ABSTRACT

This study was designed to evaluate the growth of Nile Tilapia by giving them a less

expensive and more effective fish meal; and to find beneficial ways to lessen agricultural

problems such as pests and excessive waste materials. For this experiment, the ingredients used

are the Golden Kuhol and coconut bagasse as the alternative fish meal for the Nile Tilapia. Three

treatments are used for the experiment: Treatment 1 has 75% concentration of golden kuhol and

25% concentration of coconut bagasse; Treatment 2 has 50% concentration of golden kuhol and

50% concentration of coconut bagasse; and lastly, Treatment 3 is a commercialized fish meal for

the control experiment. Ninety pieces of fingerlings with an average weight of 1.1 g of Nile

Tilapia were gathered from Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Reserva, Aurora and was

placed in three ponds with three divisions separated by the nets with ½ meter of width and 1

meter of length. Each pond has 30 fingerlings that were fed with their assigned Treatment.

During the experiment, the fish were fed three times a day at the rate of 10% of their body

weight for 4 weeks. The results revealed that there was no significant difference (p<0.05) from

the commercial feeds on the growth performance of Nile Tilapia. However, the alternative fish

meal is still effective to use and is cheaper than the feeds used by BFAR if not free; therefore it

can be a potential feed alternative for the Nile Tilapia that can lessen the fish raiser’s expenses.