The fry of milk fish Chanos chanos (Forskal), measuring 11-15 mm (13.5 mm mean length) obtained
from the creeks and canals of Puthuvype area in the Vypeen Island have been used to study the electivity
and food rations under laboratory conditions using rotifers, copepods, copepodites, copepod
nauplii and Artemia nauplii as feed. The observations at 24 hour intervals lasted for 7 days in one
set and 14 days in another set of experiments in different containers with 10 %, salinity. The survival
rate was 100% during the period of observation
