@article{MAKHILLJAVA20109192417,
    title = {Comparisons of the Effects of Aquaria Made of Glass or Fiberglass on Growth and Pigmentation of Goldfish, <I>Carassius auratus</I> and Electric Yellow Cichlid, <I>Labidochromis caeruleus</I>},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {9},
    number = {19},
    pages = {2508-2512},
    year = {2010},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2010.2508.2512},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2010.2508.2512},
    author = {Mahmut,Zeynep and},
    keywords = {Glass aquarium,fiberglass tank,pigmentation,growth,Carassius auratus,Labidochromis caeruleus},
    abstract = {This study was conducted to compare effects of aquria made of glass or fiberglass on growth and pigmentation in goldfish, <I>Carassius auratus </I>(initial weight of 8.1 g) and electric yellow cichlid, <I>Labidochromis caeruleus </I>(initial weight of 0.47 g)  for a rearing period of 80 days. Skin colour assessment was performed by reflectance spectroscopy with transformation into colour parameters based on tristimulus values, L (lightness), a (redness) and b (yellowness). A lower L and a higher a, b was obtained on skin of goldfish reared in fiberglass aquarium compared to those in glass one (p&lt;0.05) while no differences were observed among L, a and b of electric yellow cichlid reared in glass or fiberglass aquarium (p&gt;0.05). Growth performance, feed conversion ratio and survival ratio in both species were not affected by the aquarium types (p&gt;0.05). Aquarium made of fiberglass should be preferred for goldfish rearing as skin colour is significantly improved in this media.}
    }