Penambahan Suplemen Inositol Pada Pakan Komersial Terhadap Laju Pertumbuhan Ikan Gurami (Osphronemus Gouramy) Dalam Skala Laboratorium

Abstract

Gouramy is one species of freshwater farmed fish that has high economic value. Inositol is known effect on the body protection as well the growth rate of some marine fishes. This study was conducted to determine the growth rate of gouramy with the suplementation of inositol on commercial feed. The research was conducted in June until August 2013 in Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences, University of Lampung. Completely randomized design with 4 treatments (0 mg, 4 mg, 8 mg, and 12 mg/100g feed) was applied. Each treatment was repeated 5 times. Data was analyzed using ANOVA with a 5% significance. The result indicated that inositol 12 mg treatment had the higest effect on growth rate of gouramy compared to the others. Keyword : Inositol, Carp (Osphronemus gouramy), Growth rate