Effect of OxyAqua Organic Product on the Growth Performance and Survival Rate of Black Fin Seabream (Acanthopagrus berda) and Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Juveniles Reared in Seawater Cemented Cisterns
Effect of OxyAqua Organic Product on the Growth Performance and Survival Rate of Black Fin Seabream (Acanthopagrus berda) and Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Juveniles Reared in Seawater Cemented Cisterns
Javeria Khourshid*, Ghulam Abbas, Shahnaz Rashid, Asma Fatima* and Abdul Malik
ABSTRACT
In order to analyze the effects of OxyAqua organic product used for fish health management, improve water quality and high survival ratio, research was conducted for 60 days in seawater cemented cisterns at CEMB, University of Karachi. Two commercially important fish species (Orechromis niloticus and Acanthopagrus berda) were used for this study and kept in two different treatment tanks with their replicates (n=10 each) designated as T1= OxyAqua and T2= simple aeration. Juveniles were fed on supplementary pelleted diet thrice daily at 2% of their total body weight. Results showed that WG and SGR were significantly higher in T1, in which we applied Oxy Aqua organic® product without aeration than T2, whereas no significant difference (p>0.05) was found in FCR between treatments. No mortality was occurring during the whole experimental period. Comparative growth analysis of both fish species revealed that OxyAqua organic is highly suitable for enhancing the biological performance of fish in captivity. This study is recommended for intensive and semi-intensive fish cultivation technology development, water quality improvement and fish health management in aquaculture.
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