Table 1.

Results of captive breeding experiments using different doses of HCG

Average
weight of
female
(g)
65
72
68
63

HCG
dosage
(IU/Kg
body
weight)
1000
2000
3000
Control

Average
weight of
male (g)

HCG dosage
(IU/Kg body
weight)

Latency
period (h)

Number of
eggs
spawned

Fertilization
(%)

Hatching
(%)

No. of
hatchlings
produced

Remarks

50
68
54
55

1000
2000
3000
Control

25 - 29
20-23
21 - 24
-

1160
2080
2740
-

55
64
70
-

60.0
67.8
73.0
-

383
902
1387
-

Partial Spawning
Complete Spawning
Complete spawning
No spawning

Correlations
1st Exp
Latency period

-0.856*

Number of eggs
spawned

.996*

Fertilization (%)

.993*

Hatching (%)

.993*

No. of hatchlings
produced

1.00**

**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (1-tailed).

*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (1-tailed).

Fig.

No.of No.of eggs spawned, Fert Fertilization rate (%), Hat Hatching rate (%), No.Ha- No.of Hatchlings produced