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The effect of feeding on oxygen consumption and ammonia excretion of juvenile tench Tinca tinca (L.) reared in a water recirculating system

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The effect of feeding frequency (one, three, and continuous feeding), feed ration (0.2, 0.5, 0.8% of total fish biomass), and feeding per se on the oxygen consumption (OC, mg O2 kg−1 h−1) and ammonia excretion (AE, mg TAN kg−1 h−1) of juvenile tench (body weight 15–19 g) and variations in these parameters in daily cycles were examined. Fish metabolism was studied in a recirculating system (rearing tanks of 0.2 m3, water temperature 23 °C). It was found that oxygen consumption and ammonia excretion depended significantly on feed ration. An increase of feed ration from 0.2 to 0.8% of fish biomass caused an increase of OC and AE from 126.80 mg O2 kg−1 h−1 and 1.95 mg TAN kg−1 h−1 to 187.35 mg O2 kg−1 h−1 and 8.80 mg TAN kg−1 h−1 (p<0.05). There was no dependence between feeding frequency and the mean rate of oxygen consumption. However, the relationship between feeding frequency and ammonia excretion by juvenile tench was statistically significant (p<0.05). Feeding frequency significantly affected daily fluctuations of AE and OC. It was found that diurnal variations in metabolic rates were strictly related to tench feeding, and the daily variations of AE were significantly higher than OC.

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The authors would like to thank Professor Ewa Kamler and two anonymous referees whose advice substantially improved the manuscript. We gratefully acknowledge Dr. Jacek Wolnicki for providing us with juvenile tench.

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  1. The Stanisław Sakowicz Inland Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego, 10, Poland

    ZdzisŁaw Zakęś & Konrad Stawecki

  2. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-718 Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego, 5, Poland

    Krystyna Demska-Zakęś &  PrzemysŁaw Jarocki

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Zakęś, Z., Demska-Zakęś, K., Jarocki, . et al. The effect of feeding on oxygen consumption and ammonia excretion of juvenile tench Tinca tinca (L.) reared in a water recirculating system. Aquacult Int 14, 127–140 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-005-9019-9

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