scholarly journals Use of artificial substrate in pond culture of freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii): a new approach regarding growth performance and economic return

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilshad Milky Tuly ◽  
Md. Sherazul Islam ◽  
Mst. Hasnahena ◽  
Md. Rezwanul Hasan ◽  
Md. Tawhid Hasan

An experiment was conducted for six months to evaluate the effects of artificial substrates on the survival, growth and production of Macrobrachium rosenbergii juveniles. The treatment T1 contained locally available bamboo-made substrate both vertical and horizontal and treatment T2 received no substrate. Juvenile prawns (0.40±0.13 g) were stocked at the rate of 19,760 prawns ha-1. The water quality parameters range such as temperature, pH and DO were 22.06-33.45°C, 7.70-8.40 and 4.75-6.15 mgl-1 respectively which was no significant difference (P<0.05) between two treatments. The final weight was 56.48±6.56 g and 45.03±2.11 g in T1 and T2 respectively. The survival rate of T1 was 63.12% which was significantly higher (P>0.05) than T2 (56.87%). The specific growth rate, food conversion ratio and protein efficiency ratio were 1.19 % and  1.14 %, 3.15 and 4.39, 0.98 and 0.71 in T1 and T2 respectively which were not significantly different (P<0.05) between treatments. The total production and net profit in T1 was 1408 kgha-1 and BDT 117,325 ha-1 which was significantly higher (P>0.05) than T2. Thus growth and survival of prawn juveniles improved in presence of artificial substrate which could be economically viable technique for the freshwater prawn culture.

1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAA Mamun ◽  
MA Hossain ◽  
MS Hossain ◽  
ML Ali

An experiment was conducted for two months in a recirculatory system consisting 12 glass aquaria (size 41× 41 × 46 cm) to evaluate the effects of substrates on the growth and survival of Macribrachium rosenbergii postlarvae (PL). Treatment T1 having no substrate was considered as the control. Treatment T2 contained pieces of hollow PVC pipe, treatment T3 and T4 were provided with high density polyethylene (HDPE) and black nylon netting, respectively. Each treatment had three replicates. PL-15 of M. rosenbergii (mean initial length 1.20 ± 0.02 cm; mean initial weight 27 ± 0.02 mg) were stocked at the rate of 75 PLs (1.25 PL L-1) in each aquarium. At the beginning PLs were fed three times daily at the rate of 20% of their body weight which was reduced to 10% at the start of 2nd month. The ranges of water quality parameters recorded in different treatments were: temperature 26 - 29°C; dissolved oxygen 6.2 - 8.1 mg L-1; pH 6.8 - 8.1 and total ammonia 0.01 - 0.15 mg L-1. The result of the study showed that there was no significant difference (P>0.05) in final length of PLs between treatments T3 (HDPE netting) and T4 (nylon netting) but these values were significantly higher than those in T1 (control). There was no significant difference (P>0.05) in final weight and specific growth rates (SGR) of PLs in treatments T3 and T4 but these values were significantly higher than those in T2 (PVC pipe) and T1 (control). Final weights of PLs were 32.70%, 31.54% and 21.05% higher in treatments T3, T4 and T2 respectively than T1 (without substrate). The FCR values ranged between 1.85 and 1.88. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) between the survival of PLs which ranged between 80.33 and 83.00%. Result of the study indicated that growth of M. rosenbergii PLs improved in presence of artificial substrates but the artificial substrates did not improved survival. HDPE and nylon netting gave the best results compared to PVC pipes and control treatments in terms of growth and feed efficiency. Therefore, use of HDPE or nylon netting may be recommended as substrate for successful nursing of M. rosenbergii PLs. However, further studies using different substrates should be carried out in nursery ponds to ascertain the usefulness of these substrates for nursing of M. rosenbergii PLs. Keywords: Nursery rearing; Freshwater prawn; Postlarvae; Artificial substrates DOI: 10.3329/jbau.v8i2.7946 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 8(2): 333-340, 2010


2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. K. Jesna ◽  
B. R. Pillai ◽  
Namita Naik ◽  
Harmohan Pradhan

An experiment of 65 days duration was conducted to study the effect of biofilm formed on different natural substrates at different substratum densities on the growth and survival of juveniles of freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man, 1879). Natural substrates like dried paddy straw and cut grass were evaluated as substratum for biofilm production. The experiment was conducted in fiber glass tanks of 500 l capacity. The study comprised six treatments viz., dried paddy straw at 60 (T1); 120 (T2) and 240 (T3) g tank-1 and cut grass at 60 (T4) and 120 (T5) g tank-1, each with three replicates following a completely randomised design. Prawn juveniles reared without any substratum acted as control. Ten days after the introduction of substratum in the tanks, prawn juveniles (2.01 g±0.37) were stocked at a density of 40 m-³. The juveniles were fed with 2 mm commercial pellet feed (30% protein) at 5% of the biomass. No water exchange was done in the treatment tanks whereas in control tanks 50% water exchange was done once every week. The study revealed significantly (p<0.05) higher survival rate (%) in the treatment tanks (94.4±9.6, 80.5±12.7, 86.1±12.7, 86.1±4.8 and 91.6±8.35 for treatments T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 respectively) compared to the control (52.8±9.5). Among treatment tanks, T2 and T3 showed significantly higher (p<0.05) average daily growth (g d-1) (0.055±0.005 and 0.057±0.005 respectively) when compared to other treatments (0.0367±0.02 for T1 and 0.0373±0.01 for T5). But the specific growth rate did not show any significant difference among the treated groups including control. Use of biofilm significantly reduced the usage of water (by 2.9 times) compared to control, which is significant considering the predicted water scarcity in future. 


2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mridula Rajesh ◽  
J. K. Manissery ◽  
K. M. Rajesh

Effect of artificial substrates on growth and survival of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man, 1879)in the nursery and grow-out rearing was evaluated. Nursery rearing was conducted for a period of 35 days in nine 1 m3cement tubs with 15 cm soil base. Three tubs without substrates served as control (C) while three tubs each with 200 g ofsugarcane bagasse (SB) or 200 g of paddy straw (PS) formed the treatments. Each tub was stocked with 15 post-larvae(mean weight, 0.01 g). Grow-out rearing was conducted for 90 days in six 25 m2 cement cisterns, of which three cisternswithout substrate served as control (C) and three with 5 kg sugarcane bagasse (SB) served as treatment. Each cistern wasstocked with 25 juveniles (mean weight, 0.55 g). The average phytoplankton and zooplankton abundance in water as wellas algae and food organisms attached on the substrate in the nursery phase was greater in bagasse than in paddy strawtreatments. Addition of substrate resulted in higher growth and survival both in nursery and grow-out phase. Prawns grownin cisterns provided with substrates were of more uniform size than those in control cisterns. The study recommends the useof substrate based aquaculture for nursery and grow-out rearing of M. rosenbergii.


2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Pervin ◽  
M A Wahab ◽  
K Fatema ◽  
M S R Khan

The effects of mola (Amblypharyngodon mola) at different densities in polyculture with freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) were investigated at the Fisheries Field Laboratory, Bangladesh Agricultural University,  Mymensingh. The experiment had three treatments, viz. prawn + 1 mola m-2, prawn + 1.5 mola m-2 and prawn + 2 mola m-2 and were treated as T1, T2, and T3, respectively with three replications in each. Prawn stocking density was  same (3 juvenile m-2) in all treatments. Feeds were applied twice daily for prawn. Assuming 80% survival, feeding  rates were gradually reduced to 10-5% of body weight from the beginning to the last month. Water quality parameters  (except transparency, chlorophyll-a) did not vary significantly (P>0.05). Weight gain, SGR (% body weight), gross and  net production of prawn were not significantly different (P>0.05). Higher total production was recorded in T3 (574.61  ±39.58 kg ha-1) followed by TI (531.65±42.40 kg ha-1) and T2 (514.75±77.91 kg ha-1). It was found that addition of  mola at different densities had no effects on survival and production performance of prawn. Therefore, nutrient-dense mola may be stocked as an additional species with freshwater prawn. It might be concluded that treatment T3 was better proposition for prawn-mola polyculture. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v10i1.12109 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 10(1): 163–167, 2012    


2019 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. e45872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilce Svarcz Jungles de Camargo ◽  
Atsler Luana Lehun ◽  
Jonathan Rosa ◽  
Ana Carolina de Deus Bueno-Krawczyk

The objective of this research was to validate the colonization process on natural and artificial substrates by benthic invertebrates in a tropical stream in South Brazil. The samples were performed in July and August-2012, and 32 samplers were used, being 16 natural and 16 artificial substrates. In each sample, two replicas were taken for each substrate at the 2th, 4th, 7th, 14th, 21th 28th, 35th and 42th days of colonization. The organisms were identified to the lowest possible taxonomic level. In both substrates 3,070 benthic invertebrates were detected, of which 1,753 individuals were collected on the natural substrate, and 1,317 on the artificial substrate. From the identified taxa 8.5% were not dominant (Anacroneuria, Orthocladiinae, Tupiara, Smicridea, Baetodes, Tupiperla, Macrogynoplax, Gripopteryx, Cylloepus, Macrelmis, Microcylloepus, Hetaerina, Argia, Coryphaeschna, Atopsyche, Pomacea, Corydalus, Leptohyphes and Eccoptura), and 31.5% were dominant (Tanypodinae, Chironominae, and Paragripopteryx). The genus Simulium was very common, dominant and abundant, representing 65% of the collected individuals. No significant difference was found in the abundance and species composition between artificial and natural substrates. On the natural substrate, the higher colonization index was at the 35th day with 459 individuals, and the lowest was at the 14th day, with 87. On the artificial substrate the highest index was at the 42th day with 337 individuals, and the lowest was at the 4th day, with 85. Both natural and artificial substrates are efficient in characterizing the benthic community. In the evaluation of the ecological succession, it was not possible to observe a pattern that described the process, since the composition was nearly constant throughout the study period.


Author(s):  
MM Rahman ◽  
S Sultana ◽  
M Kabiraj ◽  
M Das

A six month’s experiment was carried out in earthen ponds to evaluate the effect of micro and macro nutrients on the growth performance of Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), Rohu (Labeo rohita) and Mola (Amblypharyngodon mola) in a polyculture system during July to December 2017. The trial was conducted into two different treatments and one control each with three replications. In treatment-1, macronutrients enrich fertilizers like urea, TSP and molasses-yeast mixture were applied at the rate of 2.45, 2.45, and 3.09 (g m-2 week-1), whereas in treatment-2 micronutrients composition mixer applied at the rate of 4.50 g m-2 week-1 while no micro and macronutrients were applied in control. The mean value of all water quality parameters showed no significant differences among control and two treatments when One-way ANOVA was performed except hardness. The average final mean individual weights of prawn, rohu and mola in control, treatment-1 and treatment-2 were 22.10, 24.35, and 24.70 g; 141.10, 190.60 and 182.20 g; 3.36, 3.67 and 3.73 g, respectively. The survival rates of various species namely prawn, rohu and mola in control, treatment-1 and treatment-2 were 73.33, 89.58 and 86.25%; 78.00, 74.00 and 74.00%; 10.67, 15.33 and 15.33%, respectively. There was no significant difference in the survival rates of prawn, rohu and mola among control and treatments. Production after six months of culture was 351.8, 461.5 and 445.3 kg ha-1 in control, treatment-1 and treatment-2, respectively which were significantly different at 5% level of significance. Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech. 8 (2): 47-53, December, 2018


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Aminur Rahman ◽  
Mt Shamima Yeasmin ◽  
M Zahangir Alom

With a view to evaluate the compensatory growth response, production and survival of prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) and catla (Catla catla) under polyculture system, an experiment was conducted at the Faculty of Fisheries Field Laboratory in Bangladesh Agricultural University campus from 20 March 2006 to 20 June 2006. The experiment was consisted of three treatments with three replications for each. The three treatments were: fed to satiation twice a day (T1), fed every alternate day (T2) and fed every two days of interval (T3). SABINCO prawn feed was used as supplementary diet for the experiment. The stocking densities for prawn and catla were 40/dec. and12/dec., respectively. The initial weights at stocking were: 50 g for catla in all the treatments, and 5.8, 6.4 and 6.2 g for prawn in T1, T2 and T3, respectively. The water quality parameters were almost similar in all treatments and also were within an acceptable range of fish culture. The survival rate for catla was 100.0% in T1, 91.6% in T2 and 83.3 % in T3, while for prawn was 85.0% in T1, 71.0% in T2 and 69.0% in T3, respectively. The average weight of prawn was much lower in T3 and T2 than those in T1. The best FCR value was found in T2 (1.80) followed by T3 (1.85) and T1 (1.98) in this order. The average highest gross yield was obtained from T1 (1656kg/ha) followed by T2 (1077kg/ha) and T3 (1127kg/ha), while the production of prawn was T1 (791kg/ha), T2 (517kg/ha) and T3 (429kg/ha), respectively. However, no significant differences were found in the total yield in T2 and T3. The total costs of production for the three treatments were: T1 (125.93Tk/kg), T2 (143.21Tk/kg) and T3 (146.71Tk/kg), while the profits were: T1 (104.07Tk/kg), T2 (55.86Tk/kg) and T3 (24.60Tk/kg) in which the benefit cost ratio were found to be 1:0.83, 1:0.39 and 1:0.17, respectively. The results indicate that every day feeding had provided good growth and economic returns and thus seemed to be most practicable and viable feeding options for prawn-fish polyculture. Therefore, prawn-fish polyculture with regular feeding provides satisfactory growth and production.


2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
SK INJAMAMUL ISLAM ◽  
HASAN MAHMUD NOOR ◽  
MD. HABIBUR RAHMAN ◽  
MD. SAROWER-E-MAHFUJ ◽  
SYEDA MAKSUDA YEASMIN ◽  
...  

The experiment was operated in 9 consecutive weeks in nine earthen nursery ponds having the same area (0.09 acre) and depth (0.8 m). Seven days old fries of Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) were stocked at 4000, 5000 and 6000 fries/decimal in three treatments with three replications as T-1, T-2 and T-3, respectively to observe the growth and survival. At stocking, hatchlings were the same batch-rearing with an average length and weight of 0.44 ± 0.05 cm and 0.14 ± 0.05 mg, respectively. Wet mustered oil cake and commercial nursery feed containing 30% crude protein were given by two weeks interval, initially according to the bodyweight; the feeding rate was 14% in the first two weeks, gradually reduced to 12, 10 and 8%, respectively in the following week intervals. Water quality parameters and plankton sufficiency were observed every 15 days interval and was found within the acceptable range. Growth performance (6.458 g), survival rate of fingerlings (85.76%) and total production (22151g/decimal) were found highest in T-1 followed by T-2 and T-3. The study concluded that expect better production of fry up to fingerlings, proper stocking density should be maintained in pond fish culture in Jashore region of Bangladesh.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Dedy Kurnianto ◽  
Lisa Fajar Indriana ◽  
Abdul Wahab ◽  
Syafriyadi Hafid ◽  
Balkam Fadlan Badi

<p><strong>Growth and Survival of Sandfish <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holothuriascabra</span> Juveniles </strong><strong>Grown </strong><strong>with and without Seaweed <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Gracilaria</span> sp</strong><strong>.,</strong><strong> using Floating and Fixed Hapas in </strong><strong>Earthen </strong><strong>Pond</strong><strong>. </strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holothuriascabra</span> known as sandfish have long been used for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries.Juveniles production is one of the ways to address the problem of raw material availability due to declining sandfish population in the wild. This research aimed to determine growth performance and survival of sandfish juveniles reared with and without seaweed <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Gracilaria</span> sp.  using floating and fixed hapas in earthen pond. The research was conducted from May to September 2014. A completely randomized design was used to arrange 12 hapas of four treatments groups with three replicates including floating hapas without <span style="text-decoration: underline;">G</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">racilaria</span> sp. (ATR), floating hapas with <span style="text-decoration: underline;">G</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">racilaria</span>sp. (ADR), fixed hapas without <span style="text-decoration: underline;">G</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">racilaria</span> sp. (TTR) and fixed hapas with <span style="text-decoration: underline;">G</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">racilaria</span> sp. (TDR). Some parameters was observed includingweight increment, Growth Rate (GR),Specific Growth Rate(SGR), Biomass, Survival, and Water Quality. The result showed that GR and SGR were not significantlydifferent among treatments (P&gt;0.05). Survial and Biomass showed significant difference among treatments (P &lt;0.05). ATR has the highest GR, SGR, survival, dan biomass whereas TDR has the lowest GR, SGR, survival, dan biomass. Water quality parameters were in optimal range for sandfish rearing. Added<span style="text-decoration: underline;">G</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">racilaria</span> sp.tend to inhibitGR, SGR, survival, dan biomass.<strong></strong></p>


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