PENGARUH JADWAL PEMBERIAN PAKAN TERHADAP PERCEPATAN MOULTING DAN FAKTOR KONDISI LOBSTER AIR TAWAR (Cherax quadricarinatus) = THE EFFECT OF FEEDING SCHEDULE ON MOLTING ACCELERATION AND CONDITION FACTORS OF FRESHWATER LOBSTER (Cherax quadricarinatus)

WHIWY: THE EFFECT OF FEEDING SCHEDULE ON MOULTING ACCELERATION AND CONDITION FACTORS OF FRESHWATER LOBSTER (Cherax quadricarinatus). Supervised by Main Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ir. Muhammad Yusri Karim., M.Si Background. Feed is a component in aquaculture that plays a very large role in terms of growth determinants and production costs, given that crayfish are omnivorous animals that can be fed with tubifex feed and commercial feed. In addition, nutrition and successful molting play an important role in crayfish growth. Objective. This study was to evaluate the feeding schedule of natural feed to artificial feed on moulting acceleration and condition factors. Methods. This research was conducted from December 2024 to February 2025, Maintenance was carried out for 30 days at the Bumi Paccelekang Sejahtera Freshwater Lobster Breeding Unit (BUMDES), Pacellekang Village, Pattalassang District, Gowa Regency. The stocking density of crayfish was 50 fish/container with a water volume of 15 L/container. The study was designed using the complete randomized design (CRD) method consisting of 4 treatments and each treatment had 3 replicates. The data obtained were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). If there is a significant effect, then continued with the W-Tuckey further test. As a tool for statistical tests, the SPSS program with version 29.0 was used. Results. The results showed that different feeding schedules had a very significant effect (p < 0.01) on the molting of crayfish fry. The results of the W-Tuckey further test showed that feeding schedules A and B had a significant effect on the molting of crayfish fry.

Keywords: Schedule, Freshwater Lobster, Moulting, Condition Factor.