and specific growth rate (SGR: 4.47 ± 0.05%/day) compared to those in hapas-in-pond (FW: 16.4 ± 0.23 g, DWG: 0.22 ± 0.01 g/day, SGR: 4.04 ± 0.01%/day) and tanks (FW: 9.38 ± 0.23 g, DWG: 0.12 ± 0.00 g/day, SGR: 3.27 ± 0.03%/day) nursing systems (p < 0.05). Moreover, the fry reared in cages had significantly higher relative condition factor (Kn: 1.50 ± 0.01) and lower feed conversion ratio (FCR: 1.24 ± 0.06) than those reared in hapas-in-pond (Kn: 1.26 ± 0.01 and FCR: 1.32 ± 0.02) and tanks (Kn: 1.15 ± 0.01 and FCR: 1.53 ± 0.02) (p < 0.05). Cage- and pond-based culture systems supported isometric growth of fry. Percentage survival did not differ significantly among culture systems (p > 0.05). Hapas-in-pond had significantly higher phytoplankton abundance (21.57 × 104 cells/mL) than cages (5.53 × 104) and tanks (2.76 × 104) (p < 0.05). Conclusively, nursing Nile tilapia fry in cages improves growth and feed efficiency, offering a promising strategy for stock enhancement to manage overfished populations.
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Published six times per year, the Journal of Great Lakes Research is multidisciplinary in its coverage, publishing manuscripts on a wide range of theoretical and applied topics in the natural science fields of biology, chemistry, physics, geology, as well as social sciences of the large lakes of the world and their watersheds. Large lakes generally are considered as those lakes which have a mean surface area of >500 km2 (see Herdendorf, C.E. 1982. Large lakes of the world. J. Great Lakes Res. 8:379-412, for examples), although smaller lakes may be considered, especially if they are very deep. We also welcome contributions on saline lakes and research on estuarine waters where the results have application to large lakes.