This work aimed to evaluate the effect of protein source origin and lysine and methionine or phosphorus and calcium supplementation to Nile tilapia during sex reversal phase. Two hundred fries were assigned to a completely randomized design with four treatments and five replications, in twenty 12 L aquarium. One aquarium with 10 Nile tilapia fry was considered an experimental unit. Morning and afternoon temperatures, dissolved oxygen, pH and electric conductivity was 22.6 ± 0.1ºC, 24.1± 0.4ºC; 6.77 ± 0.38 mg/L, 7.75 ± 0.16 e 173.4 ± 2 µS/m, respectively. The treatments were diets, one only with protein source of animal origin (FA), other only with protein source plant origin (FV), another with protein source plant origin but supplemented with lysine and methionine (FAA) and other with protein source plant origin but supplemented with calcium and phosphorus (FP). Means of end values of weight and length fry submitted to FA diet was greater than others treatments, followed to FP and FV diets, who had same value that the FAA diet. FA diet showed higher values of final biomass, followed by FP and FAA, that showed the same value of FV diet. Fry condiction of FA diet was greater than FAA and FV, but similar to FP diet. The survival of FA, FV, and FP diets was same and greater than FAA. Diets with animal protein ingredients were more efficient than vegetal protein ingredients with lysine and methionine or calcium and phosphorus supplementation, for Nile tilapia during sex reversion phase.
fry; protein source; sexual reversion; supplementation; tilapia
