The maximum number of ¾ full stomachs was observed in February 2011 and the minimum number
of ¾ full stomachs was recorded in the month of December, 2010. The condition of feed was also
related to maturity of fish. Immature fishes were found to feed with almost equal intensity throughout
the year. These findings clearly indicated that the feeding intensity of juvenile fishes is increased. The
rate of feeding activity based on monthly variation was also recorded by Moffet and Hunt (1943) and
Khan (1947) in their study on blue gill and Labeo rohita respectively. Studies on the food and feeding habits have been made by many workers like, Hynes (1950), Mustafa et al. (1981), Bhuiyan et al.
(1997, 1998, 1999) etc.