DISCUSSION
The result of brood stock, egg and fry size relationship
from this investigation shows that the weight of eggs
produced increased with increase in brood stock size.
Larger eggs were produced by larger brood stock,
while small eggs came from smaller females of C.
gariepinus. Roff, (1992) reported similar results from
his study of brood stock and egg relationship in Clarias
gariepinus, in fact, egg size determined most of the
variation in final juvenile fitness, as larger eggs came
from larger females. This could be due to larger yolk
reserve or they could also have inherited higher
growth rates from the start of external feeding.