Abstract:
The high protein content and complete nutrition are the main
reasons for maggots as a source of animal protein for fish feed. This research
aims to substitute fish meal (FM) in feed with maggots meal (MM) in snake
head fish formulation feed. The study used a completely randomized design
with 4 treatments and 3 replications A(100%FM), BFM75%; MM25%), C
(FM50%;MM50%), D(25FM;75%MM). Feeding was carried out 4 times a
day for 60 days with a density of 1 fish/l. The results of the ANOVA
statistical test on survival and relative weight showed that there were no
significant differences between all treatments. The survival value of
treatments A, B, C and D was >90%, the highest relative weight gain was
on the 30th day of treatment C (23.52 ± 2.37), on the 60th day the relative
weight value for all treatments was between 39, 86±4.68 to 42.76±3.90.
Treatment C showed the best feed responsibility and feed storage for up to
± 2.5 months. Fat analysis will be higher by increasing the percentage of
maggot meal in the feed. It was concluded that the use of fish meal
substitution with maggot meal up to 75% in feed can still be used for rearing
snakehead fish
