The effect of gokshura (Tribulus terrestris) and nettle root (Urtica dioica) extracts on growth rate and sex reversal in convict cichlid (Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum)
1-Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Agriculture School, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic
Azad University, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran. 2-Department of Fisheries, Astara Branch, Islamic Azad University, Astara, Iran.
*Corresponding author's Email: Borhansh@gmail.com
There are many differences between sex of fishes in many traits before and after puberty. Differences in growth rate, size, behavior patterns, and breeding time between males and females have great economic importance (Turan and Cek, 2007).
Babahajiani P.1; Shokrollahi B.1*; Gharibkhani M.2