


Overall, the length-weight relation was allometric negative.

Total length and weight were measured weekly water quality and survival were monitored. The feed treatments used commercial HI-PRO-VITE 782 feed, with golden snail flour added in 4 doses: A (0%), B (20%), C (25%), D (30%). Each experimental unit (aquarium with aeration) contained four striped snakehead fry (total length 3.42 ± 0.21 mm). This study focused on the formulation of feed for fry, applying a fully randomised experimental method with 5 replicates. Earlier research found that golden snail (Pomacea sp.) was suitable as a natural feed for the grow-out of striped snakehead juveniles. To promote sustainable use of this resource, a striped snakehead domestication program was initiated in 2013. Wild populations are declining due to habitat degradation and conversion as well as overexploitation. The striped snakehead Channa striata is a highly nutritious and economically valuable food fish.
