Abstract
Abstract Thirteen diets were offered to largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) fry (10 mm long and larger) for nine or more days. Survival was used as an indication of feed acceptance. Whole eggs of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) were used as the control diet. Five prepared diets contained from 10 to 97% carp eggs. Seven other diets contained a variety of ingredients and were of various feed types: dry pellets, semimoist pellets, moist pellets, and flakes. Carp eggs, collected over several months, were fed to determine if maturity of eggs had any effect on acceptance. Washings and extracts from several fishery products were tested as fry attractants. Diets containing 97-100% carp eggs were the only diets that were well accepted (supporting 56-81% survival) by the fry. The only other diet that resulted in more than 4% survival was a commercially available flaked fish food (18% survival). Maturity of carp eggs did not affect acceptance by fry. Largemouth bass fry exhibited no noticeable attraction to the wa...
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