effects of temperature on the growth of goldfish (carassius auratus)
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Project Summary Objective Statement: Different factors control how much a goldfish can grow, and habitat temperature may be one of these factors. I will have two tanks in my experiment. In one tank I will have 5 fish in water which is about 6 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the control tank. In the control tank I will have 5 fish in water which is at room temperature (70 Fahrenheit). I will keep the rest of the variables as close as to the same as I can. I will periodically measure the fish and possibly weight them to find the difference in their growth. Over the time period of the rest of the semester I will check them at least once a week or maybe more.TRANSCRIPT
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Effects of temperature on the growth of goldfish (Carassius auratus).
Jerry Lee AllenUndergraduate Student (Biology Health Science Concentration)Department of Biology, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN 38505
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Project Summary • Objective Statement: Different factors control how much a goldfish can grow,
and habitat temperature may be one of these factors.
• I will have two tanks in my experiment.
• In one tank I will have 5 fish in water which is about 6 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the control tank.
• In the control tank I will have 5 fish in water which is at room temperature (70 Fahrenheit).
• I will keep the rest of the variables as close as to the same as I can.
• I will periodically measure the fish and possibly weight them to find the difference in their growth.
• Over the time period of the rest of the semester I will check them at least once a week or maybe more.
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Introduction
• Temperature (within the range of 20-28oC) and body size influenced growth performance with the highest specific growth rates being obtained at 28oC (Kestemont 1995).
• Kestemont, P. 1995. Influence of feed supply, temperature and body size on the growth of goldfish Carassius auratus larvae. Aquaculture 136:341-349.
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Hypothesis and Null Hypothesis Statement
• Objective Statement: Different factors control how much a goldfish can grow, and habitat temperature may be one of these factors.
• Hypothesis Statement: Certain species of fish in the ocean vary in size in accordance to the temperature of their habitat, and goldfish may have this same trait.
• Null Hypothesis: Temperature does not play a vital role in the growth in goldfish.
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Materials • Materials: Two tanks of the same size, ten
fish and possibly a few extra, water, fish food, a ruler, a heater for the water, a thermometer, and possibly a digital scale.
• I will measure the fish in each tank with a cm or mm ruler at least once a week or more, and if I can find a good balance or electronic scale then I will weigh them then too.
• I will add together the lengths and weights of all the fish in each tank and compare them.
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Methods• I will use a standard t-test to find out if my
null hypothesis is true or false.
• I will then use the data that I accumulated to rectify or nullify my original hypothesis.
• Data Form
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Expected Results
I expect the goldfish living in the warmer water to have a little more growth than the ones living in the room temperature water.
• If goldfish growth is affected by temperature, then other more marketable fish may also have this trait.
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Timeline
• Timeline Link
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Twelve-Month Budget • Budget Link
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