<![CDATA[This study aims to determine the effect of substituting fish meal with black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) maggot meal in artificial feed on the growth and survival rate of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus). The study used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 3 replications, namely P0 (0% substitution), P1 (25% substitution), P2 (50% substitution), and P3 (75% substitution) over a 40-day rearing period. The parameters observed included absolute weight growth, specific growth rate (SGR), feed conversion ratio (FCR), survival rate (SR), and water quality. The results showed that treatment P1 (25% substitution) produced the highest absolute weight growth of 24.77 grams with an SGR of 4.42%/day, the lowest FCR of 1.10, and the highest survival rate of 95.6%, which was not significantly different from the control (P0). In contrast, increasing substitution up to 75% (P3) tended to decrease growth performance and survival rate due to the high fat and crude fiber content of BSF maggot meal. Based on these results, it can be concluded that BSF maggot meal can replace fish meal up to a level of 25% without decreasing the growth performance and survival rate of catfish.]]>
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