Studied Treatments
| Body weight gain (g) | Specific growth rate (g/day) | Condition factor (k) | ||
Initial weight | Final weight | Weight Gain Percentage (%) | |||
Group I Control group (Fish reared in dechlorinated tap water and fed commercial diet) | 56.10 ± 2.08 A | 228.7 ± 4.25 A |
307.7 | 1.97 ± 0.05 A | 2.00 ± 0.024 B |
Group II (Fish reared in drainage water and fed commercial diet) | 54.00 ± 2.91 A | 170.9 ± 4.36 B |
216.5 | 1.64 ± 0.09 B | 1.77 ± 0.03 C |
Group III (Fish reared in drainage water and fed vitamin C supplemented diet, 5 g/kg diet) | 53.50 ± 1.64 A | 225.7 ± 9.31 A |
321.9 | 1.98 ± 0.07 A | 2.02 ± 0.03 B |
Group IV (Fish reared in drainage water and fed fennel supplemented diet, 5 g/kg diet) | 52.47 ± 2.17 A | 239.4 ± 6.77 A |
356.3 | 2.13 ± 0.05 A | 2.17 ± 0.08 A |
F-values | 0.56 | 22.3** |
| 10.0** | 12.60** |