#Pethia ticto

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COMPARATIVE STUDY ON FEEDING PREFERENCE OF TWO INDIGENOUS LARVIVOROUS FISH Pethia ticto AND Barilius bendelisis | UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Fishes are the most effective biological control agents for mosquito larvae. They not only eat mosquito larvae successfully, but they also quickly adapt to changing ecological conditions, reproduce, and suppress mosquito population on a self-sustaining basis. The feeding preferences of two readily available local fishes, Pethia ticto and Barilius bendelisis, were evaluated in this study, as well as the effect of alternative prey on larval feeding efficacy. Mosquito larvae, mosquito pupae, chironomid larvae, and artificial fish food were used in the food choice test. Live meals were collected from potential water lodging places, while fake feeds were purchased from aquarium stores. The first tests focused on a feeding efficacy test using only mosquito larvae and pupae as meal for fish of various lengths. In the second experiment, an equal amount of mosquito larvae, mosquito pupae, chironomid larvae, and artificial fish food were placed in the same container.

Both fish prefer to eat as much live and wriggly food as possible rather than fake stationery food. Pethia ticto of all sizes ingested the most chironomid larvae, followed by mosquito larvae, mosquito pupae, and artificial food in that order. While mosquito larvae are the preferred meal of Barilius bendelisis, they also eat mosquito pupae, chironomids, and artificial food. The rate of food consumption increases dramatically with increasing length size in both species. Both fish consumption data were statistically represented by MeanSD, and differences in means were investigated using ANOVA. Both fish's food preferences are intimately related to their feeding behaviours. Pethia ticto prefers to eat chironomid and mosquito larvae because they are column feeders, but Barilius bendelisis prefers to eat mosquito larvae and pupae because they are surface feeders. As a result, the two indigenous fishes could be exploited as mosquito immature biocontrol agents. Please see the link :- http://mbimph.com/index.php/UPJOZ/article/view/2645

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