Table 1 Body weight, condition factor (CF) and hepatosomatic index (HSI) of Clarias gariepinus (n = 6) on 21-day exposure to propranolol and 7-day post withdrawal

Weight (g)

Control

54.67 ± 27.15^a1

53.67 ± 7.10^a1

50.33 ± 3.22^a1

48.00 ± 8.54^a1

49.00 ± 1.00^b1

1.90

49.33 ± 6.11^a1

53.00 ± 1.00^a1

44.33 ± 2.52^a1

44.33 ± 14.05^a1

50.33 ± 4.51^a1

0.95

53.67 ± 10.12^a1

52.67 ± 8.08^a1

48.67 ± 1.16^a1

42.33 ± 1.53^a1

51.00 ± 5.57^a1

0.63

51.33 ± 30.93^a1

41.67 ± 6.66^a1

47.33 ± 15.14^a1

43.00 ± 1.00^a1

54.33 ± 0.58^a1

CF

Control

0.70 ± 0.07^a1

0.71 ± 0.05^a1

0.63 ± 0.05^a1

0.67 ± 0.17^a1

0.54 ± 0.08^a1

1.90

0.70 ± 0.17^a1

0.69 ± 0.02^a1

0.72 ± 0.09^a1

0.57 ± 0.02^a1

0.50 ± 0.08^a1

0.95

0.67 ± 0.07^a1

0.66 ± 0.05^a1

0.64 ± 0.08^a1

0.70 ± 0.11^a1

0.58 ± 0.06^a1

0.63

0.54 ± 0.17^a1

0.71 ± 0.12^a1

0.68 ± 0.10^a1

0.60 ± 0.02^a1

0.62 ± 0.05^a1

HSI

Control

1.28 ± 0.20^a1

1.15 ± 0.06^a1

1.09 ± 0.29^a1

1.18 ± 0.29^a1

1.18 ± 0.16^a1

1.90

1.32 ± 0.28^a1

1.21 ± 0.06^a1

1.26 ± 0.14^a1

1.10 ± 0.08^a1

1.36 ± 0.14^a1

0.95

1.18 ± 0.12^a1

1.40 ± 0.18^a1

1.28 ± 0.04^a1

1.27 ± 0.08^a1

1.20 ± 0.29^a1

0.63

1.51 ± 0.06^a1

1.14 ± 0.10^a1

1.22 ± 0.05^a1

1.13 ± 0.07^a1

1.05 ± 0.18^a1