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The effect of feeding S. obliquus on two freshwater fishes Puntius ticto and Trichogaster fasciatus has been studied. It is observed that there is overall improvement in the conditions of the fishes and a marked increase in weight, volume and measurements has been observed as compared to control.
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Gupta, A.B., Ahmad, M.R. Studies on the effect of feeding some freshwater fishes with Scenedesmus obliquus (Turpin) Kuetzing. Hydrobiologia 28, 42–48 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00144937
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