Authors : F.O. Moody and A.A. Akinwande
Abstract: This study evaluated the effect of different water culture system on the growth performance of the bull frog (Rana adpersa) tadpoles. Rana adpersa tadpoles were raised in three different water culture media; continuous flow, semi-continuous flow and static water culture system for 70 days. At the end of the experiment trials, tadpoles reared in static culture system had the best weight gain (2.23 g), specific growth rate (5.43%) and feed conversion ratio (3.95) which were significantly different (p<0.05) from the other treatments. Survival ranged between 52.57-59.90% and were not significantly different (p>0.05) between treatments. The static water culture system is therefore suggested for the culture of the premetamorphic tadpoles of Rana adpersa for maximum yield in breeding farms.
F.O. Moody and A.A. Akinwande , 2011. Effect of Different Water Culture System on the Aquaculture of the Bull Frog (Rana adpersa) Tadpoles: A Review. Journal of Fisheries International, 6: 80-83.