The goal of this note was to evaluate the effect of cage volume on the productivity of juvenile tambaqui during second growth phase. Tambaqui juveniles were raised for 60 days on a density of 300 fish/m³, in two different volumes cage: 1 and 6 m³. We evaluated growth and productivity parameters. There are no differences in fish weight and length. The coefficient of variation of length was significantly lower for fish in the small volume cage. There was no differences in survival, volume production, and weight gain between treatments. Fish from the larger volume cage were significantly more efficient in food conversion. The second growth phase may be undertaken in both cage volumes without losses to fish farmers.
Fish culture; cage; production; tambaqui; Colossoma