@article{MAKHILLJFI20127321685,
    title = {Effect of <I>Spirulina platensis </I>Meal as Feed Additive on Growth Performance and Survival Rate in Golden Barb fish, <I>Puntius gelius </I>(Hamilton, 1822)},
    journal = {Journal of Fisheries International},
    volume = {7},
    number = {3},
    pages = {61-64},
    year = {2012},
    issn = {1817-3381},
    doi = {jfish.2012.61.64},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1817-3381&doi=jfish.2012.61.64},
    author = {Michael,Mohammad Forouhar,Hamed Ghaffari and},
    keywords = {Spirulina platensis,Golden Barb fish,growth performance cyanobacteria,FCR,Iran},
    abstract = {The effect of <I>Spirulina platensis</I> on the growth and survival rate of Golden Barb fish (<I>Puntius gelius</I>) was investigated as a protein source in a 2 months feeding trial. <I>S. platensis</I> was added to the basal diet at 0% (Control), 5, 10 and 20% and fed to Golden Barb fish. The growth of Golden Barb fish was related to the level of <I>S. platensis</I> containing. The final weight gain, specific growth rate, feed conversion ratio of fish were affected by spirulina supplementation (p&gt;0.05). The highest Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR), 3.55&plusmn;0.10 was found in the fishes that were cultured with 20% of <I>S. platensis</I>. The survival rate was not affected by different amount of spirulina. The results of the present study clearly demonstrate that <I>S. platensis</I> could be considered as a protein source for incorporation in Golden Barb fish diets to gain more weight.}
    }