Abstract:
A 120-day feeding trial was conducted to investigate the growth regularity of Siniperca chuatsi in a land-based recirculating aquaculture system(RAS). Healthy juvenile with an initial average body weight of(49.84±7.10)g and an initial average body length of(13.11±0.68)cm were stocked as the research objects at a density of 98 individuals per cubic meter(ind·m−3).With a 30-day interval as one sampling period, the experiment was divided into four stages: stageⅠ(Days 1~30), stageⅡ(Days 31~60), stage Ⅲ(Days 61~90), and stage Ⅳ(Days 91~120). Body weight and body length were monitored and statistically analyzed at each stage. The results showed that after 120 days of culture, the final average body weight was(255.71±57.89)g, the final average body length was(22.05±1.78)cm, the survival rate was(93.70±2.58)%, and the feed conversion ratio was(1.19±0.02).Both body weight and body length increased significantly with the progression of the culture stage(P<0.05), and their relationships with breeding days both fitted by quadratic models,and the fitting equations were as follows:y= −5.8293x2+88.141x−36.574
(R2=0.9948)for body weight, and y= −0.4557x2+5.0083x+8.454(R2=0.9981)for body length. The relationship between body weight and body length conformed to power function models,and the fitting equation was y=0.0199x3.0544(R2=0.986).The growth performance of Siniperca chuatsi showed distinct stage-specific differences. The weight gain rate, specific growth rate of weight, length growth rate, and specific growth rate of length were the highest in stage I and the lowest in stage Ⅳ,with significant differences among stages(P<0.05).The body weight growth rate was the fastest in stage II, with a daily weight gain of(2.43±0.06)g. The body length growth rate was the fastest in stage I and stage II, with a daily growth of(0.10±0.01)cm in both stages. In conclusion, under the land-based RAS,the growth of Siniperca chuatsi exhibits an obvious phased pattern.For practical production, precisely identifying the inflection point of growth decline and implementing pond-separated management accordingly are key technical measures to optimize the aquaculture process, shorten the culture cycle,and improve aquaculture efficiency.