| Stocking density | Item | ||
| 250 | 150 | 50 | |
| 6000 1944 171.5 549.4 2000 2197.6 4197.6 8575 4377.7 | 3600 1570 169.2 400.2 1200 1600.8 2800.8 8460 5659.2 | 1200 768 109.0 189.7 400 758.8 1158.8 5450 4291.2 | No. fish stocked cage−1 No. fish harvested cage−1 Harvested (kg/cage) Food used Kg cage−1 Fingerling cost(LE) Food cost (LE) Total cost (LE) Value of harvest (50LEkg−1) Net profit (LE) |