<p align="center"><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p align="center"> </p><p>This study aimed to analyze the effect of water temperature on the physiological condition and growth performance of freshwater eel elver<em> Anguilla bicolor bicolor </em>(McClelland, 1844). This study was conducted in March 2017 at the Physiology Laboratory of Aquatic Animal, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Bogor Agricultural University. The study used a completely randomized design with five different levels of temperature (22<sup>°</sup>C, 24<sup>°</sup>C, 26<sup>°</sup>C, 28<sup>°</sup>C, and 30<sup>°</sup>C) as treatments with two replications. The size of elver was 2‒3 g. Fish were fed with 1 mm pellet containing 45% of protein. The feeding level was 7 % of fish biomass and the feeding frequency was two times a day. The results showed that temperatures range from 24‒30<sup>°</sup>C could be used for freshwater eel elver rearing and 28‒30<sup>°</sup>Cwere the best temperatures to support survival and growth performance of eel elver. A temperature of 24<sup>°</sup>C was the best temperature that could reduce the metabolism rate and did not cause stress on the elver.</p><p> </p><p>Keywords: elver, physiological conditions, growth performance, metabolism, temperature</p><p> </p><p> </p><p align="center"><strong>ABSTRAK</strong></p><p align="center"><strong> </strong></p><p>Penelitian dengan tujuan menganalisis pengaruh suhu terhadap kondisi fisiologis dan kinerja pertumbuhan <em>elver</em> ikan sidat (<em>Anguilla bicolor bicolor</em> McClelland, 1844) telah dilakukan pada bulan Maret 2017 di Laboratorium Fisiologi Hewan Air FPIK IPB. Penelitian menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap dengan lima perlakuan suhu berbeda (22<sup>°</sup>C, 24<sup>°</sup>C, 26<sup>°</sup>C, 28<sup>°</sup>C, dan 30<sup>°</sup>C) dengan masing-masing dua ulangan. Ukuran benih yang digunakan 2‒3 g. Pakan yang diberikan berupa pellet berukuran 1 mm dengan kadar protein 45%. Jumlah pakan yang diberikan (FR) adalah 7% dari biomassa ikan dan diberikan dua kali sehari. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kisaran suhu 24‒30<sup>°</sup>C dapat digunakan dalam pemeliharaan <em>elver</em> ikan sidat, dan suhu 28‒30<sup>°</sup>C merupakan suhu yang sangat baik untuk mendukung kelangsungan hidup dan pertumbuhan <em>elver</em> ikan sidat. Suhu media 24<sup>°</sup>C adalah suhu terbaik yang dapat menekan laju metabolisme dengan tidak menyebabkan stres pada <em>elver </em>ikan sidat.</p><p> </p><p>Kata kunci: <em>elver</em>, kondisi fisiologis, kinerja pertumbuhan, metabolisme, suhu</p><p> </p><p> </p>
The effect of temperature on the physiological condition and growth performance of freshwater eel elver Anguilla bicolor bicolor McClelland, 1844
