Impact of feed ration on the growth and body weight variation in pikeperch (Sander lucioperca L.) at different life stages in a recirculating aquaculture system

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 201-210
Author(s):  
Michał Kozłowski ◽  
Mirosław Szczepkowski ◽  
Iwona Piotrowska ◽  
Bożena Szczepkowska
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
The Body ◽  
Fish Biomass ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture System ◽  
Sander Lucioperca ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture ◽  
Aquaculture System ◽  
Vital Functions ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The aim of the study was to determine the impact of different feed rations (0.5, 0.8, 1.1% fish biomass) on the rearing parameters of pikeperch, Sander lucioperca (L.), reared in a recirculating aquaculture system. The study comprised two experiments. In the first, the material used had been sorted by a mean body weight of 35.5 g, while in the second the pikeperch were divided into three size classes: smallest individuals (class S) with a mean body weight of 59.5 g, medium-sized individuals (class M) with a mean weight of 69.3 g, and largest individuals (class L) with a mean body weight of 84.8 g. The experiments ran for 42 days. At the conclusion of the experiments, the highest body weight and length, daily growth rate, and specific growth rate were attained by the group of fish fed the ration of 1.1% of the fish biomass in both experiments I and II. The feed conversion ratio was also the lowest in this feed ration group, and it differed significantly statistically among the experimental groups (P < 0.05). The feed ration of 0.5% of the fish biomass was only sufficient to maintain vital functions, but it contributed only slightly to growth. The different feed rations did not have a significant impact on the final value of the body weight coefficient of variation of the pikeperch reared in the two experiments. The results of the experiment also indicated that pikeperch is a species with weak stock hierarchy and domination structure.

A case of mycobacteriosis in farmed pikeperch ( Sander lucioperca ) cultured in a recirculating aquaculture system

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (11) ◽  
pp. 4824-4827
Author(s):  
Emil Gjurčević ◽  
Snježana Kužir ◽  
Ljiljana Žmak ◽  
Mihaela Obrovac ◽  
Andrea Gudan Kurilj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Recirculating Aquaculture System ◽  
Sander Lucioperca ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture ◽  
Aquaculture System

scholarly journals Biomass production of Azolla microphylla as biofilter in a recirculating aquaculture system

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
SUMOHARJO SUMOHARJO ◽  
MOHAMMAD MA’RUF ◽  
IRWAN BUDIARTO
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Water Flow ◽  
Biomass Production ◽  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture System ◽  
Azolla Microphylla ◽  
Alternative Feed ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture ◽  
Aquaculture System ◽  
Set Up

Sumoharjo, Ma’ruf M, Budiarto I. 2018.Biomass production of Azolla microphylla as biofilter in a recirculating aquaculture system. Asian J Agric 2: 14-19. This study utilized macrophyte (Azolla microphylla Kaulf.) as biofilter and perhaps that biomass produced in aquaculture system can be potential for alternative feed. This experiment such a first step of that vision and was aimed to determine the Azolla microphylla growth rate and its efficiency in removing ammonia from a simple recirculating aquaculture system. The experimental units were set up in three different water flow, i.e. 3 lpm, 5 lpm, and 7 lpm onto the three different geometrically baseboard of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) growing tanks (prism, rectangular and limas).The result showed that water flow did not give significant effect(P < 0.10) on the growth rate of Azolla.The lower water flow (3 lpm) resulted in the highest amonia biofiltration efficiency which can remove ammonia up to 32.2±3.0% of the total NH3-N and NH4+-N (TAN).

scholarly journals Distribution of Pseudomonas fluorescens and Aeromonas hydrophila Bacteria in a Recirculating Aquaculture System during Farming of European Grayling (Thymallus thymallus L.) Broodstock

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iwona Gołaś ◽  
Mariusz Szmyt ◽  
Jacek Potorski ◽  
Michał Łopata ◽  
Anna Gotkowska-Płachta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aeromonas Hydrophila ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Total Suspended Solids ◽  
Fish Biomass ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture System ◽  
Thymallus Thymallus ◽  
Bacterial Populations ◽  
European Grayling ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture ◽  
Aquaculture System

Pseudomonas fluorescens and Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria are opportunistic pathogens that occur naturally in the aquatic environment and in the gut flora of healthy fish. Both species can pose a serious threat for fish that are highly sensitive to water pollution. The aim of this study was to determine the extent to which the amount of administered fish feed and fish biomass affect the distribution and abundance of Ps. fluorescens and A. hydrophila bacteria in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) during farming of European grayling (Thymallus thymallus L.) broodstock. A total of 68 water samples from the inflow, two rearing tanks and the outflow as well as 17 feed samples were collected and analyzed separately. Bacterial populations were analyzed by the culture-dependent method and a molecular method (fluorescence in situ hybridization, FISH) to detect culturable strains and viable but non-culturable strains, respectively. Fish biomass, feed and 16 water quality parameters (temperature, pH, concentration of dissolved oxygen, oxygen saturation, five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), total phosphorus, total organic phosphorus and nitrogen, orthophosphates, total nitrogen, nitrite and nitrate nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen, ammonium nitrogen, total suspended solids, and total organic carbon) were the explanatory factors. Statistically significant differences (RM-ANOVA, p ≤ 0.05) were stated in bacterial abundance in samples from the inflow, rearing tanks and the outflow. Water samples from the RAS were abundantly colonized by non-culturable Ps. fluorescens and A. hydrophila bacteria. Feed was not a source of bacteria, but a redundancy analysis (RDA) revealed that the amount of feed, fish biomass, BOD5, and total suspended solids and total organic carbon were positively correlated in both Ps. fluorescens and A. hydrophila. These parameters also influenced the distribution of both potentially pathogenic bacterial populations and contributed to the bacterial contamination of water in the RAS. Our results are particularly valuable for aquacultures that help to replenish wild stocks and rebuild populations of threatened species in natural aquatic environments.

Variation of Water Quality in Fish Farm Using Recirculating Aquaculture System for Fancy Carp

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
Woo Jin Lee ◽  
Seon Woo Baek ◽  
Ha Na Seo ◽  
Byeong Wook Kong ◽  
Deog Gwan Ra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Fish Farm ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture System ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture ◽  
Aquaculture System

scholarly journals Denitrification Control in a Recirculating Aquaculture System—A Simulation Study

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1306
Author(s):  
Pedro Almeida ◽  
Laurent Dewasme ◽  
Alain Vande Wouwer
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Source ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture System ◽  
Treatment Technology ◽  
Tuning Method ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture ◽  
Aquaculture System

The recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) is a land-based water treatment technology, which allows for farming aquatic organisms, such as fish, by reusing the water in the production (often less than 5%). This technology is based on the use of filters, either mechanical or biological, and can, in principle, be used for any species grown in aquaculture. Due to the low recirculation rate, ammonia accumulates in the system and must be converted into nitrate using nitrification reactors. Although less toxic for fish, nitrate can also be further reduced into nitrogen gas by the use of denitrification biofilters which may create several issues, such as incomplete denitrification, resulting in toxic substances, such as nitrite and nitric oxide, or a waste of carbon source in excess. Control of the added quantity of carbon source in the denitrification biofilter is then mandatory to keep nitrate/nitrite concentrations under toxic levels for fish and in accordance with local effluent regulations, and to reduce costs related to wasted organic carbon sources. This study therefore investigates the application of different control methodologies to a denitrification reactor in a RAS. To this end, a numerical simulator is built to predict the RAS behavior and to allow for the comparison of different control approaches, in the presence of changes in the operating conditions, such as fish density and biofilter removal efficiency. First, a classical proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller was designed, based on an SIMC tuning method depending on the amount of ammonia excreted by fish. Then, linearizing and cascade controllers were considered as possible alternatives.

scholarly journals Effect of CO2 on elemental concentrations in recirculating aquaculture system tanks

Aquaculture ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 511 ◽  
pp. 734254
Author(s):  
Shazia N. Aslam ◽  
Sharada Navada ◽  
Gisle R. Bye ◽  
Vasco C. Mota ◽  
Bendik Fyhn Terjesen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Recirculating Aquaculture System ◽  
Elemental Concentrations ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture ◽  
Aquaculture System
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