GROWTH RATES OF YOUNG BUNI Barbus sharpeyi (GUNTHER,1874) AND COMMON CARP Cyprinus carpio L. UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS

Fishes of buni ,(Barbus sharpeyi (Gunther,1874)) with average weight (20.13 ± 1.77) gm and common carp ,(Cyprinus carpio) (20.63 0.56) were reared in eight plastic aquariums 15 L cabacity. Four treatments (two replicates) carried out as following:(1) 10 per aquarium, (2) 8 one aquaria, (3) 6 another aquarium (4) aquarium. Artificial food (29.31 % protein) was fed to the fishes once daily 3 body weight.Water temperature 26-28ºC, Oxygen concentration 6.2 mg/L pH 8.1. Results showed no significant (P>0.05) differences between 2 ,3 ,4 treatments, however fish 4 (0.059 gm) mean growth rate better than both , (0.053 0.056gm). The experiment highest parameters compared .This may be due its efficiency utilization comparing buni, which lower parameters. More experiments are needed, using different types diets achieve .