Table 2 Hunter Lab Colorimeter analysis.

From: Molecular Mechanisms of Natural Carotenoid-based Pigmentation of Queen Loach, Botia dario (Hamilton, 1822) Under Captive Condition

Days

Yellowness

Redness

Nature

37.11 ± 0.54

11.49 ± 0.22

Experimental Groups

C

T1

T2

T3

C

T1

T2

T3

15th Day

12.90 ± 0.07c

13.26 ± 0.02d

17.29 ± 0.05f

19.84 ± 0.05g

0.39 ± 0.01b

2.40 ± 0.02d

4.33 ± 0.02g

4.84 ± 0.02h

30th Day

12.94 ± 0.04c

16.68 ± 0.03e

20.01 ± 0.02h

22.62 ± 0.03j

0.37 ± 0.01b

3.49 ± 0.02e

5.30 ± 0.02i

5.42 ± 0.06j

45th Day

11.78 ± 0.03b

17.70 ± 0.04 f

23.32 ± 0.01k

27.00 ± 0.01l

0.93 ± 0.01c

3.81 ± 0.06f

6.11 ± 0.02k

7.52 ± 0.03m

60th Day

8.43 ± 0.04a

20.59 ± 0.02i

27.47 ± 0.02m

30.70 ± 0.02n

0.10 ± 0.01a

3.83 ± 0.02f

7.29 ± 0.01l

7.99 ± 0.01n

  1. Hunter Lab Colorimeter analysis. Intensity of colouration of different days of feeding and nature fish in mean ± s.d. Different letters in superscript indicate significant difference (p < 0.05).