Table 1. Natural food fluctuations (% of total food intake) of different size classes of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). | ||||||
Type of food | Life stage/ size class* | |||||
Larvae | Fry | Fingerling | Juvenile | Grower | Broodstock | |
Invertebrates | 100 | 100 | 85 | 75 | 60 | |
Fish | 15 | 25 | 40 | |||
Data source: McPhail and Lindsey (1970) | ||||||
*Approximate indicative weight of different size classes of rainbow trout: fry, 0.3�1.0 g; fingerlings, 1.0�25.0 g, grower, 25�1 500 g; adult >1 500 g. |