As shown in the result, the survival rate of
fry of C. gariepinus after starvation increased with
increase in parent brood stock size. The survival rate
of fry was high in large brood stock size while the
lowest survival rate of frywas obtained for the small
brood stock size. This was supported by an earlier
study by Marsh, (1986), and Miller et al. 1988 where
larger fry at hatching were noted to have some
advantages in survival and fitness.
The physico-chemical parameters of a body of water
is very important to the productivity, growth and
survival of the aquatic organisms that are living in the
water and thus play an important role in the biology
and physiology of the fishes which are part of the
organisms living in water (Adebisi, 1981).