| The effect of 17β-estradiol on sex reversal of climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) egg phase by immersion method were studied. The fish eggs were immersed with 17β-estradiol at the level of 0 (control group), 50, 100, 150 and 200 μg/l in fiberglass tanks containing 5 L freshwater for 4 days. Five hundred eggs were used for each treatment with the experiments being done in 4 replicate. After hatching, hatching rates of the fish were not significantly different regardless of levels 17β-estradiol. Initial length and weight of the fish were measured at the beginning of the experiment. After nursing for 56 days in suitable condition, sex reversal rate, length gain, weight gain, average daily growth, specific growth rate and survival rate of the fishes were... |
