Comparison of feeding Malva neglecta with Coriandrum sativum on the growth of golden Gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus)

Ornamental labyrinth fish have high disease resistance, beauty, high diversity and are peaceful and highly adapted with other fish.  In this study, 210 pieces of gold gourami fish (Trichogaster trichopterus) with average weight 5 ± 0.5 gr were used in three treatments with three replications. Fish were fed by Malva neglecta and Coriandrum sativum in 2, 4, and 6% of body weight for 60 days in different aquariums. Physicochemical properties of water include temperature; dissolved oxygen and pH were daily measured. The experiment was performed randomly and the statistical analysis tests were Two-way variance analysis and Scheffe's multiple comparison test. The results showed that the samples were fed with Malva neglecta had the highest growth but there was no significant difference between the treatment of Malva neglecta and Coriandrum sativum (P>0.05). The average weight of the samples which were fed by Malva neglecta and Coriandrum sativum had significant difference with control group (P<0.05).