Evaluación del efecto del alimento vivo y alimento balanceado comercial sobre el tiempo de crecimiento del pez Betta (Betta splendens).

Abstract

This project was carried out at the fish farm “Art in Bettas”, located in Ecuador north of the city of Guayaquil in the Citadel Sauces 1. The research was divided into 2 treatments with 3 repetitions in groups of 30 fish. The objective was to evaluate between both treatments the effect that balanced feed and live food have on the breeding time of Betta fish until they reach an adequate size for their carrying capacity. The first treatment was named TA, it was evaluated with 90 fish divided into 3 groups of 30 (T1A, T2A, T3A) to which they were fed balanced feed, the second treatment designated TB with the same amount of fish divided into 3 Groups (T1B, T2B, T3B) were fed Artemia Salina, a crustacean used as a live food in frequent aquaculture productions. Upon completion of the project, the data collected will be analyzed and the most pronounced growth in TB with live food will be determined, resulting in a difference of 6.1 millimeters more in the 10-week duration of the project. With this information we project that to obtain examples suitable for the required amount of time of 15 weeks with a cost of $ 12.42 with live food and 19 weeks with a budget of $ 5.34 with balanced food, so we conclude that due to its greater productivity live food is the diet with the greatest benefits for the producer.