| Table 3. Summary of dietary mineral and vitamin requirements of mrigal, Cirrhinus mrigala | ||||
| Nutrients | Life stages/size class | |||
| Larvae | Fry | Fingerling | Juvenile | |
| Minerals | ||||
| Macroelements | ||||
| Calcium | ||||
| Phosphorus (g/kg) | 33 | |||
| Ca:P ratio | 01:04 | |||
| Magnesium | ||||
| Sodium | ||||
| Potassium (%) | 0.41 | |||
| Microelements | ||||
| Iron | ||||
| Sulphur | ||||
| Chlorine | ||||
| Copper | ||||
| Manganese (mg/day/fish) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
| Zinc | ||||
| Cobalt (cobalt chloride) (mg/day/fish) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
| Selenium | ||||
| Iodine | ||||
| Molybdenum | ||||
| Chromium | ||||
| Fluorine | ||||
| Vitamins, min. (mg/kg dry diet) | ||||
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 99 | |||
| Vitamin K | ||||
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | ||||
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | ||||
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin/nicotinic acid) | ||||
| Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) | ||||
| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) | ||||
| Vitamin B7 (Biotin) | ||||
| Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) | ||||
| Choline | ||||
| Inositol | ||||
| Folic acid | ||||
| Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) | 650-700 | |||
| Data source: Paul et al. (2004a); Paul et.al. (2004b); Saxena and Talwar (1996); | ||||
| Sen and Chatterjee (1979); Mahajan and Agarwal (1980) | ||||