Table2, Shows the effect of egg size on
survival potential of Clariasgariepinus fry starved for
one week. The size of the parent brood stock varies
from 795-1500g while the corresponding mean egg
size range from 1.00 – 1.6mm while the mean weight
of eggs batches obtained from the female brood stock
ranged from 14.4 – 30.1g. The survival rate of fry
after starvation increased with increase in parent
brood stock size. The highest fry survival (60- 90%)
was recorded for the highest brood stock size (1200 –
1500)g while the lowest fry survival rate (50%) was
recorded for the lowest brood stock size (795g). Table
3, shows that laboratory water temperature ranged
from 25.90
c– 300
c with mean of 27.93+1.49 during
the period of the experiment. The dissolved oxygen
(DO) ranged between 5.0mg/1-5.6mg/l with mean of
5.24 ± 0.62. The pH ranged between 6.10/7.0 with
mean 6.5 +0.35.