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Abstract
The study evaluated the effect of cricket meal and black soldier fly larval meal on the growth performance of red tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) was arranged on nine composite tanks in a completely random designed with three treatments and three repetitions. Each tank has a volume of 500 L and density of 20 fish/tank, average fish weight was 46.23g/fish. Three treatments included control treatment using 100% fish meal (36.9% of the pellet), 20% of cricket meal and 20% black soldier fly larval meal replacing fishmeal in the diets of control treatment. The results showed that the growth rate (DWG and SGR) of red tilapia in the treatments were not statistically significant different (p>0.05), specifically in the control treatment reached (0.69 g/day and 1.11%/day), treatment used 20% of black soldier fly larval reached (0.64 g/day and 1.08 %/day) and treatment used 20 % of cricket meal replacing fishmeal reached (0.52 g/day and 0.91%/day). Feed conversion ratio and survival rate of tilapia in treatment used 20% black soldier fly larval were 1.68 and 98.33%, in treatment used 20% cricket meal to replace fish meal were 2.05 and 100%; and in control treatment were 1.73 and 98.33%. Therefore, feed substituted 20% fishmeal by black soldier fly larval meal and cricket meal were not affect the growth performance, feed conversion ratio and survival rate of red tilapia.
Keywords: Growth rate, red tilapia, cricket meal, black soldier fly larvae meal, fishmeal