WATER STABILITY AND NUTRIENTS RETENTION OF FISH DIETS PRODUCED WITH DIFFERENT FLOATING AND BINDING AGENTS

In attempt to produce buoyant feed for Catfish and Tilapia fishes without extrusion, twenty eight (28) iso-proteic (30% Crude protein) multi-caloric (21.00-40.00 Kcal/g) diets were formulated compounded with cooked uncooked Maize, Cassava, Wheat starches Aquatec-11 as binders. Duckweed Lemnna paucicostata, Baker‘s yeast Saccharamyces cerevisiae Honey comb (animal exudates) involved floating agents. Investigation carried out on stability nutrients (Crude proteins lipids) retention in glass tanks measuring 60X30X30cm3 60 minutes at 10 interval substantiate efficacy aquaculture input management. The results revealed significant (P<0.05) superiority water stability, lipids bond over wheat flour starch from 20 end of immersion period. Cooked cassava tuber significantly (p<0.05) superior maize among the local There general trends that leached time increases rate which faster than irrespective binding or Therefore their use feeds is highly recommended.