Asian seabass information
Lates calcarifer fish, which is known Asian Sea Bass, is one of the large members of the Latidae family,That is capable of tolerating the high salinity(Euryhaline) and i
And its distribution from the Western Indian Ocean to the Pacific from the Persian Gulf to China, Taiwan, New Guinea, Australia and North Australia, and beside this breeding of this fish has recently started in Iran.The desirable condition for breeding this fish are temperature of 26 to 32 degrees Celsius, pH between 7.5 to 8.5, salinity between 10 to 30 grams per liter, and dissolved oxygen between 5 to 9 milligrams per liter. One of the special characteristics of this species is resistance to diseases and compressibility in breeding systems.Different systems can be used to breed this fish, but often it is bred in both fixed and floating cages.
Feeding Sea Bass in Farmed Conditions
Sea bass are mostly fed by fish protein waste and fish oil, but they also need some plant-based food as supplement. Today, researchers are investigate to replace these two nutrients items without harming the growth and weight of this fish.The market weight of this fish is about 300 to 500 grams, while by increasing the duration of breeding and controlling factors such as water temperature, the growth rate of fish can be increased and sold in different weights required by the market.