Culture System for Parachromis managuensis
 Main ref.
 8978
 Country
 Costa Rica
 Name of Farm
 
 Year
 
 Latitude
 
 Altitude (m)
 
 Longitude
 
 Type of culture
 monoculture
 Sex (m)
 mixed sex
 Culture system
 experimental other
 
 to be filled
 Production units
 12
 Area (ha)
 
 Depth (m)
 
 Volume3
 0.045
 Main water source
 tap water
 Supplemental water source
 
 
Temp (0C)
Salinity
pH
Oxygen (mg/I)
Oxygen (%)
Alkalinity
(mg/I CaCO3)
 Max
 
 
 
 5
 
 
 Min
 
 
 
 2
 
 
 Mod
 28.3
 
 6.9
 3.5
 
 
 Description of culture system
 
 Nutrient inputs
 Main food
 only added feed
 Feed quantity
 
 (% BW/D):
 
 Feed quality (% crued protein)
 50
 Fertilizer input (N)
 0.27
                        (P)
 
 Description of Nutrient input
 Artificial diet of 50% protein, 15% lipid and 15% carbohydrate were fed to the fishes (Ref. 8978).
 Production
 Unit cycle
 
 Production period
 28
 Production cycle
 312
 Comments
 
 
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