Goldfish (Carassius auratus) larviculture in biofloc systems: Level of Artemia nauplii, stocking density and concentration of the bioflocs

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 301-306

Author(s):

Rabeya Rahmatullah ◽

Md Ariful Islam ◽

Shah Mohammad Rahmatullah

Keyword(s):

Growth Rate ◽

Carassius Auratus ◽

Stocking Density ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Water Volume ◽

Average Weight ◽

Growth And Survival ◽

Goldfish Carassius Auratus ◽

Gold Fish ◽

Average Weight Gain

The study was conducted to compare the effect of three different fry rearing systems such as: hapa, cistern and pond on the growth and survival of goldfish (Carassius auratus ) fry. A total of 645 fry (mean initial weight: 0.0071 mg) were randomly distributed in the three treatments (systems) each having three replications. The stocking density was same in all the treatments with respect to the water volume of the systems which was 10 fry/hapa, 125 fry/cistern and 80 fry/pond. The trial lasted for 40 days. The water quality parameters were favorable in all the treatments during the period of the study. The growth and survival of goldfish fry varied among the systems. Highest average weight gain and specific growth rate (SGR) were observed in pond followed by hapa and cistern. On the other hand, survival rate was highest in cistern followed by hapa and pond. It can be concluded from the study that the pond was the best system in terms of growth rate and cistern was the best system for survival of gold fish fry.Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.2(2): 301-306, August 2015

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Growth performance of goldfish, Carassius auratus and basil, Ocimum basilicum in media bed aquaponics

Indian Journal of Fisheries ◽

10.21077/ijf.2019.66.1.78353-15 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 66 (1) ◽

Author(s):

P.A. Patil ◽

K. Dube ◽

A.K. Verma ◽

N.K. Chadha ◽

J.K. Sundaray ◽

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Keyword(s):

Growth Performance ◽

Carassius Auratus ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Stocking Density ◽

Experimental Period ◽

Ocimum Basilicum ◽

Water Volume ◽

Feed Conversion ◽

Goldfish Carassius Auratus ◽

Height Gain

An experiment of 36 days duration was conducted to study growth performance of goldfish Carassius auratus and basil Ocimum basilicum reared in a media bed aquaponic system. Goldfish fry (3.32 ± 0.45 g and 4.20 ± 0.39 cm) were stocked in rectangular 75 l capacity (water volume of 50 l) plastic tanks at three different stocking densities viz., 500 m-3 (T1), 600 m-3 (T2) and 700 m-3 (T3), respectively and basil plants were planted at a density of 20 m-2, i.e., 10 plants 0.44 m-2 in the rectangular plastic tanks filled with crushed stone media. The goldfish fry were fed with artificial feed (33% protein) at 5% of body weight in equal proportions, two times a day. Control (C) group was set with only basil plants. Growth parameters of goldfish such as length gain (%), weight gain (%) and specific growth rate (% d-1) were significantly higher in T3 (p<0.05) as compared to T1 and T2. However, feed conversion ratio (FCR) and protein efficiency ratio (PER) did not differ between treatments. Similarly, basil plant growth in terms of height gain (%) and leaves yield (nos. plant-1) were found to be highest in T3 which was significantly different from T1, T2 and control (C). Throughout the experimental period, values of water parameters in all the treatments were found to be in favourable ranges. From the results of the present study, it could be concluded that for maintaining good water quality with highest production in media bed aquaponics, the optimum stocking density is 700 m-3 for goldfish fry and 10 plants per 0.44 m2 for basil plants.

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SEM of Hepatocytes and Biliary Passages in Goldfish Liver

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100080213 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 35 ◽

pp. 556-557

Author(s):

Waykin Nopanitaya ◽

Joe W. Grisham ◽

Johnny L. Carson

Keyword(s):

Carassius Auratus ◽

Cell Layer ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Cell Types ◽

Biliary System ◽

Fish Food ◽

Commercial Fish ◽

Goldfish Carassius Auratus ◽

Commercial Fish Food

An interesting feature of the goldfish liver is the morphology of the hepatic plate, which is always formed by a two-cell layer of hepatocytes. Hepatic plates of the goldfish liver contain an infrequently seen second type of cell, in the centers of plates between two hepatocytes. A TEH study by Yamamoto (1) demonstrated ultrastructural differences between hepatocytes and centrally located cells in hepatic plates; the latter were classified as ductule cells of the biliary system. None of the previous studies clearly showed a three-dimensional organization of the two cell types described. In the present investigation we utilize SEM to elucidate the arrangement of hepatocytes and bile ductular cells in intralobular plates of goldfish liver.Livers from young goldfish (Carassius auratus), about 6-10 cm, fed commercial fish food were used for this study. Hepatic samples were fixed in 4% buffered paraformaldehyde, cut into pieces, fractured, osmicated, CPD, mounted Au-Pd coated, and viewed by SEM at 17-20 kV. Our observations were confined to the ultrastructure of biliary passages within intralobular plates, ductule cells, and hepatocytes.

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