Table 13. Supplementary feeding table for milkfish in fertilized pond | ||||
Life stage | Fish size (g) | Feeding rate (% of biomass/day) | Feeding frequency (no./day) | Feeding method |
Fry� | < 10 | 3 | 3 | broadcast |
juvenile* | > 150 | 3 | 3 | broadcast |
juvenile** | > 50 | 4 | 3 | broadcast |
*at 4 000 fish/ha, feeding on the last month of culture when food is inadequate | ||||
**at 8 000/ha, feeding starts on the second month of culture when natural food is inadequate |