The growth response of juvenile A. latezonatus to varied temperatureswas
tested over a 60-day period. Fifteen groups of eight individual
fish were prepared haphazardly, while attempting to homogenise
average size and variance among groups; mean weight of each fish
within groups was 514±16mg; range: 416–614mg. The groups were
randomly allocated to the experimental tanks then, over 3 days, they
were progressively brought to their treatment temperatures which
ranged from 19 to 29 °C. The remaining juvenile fish were left in the
holding system as possible replacements. The stocking density was
restricted by the limited number of juveniles available