Abstract:
A study aims to understand stomach analysis of Belontia hassellty present in the drainage canals of palm plantation in the Terantang Village has been conducted on February to April 2012. Fish samples were captured using bamboo fish trap, once/ week for a 4 month period. There were 123 fishes (102 males and 21 females) captured and TL is ranged from 52 to146 mm and BW ranged from 2 to 68 gr. Fish stomach was removed and stomach content was analyzed using volumetric, occurence frequency.
Stomach content of fish is related to their size. In small fish (TL less than 135 mm), the main food is plankton. In the relatively bigger fish (TL more than 136 mm), the main food crustacean. Preponderance Index in the fish in general was chlorophyta 45.14%, cyanophyta 20.23%, basillariophyta 22.89%, crustacea 11.40%, rotifera 0,20%, and insecta 0.15%. based on data obtained, it can be concluded that Belontia hasseltii is omnivorous but it tend to be herbivorous.
