Culture fisheries in village ponds: a multi-location study in Haryana, India

Bhatnagar, Anita; Singh, Gajender

doi:10.5251/abjna.2010.1.5.961.968

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“…According to Bhatnagar and Singh (2010) and Bhatnagar et al (2004) DO level > 5 ppm is essential to support good fish production. Bhatnagar et al (2004) also suggests that DO levels of 1-3 ppm has sub lethal effect on growth and feed utilization, while DO levels of 0.3-0.8 ppm is lethal to fishes.…”

Section: Specific Growth Rate (%/Day) and Physico-chemical Parametersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Maximum limit of ammonia concentration for aquatic organisms is 0.1 mg/L (Santhosh and Singh, 2007), while Bhatnagar and Singh (2010) recommended that ammonia levels of < 0.2 mg/l are suitable for pond fishery. Consistent with these scholars, it was noted in the current study that the highest SGR for the control pond was registered at an ammonia level of 0.01 mg/l, which was within the recommended < 0.2 mg/l ammonia for fish culture in ponds.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Effects of water physico-chemical parameters on tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) growth in earthen ponds in Teso North Sub-County, Busia County

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Small-scale fish farmers in developing countries are faced with challenges owing to their limited information on aquaculture management. Nile tilapia farmers in Teso North Sub-County recorded lower yields than expected in 2009 despite having been provided with required inputs. Water quality was suspected to be the key factor responsible for the low yields. This study sought to assess the effects of earthen pond water physico-chemical parameters on the growth of Nile tilapia in six earthen fish ponds under semi-intensive culture system in Teso North Sub-County. The study was longitudinal in nature with pond water and fish being the units of analysis. Systematic sampling was used to select five ponds while a control pond was purposively selected based on its previously high harvest. Four ponds were fed by surface flow and two by underground water. Each pond was fertilized and stocked with 900 fry of averagely 1.4 g and 4.4 cm. Physico-chemical parameters were measured in-situ using a multi-parameter probe. Sixty fish samples were randomly obtained from each pond fortnightly for four months using a 10 mm mesh size and measured, weighed and returned into the pond. Mean range of physico-chemical parameters were: dissolved oxygen (DO) 4.86-10.53 mg/l, temperature 24-26°C, pH 6.1-8.3, conductivity 35-87 μS/cm and ammonia 0.01-0. 3 mg/l. Temperature (p = 0.012) and conductivity (p = 0.0001) levels varied significantly between ponds. Overall Specific Growth Rate ranged between 1.8% (0.1692 g/day) and 3.8% (1.9 g/day). Ammonia, DO and pH in the ponds were within the optimal levels for growth of tilapia, while temperature and conductivity were below optimal levels. As temperature and DO increased, growth rate of tilapia increased. However, increase in conductivity, pH and ammonia decreased fish growth rate. Temperature and DO ranging between 27 and 30°C and 5-23 mg/l, respectively, and SGR of 3.8%/day and above are recommended for higher productivity.

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Section: Specific Growth Rate (%/Day) and Physico-chemical Parametersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Specific Growth Rate (%/Day) and Physico-chemical Parametersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of water physico-chemical parameters on tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) growth in earthen ponds in Teso North Sub-County, Busia County

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“…DO level greater than 5.0 mg/L is essential to support good fish production (Bhatnagar et al, 2004). Catfish and other air breathing fish can, however, survive in oxygen concentration as low as 1.0 mg/L (Santhosh and Singh, 2007;Bhatnagar and Singh, 2010;RFP, 2010;Infonet Biodivision, 2016;Swan, 2017). According to Banerjea (1967), DO between 3.0 and 5.0 mg/L in ponds is unproductive.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Clerk (1986) reported that BOD range of 2 to 4 mg/L does not show pollution level of concern while levels beyond 5 mg/L are indicative of serious pollution. The recommended optimum BOD for aquaculture ponds is a maximum of 10 mg/L (Santhosh and Singh, 2007;Bhatnagar and Singh, 2010;Mayer, 2012). The greater the BOD, the more rapidly oxygen is depleted.…”

Section: Bod 5 and Codmentioning

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Effects of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on the physicochemical properties of fishpond water and growth of African catfish

Echiegu¹,

Ezeugwu²,

Ugwu³

2018

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is an aquatic plant that has the capacity to absorb nutrients, making it a potential alternative for the management of fishpond water. The effect of this plant on the physicochemical properties of fish pond water and on the growth of African catfish was investigated in this study. Four plastic ponds 2.0×2.0×1.2 m deep were used for the study. Fifteen percent of the surface area of two of the ponds was covered with water hyacinth while the other two ponds, which served as the control, were left uncovered. African catfish juveniles, with an average weight of 0.3 kg, sourced from a commercial fish farm, were used to stock each of the ponds at a density of 30 m -2 . The fish were fed with commercial feed pellets at an average rate of 0.33 g/fish/day. Water samples were drawn from the ponds weekly and analyzed for relevant physicochemical parameters. Based on the observed oxygen content of the ponds, the water in the control ponds were changed every week while those of the ponds with water hyacinth were changed bi-weekly. Fish samples were randomly selected weekly from each pond and weighed to determine the fish growth. The study lasted for four weeks. Results showed that the mean concentrations of total dissolved solids (TDS), total hardness, Mg hardness, chloride, nitrate, nitrite, sulphate, conductivity, turbidity and dissolved oxygen (DO) were higher, but not significantly (P≤0.05), under water hyacinth cover. Other parameters such as ammonia and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) were higher in the control pond. All parameters were fairly within the acceptable limits. There was also no significant difference (P≤0.05) between the final average weight of the fish in the ponds with water hyacinth (0.85 kg) and the control ponds (0.69 kg). Apart from reduction in water use, it would appear that the use of water hyacinth does not confer any significant advantage in fish ponds.

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“…According to OATA (2008) the levels below 0.02 ppm were considered safe. Bhatnagar and Singh (2010) recommended the level of ammonia (<0.2 ppm) suitable for pond fishery. So, the result was safe for MSP but slightly harmful for HSP.…”

Section: Water Quality Parametersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Growth and production performance of carps in shaded pond in Barisal, Bangladesh

Haque

Alam

et al. 2017

J Bangladesh Agric Univ

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The shaded nature of ponds in Barisal region constrained the pond polyculture. The present study was conducted with such shaded ponds to evaluate the growth and production performance of different carp species including rohu (Labeo rohita), catla (Catla catla), mrigal (Cirrhinus cirrhosus) and common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in polyculture system. In this experiment, polyculture of carps at similar densities were conducted in two different types of shaded ponds selecting nine ponds at Dinar village in Charkawa Union of Barisal Sadar sub-district. Out of 9 ponds, 5 were heavily shaded ponds (HSP) and 4 were moderately shaded ponds (MSP) considered as T 1 and T 2 , respectively. The average area of HSP and MSP was 0.03±0.01 and 0.07±0.03 ha, respectively which were experimented for a period of l80 days from July to December 2013. Carps were stocked at the rate of 14820/ha with the ratio of rohu, catla, mrigal and common carp -2:1:2:1. Carps were fed with supplementary feed of the mixture of rice bran, wheat bran and mustard oilcake at the rate of 10% body weight for first 3 months and 5% body weight for last 3 months. The water quality parameters such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, nitrite and ammonia were recorded. The highest weight gain was found in common carp (467.00±0.00 g) in T 1 and lowest weight gained in mrigal (172.46±26.80 g) in T 1 . Apart from common carp, the individual growth and production of other species was higher in MSP compared to HSP. The higher production was obtained in T 2 (2122.92±333.60 kg/ha/year) compared to T 1 (1547.79±132.94 kg/ha/year).

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Culture fisheries in village ponds: a multi-location study in Haryana, India

Cited by 66 publications

References 16 publications

Effects of water physico-chemical parameters on tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) growth in earthen ponds in Teso North Sub-County, Busia County

Effects of water physico-chemical parameters on tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) growth in earthen ponds in Teso North Sub-County, Busia County

Effects of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on the physicochemical properties of fishpond water and growth of African catfish

Growth and production performance of carps in shaded pond in Barisal, Bangladesh

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