Feeding behavior of a carp,Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton) from fishponds of District Jacobabad,Sindh,Pakistan

Cirrhinus reba was observed as an omnivore with higher feeding preference for plant foods. the plant food items recorded in the gut content were cyanophyceae,chlorophyceae,bacillariophyceae and aquatic higher plants. animal foods were found to be less preferred food items of this fish. it was also found to be a bottom feeder with respect to dial patterns of feeding. the fish was observed to be a continuous feeder with greatly reduced feeding activity at night. two feeding peaks of this fish were recorded,the major of which was recorded at dusk,while the minor one at noon. the fish did not show any tendency to change its food item with the change in hour. copyright 2010 zoological society of pakistan.