Effectiveness of Trichanthera gigantea (Madre de Agua) Micro Pellets on Oreochromis niloticus (Nile Tilapia) Growth

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study was to use Trichanthera gigantea (Madre de Agua) micro pellets to determine its effectiveness on the growth of Oreochromis niloticus (Nile Tilapia). Anthropometric measurement was used to gather data on the length and weight before feeding the fish, and to calculate the growth of the samples after being fed with different treatments of Madre de Agua micro pellets. Data were analyzed online using One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Calculator. The analysis of data was presented using frequency count, sum, mean, and standard deviation. Tests for p-value of length and weight of the fish were set to significance level 0.05. Results of the study showed that different treatments of Madre de Agua micro pellets increased the length and weight of Nile Tilapia samples. Nile Tilapia fed with treatment four (1.5g of Madre de Agua micro pellet and 4.5g Tateh Aquafeeds Surfer Commercial Feeds) had the highest mean length and weight. Nile Tilapia fed with treatment five (6g Tateh Aquafeeds Surfer Commercial Feeds) followed, then treatment three (3g of Madre de Agua micro pellet and 3g Tateh Aquafeeds Surfer Commercial Feeds), treatment two (4.5g Madre de Agua micro pellet and 1.5g Tateh Aquafeeds Surfer Commercial Feeds), and lastly, treatment one (6 grams of Madre de Agua micro pellet) with the lowest mean length and weight among fish samples. There is a significant difference of growth between the initial measurement and final measurement of Nile Tilapia in terms of Madre de Agua treatments.