Table 1 Growth performance and survival rates of three fishes fed experimental diets with vegetable oil instead of fish oil (Mean ± SEM) ^* .

11.36 ± 0.34

11.24 ± 0.31

11.14 ± 0.32

18.66 ± 0.36

18.55 ± 0.28

18.59 ± 1.07

9.00 ± 0.41

9.09 ± 0.23

8.69 ± 0.46

47.68 ± 1.42

50.95 ± 2.27

48.36 ± 1.90

86.83 ± 1.76^a

76.90 ± 1.56^b

52.66 ± 1.15^c

31.51 ± 1.19^a

27.64 ± 0.81^b

23.69 ± 0.77^c

1.95 ± 0.04

2.00 ± 0.07

1.95 ± 0.06

2.19 ± 0.02^a

2.01 ± ± 0.02^b

1.49 ± 0.03^c

1.79 ± 0.08^a

1.59 ± 0.05^ab

1.43 ± 0.05^b

0.68 ± 0.02

0.72 ± 0.02

0.69 ± 0.01

0.90 ± 0.01^a

0.75 ± 0.02^b

0.46 ± 0.01^c

0.64 ± 0.03^a

0.54 ± 0.02^b

0.52 ± 0.03^b

2.51 ± 0.05

2.41 ± 0.02

2.44 ± 0.03

1.84 ± 0.01^a

1.74 ± 0.01^b

1.37 ± 0.02^c

2.52 ± 0.04

2.64 ± 0.04

2.56 ± 0.06

98.67 ± 1.33

98.67 ± 1.33

94.67 ± 1.33

78.89 ± 1.11^a

63.33 ± 1.92^b

65.56 ± 2.22^b

88.33 ± 0.96^a

67.22 ± 1.26^b

62.78 ± 1.82^b