FEEDING OF THE TENCH, Tinca tinca (L.), LARVAE AND FRY UNDER POND REARING CONDITIONS

Abstract

Food composition of three generations of larvae and fry of tench from three times repeated spawning was analyzed. Feeding intensity and food selectivity were assessed against thermal and trophic conditions of the environment. It was concluded that tench larvae fed mostly on cladocerans, while fry preferred copepods and Diptera larvae.