Total spawn, seed output and the gonadosomatic index were
compared (Table 2). Seed output over time by week showed a
clear pattern (Fig. 1). The trend in seed output from normal
broodfish (N) increased linearly over the experimental period
while that from stunted broodfish (S), the relationship was
found to be linear at 3% and non-linear at other rates. Fig. 1
shows the patterns, and also the equations, of seed production
with time for each group at each feeding rate. Two-way
ANOVA showed that there were significant (Pb0.05) overall
impacts of both the treatments; broodfish type and subsequent
feeding rate on the total seed output. However, no significant
(PN0.05) interaction effect was found between the two factors.