Fortification of plant protein sources in the fish food for Cyprinus carpio

Suitability of various plant proteins in the diet of common carp, Cyprinus carpio was studied. Conventional fish meal (CM) containing groundnut oilcake and rice bran was compared with four experimental diets containing plant proteins from different sources e.g. Asparagus meal (AM); Eichhornia meal (EM); Gliricidia meal (GM). Promising growth of fish was observed due to the fortification of plant proteins in fish food. The results indicated that plant proteins can substitute up to 40% of the total protein in the diet of fish.