The relationship between some physicochemical parameters and plankton composition on fish production in ponds

The effect of physico-chemical parameters and plankton composition on fish production in ponds was investigated in six fish farms for eight weeks. The physicochemical parameters investigated were temperature=25-30 plus or minus C, transparency=0.45-0.57m, dissolved oxygen=3.0-10.9mg/l, pH=6.0-7.7, dissolved carbon dioxide=5.46-28.3mg/l, total alkalinity=44.37-80.0ppm, chemical oxygen demand=31.88-72.18mg/l and biological oxygen demand=0.66-48.34mg/l. Plankton composition varies and was made of four families of phytoplankton namely: Cyanophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Dinophyceae and Diatomida; and four families of zooplankton viz: Protozoa, Rotifera, Copepoda and Dinoflagellates. Farm 1 and 6 recorded the highest average weight of about 1.0kg and average total length of about 40.0cm for the two fish species. This study showed that fish yield was dependable on the quality and management of pond water characteristics

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Adeogun, O.A., Fafioye, O.O., Olaleye, B.A., Ngobili, G.O.
Format:	conference_item biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2005
Subjects:	Aquaculture, Biology, Chemistry, Nigeria, dissolved gases, dissolved oxygen, fish culture, fish ponds, food organisms, physicochemical properties, plankton, water quality, water temperature, water transparency, yield, pH effects, Bacillariophyta, Chlorophyta, Copepoda, Cyanophyta, Dinophyceae, Protozoa, Rotifera,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/21775
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