| Table 10. Some examples of commercial pellet feeds with specifications for commonly used commercial feed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brand name | Manufacturer | Country of origin | Life Stage | Fish size (g) | Feed type/ Specification | Feed/ pellet size | Proximate composition (%) | SGR (%/day)� | FCR | |||||||||
| Moisture (Max) | Crude Protein (Min) | Fat (min) | Crude fibre (Max) | Carbohydrate (Max) | Ash | Ca (Range) | P (Range) | DE (kJ/g) (Min) | Float (%) | |||||||||
| Start Feed | Ridley Aquafeed | Australia | Fry | <1 mm�3 mm | 52 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1.2 | 17.09 | Slow sink | ||||||
| Start 3 LC | Juvenile | 3 mm | 52 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1.2 | 17.09 | 40 to 80 | ||||||||
| Barra Gr | Grower | 4 mm�15 mm | 50 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 11.6 | 1.5 | 16.66 | 75+ | ||||||||
| Marine 45/20 | Grower | 4 mm�15 mm | 45 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 11.2 | 1.6 | 18.44 | <1% | ||||||||
| Nova ME STB3 | Skretting | 10�65 | 3 mm | 8 | 50 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 1.4 | 18.6 | ||||||||
| Nova ME STB4 | 50�160 | 4 mm | 8 | 50 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 1.4 | 18.6 | |||||||||
| Nova ME STB6 | 150�275 | 6 mm | 8 | 45 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 1.4 | 18.9 | |||||||||
| Nova ME STB9 | 150�800 | 9 mm | 8 | 45 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 1.4 | 18.9 | |||||||||
| Nova ME STB11 | > 750 | 11 mm | 8 | 45 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 1.4 | 18.9 | |||||||||