Salah satu upaya meningkatkan kualitas pelet adalah melakukan pengkayaan. Pengkayaan pelet melalui penambahan berbagai senyawa, seperti vitamin, mineral, dan tumbuhan herbal baik berupa serbuk maupun ekstrak telah banyak dilaporkan para peneliti. Tumbuhan karamunting merupakan herbal yang memiliki pengaruh positif pada pertumbuhan benih udang windu. Penelitian ini bertujuan menguji pengaruh pengkayaan pada pakan pelet dengan ekstrak daun karamunting terhadap laju pertumbuhan benur udang windu (Penaeus monodon) yang dipelihara di tambak tradisional. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimental, terdiri dari dua perlakuan dan lima ulangan, yakni; perlakuan kontrol pemberian pellet tanpa ekstrak daun karamunting dan perlakuan pengkayaan pakan pellet dengan ekstrak daun karamunting sebanyak 150 mg/kg. Pakan yang diberikan sebesar 5 % dari biomassa populasi, frekuensi pemberian pakan 2 kali sehari. Pemeliharaan dilakukan selama 3 bulan (90 hari). Parameter penelitian yang diamati adalah hasil uji T, menunjukkan respon pertumbuhan yang lebih baik terhadap laju pertumbuhan udang windu yang diberikan pakan pelet yang telah diperkaya ekstrak daun karamunting sebesar 5,13%. Pengkayaan daun karamunting dapat mempengaruhi laju pertumbuhan udang windu dibandingan dengan perlakuan kontrol. Tingkat kelangsungan hidup (SR) dari pemeliharaan udang windu di akhir penelitian menunjukkan nilai yang berbeda nyata antar perlakuan. Tingkat kelangsungan hidup benur udang windu berkisar 49-61%. kontrol sebesar 61%, perlakuan ekstrak sebesar 49%. Berdasarkan hasil yang diperoleh selama penelitian, pengkayaan pakan pelet dengan penambahan ekstrak daun karamunting dapat mempengaruhi laju pertumbuhan udang windu Penambahan ekstrak daun karamunting memberikan respon yang positif pada pertumbuhan udang windu.
Kata kunci: Udang Windu, Pakan Pelet, Ekstrak Daun Karamunting

One of the efforts to improve the quality of pellets is enrichment. Enrichment of pellets through the addition of various compounds, such as vitamins, minerals, and herbal plants in the form of powders or extracts has been widely. discovered by previous studies. Karamunting plants arc herbs that have a positive effect on the growth of tiger prawn seeds. This study aimed to examine the effect of the enrichment of pellet feed with Karamunting leaf extract on the growth rate of tiger prawn fry (Manacle monodon) reared in traditional ponds. This research was an cxpenmental study, consisting of two treatments and five replications: the control treatment of giving pellets without karamunting leaf extract and the enrichment treatment of pellet feed with 150 mgckg of karamunting leaf extract. The feed given was 5% of the population biomass, and the frequency of feeding was 2 times a day. Maintenance was carried out for 3 months (90 days). The observed parameters were the results of the T-test, showing a better growth response to the growth rate of tiger prawns fed penciled feed which had been enriched with karamunting leaf extract of 5.13%. Enrichment of Karamunting leaves could affect the growth rate of tiger prawns compared to the control treatment. The survival rate (SR) of tiger shrimp rearing at the end of the study showed significantly different values between treatments. The survival rate of tiger prawn fry ranged from 49-61%. Control was 61%, and extract treatment was 49'',0 Based on the results obtained dun ng the study, enrichment of pelleted feed with the addition of Karamunting leaf extract could affect the growth rate of tiger prawns. The addition of Karamunting leaf extract gave a positive response to the growth of tiger shrimp. Keywords: Tiger Shrimp, Pellet Feed, Karamunting Leaf Extract