GROWTH EXPERIMENTS WITH PLAICE (PLEURONECTES-PLATESSA L) FED WITH FRESH AND COMPOUND FOODS

Larvae of plaice (Pleuronectes platessa L.) were reared for 20 days an d fed with Artemia salina nauplii, two kinds of artificial diets combi ned with live food, or artificial diets only. The growth and survival rates of the larvae receiving the different diets was monitored. The p laice could be reared from the first feeding to metamorphosis on fresh ly hatched Artemia salina nauplii; Micromin plus live Artemia nauplii; artificial plankton BP' plus Artemia nauplii and pure artificial plan kton BP'. However, the feeding with artificial diets combined with Art emia salina nauplii resulted in highest growth rate and lowest percent age of mortality.