Provision of appropriate food at different larval and post larval stages is an important aspect in success of seed production of neon tetra. The experiment was carried out to evaluate growth and survival of the neon tetra, Paracheirodon innesi reared by employing different methods of weaning fry from live mixed zooplankton to formulated feed. The fry of neon tetra (14.62 ± 0.27 mm initial length, 40.09 ± 2.72 mg initial body weight and 43 days old post hatched) were weaned onto formulated feed from day 1 (D1), day 6 (D2), day 12 (D3), day 24 (D4). The fry fed exclusively with mixed zooplankton (D5) served as control. The fry weaned at day 6 (D2) showed significantly higher length, weight and SGR than weaned at different periods. No mortality was recorded during whole experimental duration within treatments. Neon tetra fry can be weaned on formulated feed from day 6 at higher growth and survival successfully.
