PEMELIHARAAN LARVA BAWAL BINTANG (Trachinotus blochii) METODE INTENSIF

Dikrurahman¹⁾ dan M. Kadari²⁾

1. Perekayasa Muda Balai Budidaya Laut Batam, Direktorat Jenderal Perikanan Budidaya, DKP
2. Perekayasa Madya Balai Budidaya Laut Batam, Direktorat Jenderal Perikanan Budidaya, DKP

Diterima 5 April 2010; disetujui 20 Mei 2010

ABSTRACT

Silver pompano (Trachinotus blochii), which is known as Bawal Bintang in local name, is one of the importance economic fish that has good prospect to be cultured. The experiment was conducted at intensive hatchery, Batam Mariculture Development Centre, Riau islands, aimed to investigate the survival rate and growth (length) of silver pompano. The result of the experiment showed that survival rate of larvae was 19,74% and 20,1 mm in average length for 25 days rearing periods. Water quality parameters in rearing tank were; temperature 29–30 °C; salinity 30–31 0/00; pH 7–8; dissolved oxygen 5,8–6,2 mg/L; NO2 0,0 mg/L; NO3 0,02–0,2 mg/L; NH3 0,1–0,2 mg/L; PO4 0,00 mg/L.

Keywords : Silver pompano larvae, Intensive, Survival rate, Growth, Water quality

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