scholarly journals Effects of stocking transport duration on age-0 Walleye Sander vitreus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily E Grausgruber ◽  
Michael J. Weber
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Water Temperature ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Plasma Cortisol ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Total Alkalinity ◽  
Total Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Total Ammonia

Fish hatcheries are generally not adjacent to stocking locations. Thus, hatchery fish undergo transportation processes for variable durations that can result in changes in water quality, fish physiology (e.g., whole blood glucose and plasma cortisol), and reduced survival. Walleye Sander virteus are commonly stocked throughout North America with variable stocking success, possibly due to altered physiological responses associated with changes in water quality parameters during transportation. We hypothesized increased transport duration would be associated with increases in water temperature, carbon dioxide, and total ammonia nitrogen and decreases in pH and total alkalinity. We also hypothesized that increases in carbon dioxide, water temperature, unionized ammonia, and total ammonia nitrogen would be positively related with Walleye whole blood glucose and plasma cortisol concentrations. Walleye were transported either 0, 0.5, 3, or 5 hours and whole blood glucose and plasma cortisol concentrations and mortality were evaluated for 48 hours post-transport. Total ammonia nitrogen concentrations, carbon dioxide, pH, and water temperature increased with transportation duration while total alkalinity decreased. Plasma cortisol and whole blood glucose concentrations of Walleye transported longer durations took longer to decline relative to those not transported. Water quality parameters were not associated with changes in Walleye whole blood glucose and plasma cortisol concentrations, but they were negatively related with time since transport (P < 0.05). Despite increases in stress, mortality was low (2.5%). Overall, we found evidence to support our hypotheses regarding reduced water quality associated with increasing transport duration. Finally, whole blood glucose and plasma cortisol concentration of Walleye transported were similar to those not transported, suggesting handling procedures before transportation could play a significant role in physiological responses measured after transportation. Further, evaluation of stocking procedures aimed at decreasing handling during the loading process could enhance stocking protocols..Elevated concentrations of whole blood glucose and plasma cortisol following transport could make recently stocked Walleye more susceptible to the effects of other environmental factors such as starvation, predation, and disease, all of which could result in increased mortality rates after stocking.

scholarly journals Stress response in transport of juvenile cobia Rachycentron canadum using the anesthetic benzocaine

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 638-642
Author(s):  
Janaína S. Pedron ◽  
Denise S. Miron ◽  
Ricardo V. Rodrigues ◽  
Marcelo H. Okamoto ◽  
Marcelo B. Tesser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Stocking Density ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Water Quality Parameters ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Total Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Total Ammonia

This experiment evaluated the efficacy of benzocaine to reduce stress response during transport of juvenile cobia. Fish (30 g) were packed in bags and transported for 8 h (stocking density = 10 g L-1). Three concentrations of benzocaine were evaluated: 0, 2, and 6 mg L-1. Blood samples were taken for glucose and hematocrit before transportation, and then at 0, 2, 24, and 48 h after. Water quality parameters were verified. No mortality was observed. Total ammonia nitrogen was higher (2.46 mg L-1) and pH was lower (6.92) at 2 mg benzocaine L-1. There was an increase in blood glucose for all treatments on arrival, and it was higher for those exposed to benzocaine at 6 mg L-1, although at 48 h they were all similar. The hematocrit did not differ among treatments. The results suggest: 1) the density 10 g L-1 is considered safe for juvenile cobia transport; 2) benzocaine did not mitigate stress response on cobia during transport, therefore its use is not recommended for this purpose.

scholarly journals Study of Biofilter Planted with Basil for Removal of Ammonia in Aquaponic Water

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharat Nandkumar Mulay ◽  
Konda Rajasekhar Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Coarse Aggregates ◽  
Total Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Coconut Husk ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Total Ammonia ◽  
Water Recirculation ◽  
Aquaculture Water

Abstract This experimental investigation of a laboratory scale aquaponic system included testing of a biofilter with basil plant as the biofilter part on aquaculture water quality. Irridescent shark was selected as aquaculture species. The biofilter consist of natural biomaterials such as coconut husk, coco peat, and coarse aggregates. The experiment was carried out for three short water recirculation durations of 2, 3, and 4 h/day. The influent and effluent ammonia NH3, total ammonia nitrogen (TAN), nitrites NO2 and nitrates NO3 levels were measured and analysed. The results showed that the biofilter effectively removed NH3 (65 - 71 %), TAN (34 - 58 %), and NO2 (60 - 67 %) from the aquaculture water. The dissolved oxygen (DO) levels were maintained between 3 - 7.0 mg/l during all the recirculation durations. The significance of water recirculation period was assessed by calculating the differences between the means of water quality parameters with a statistical test named one-way analysis of variance (ANNOVA) with significant level P taken as 5 %, i.e., P ≤ 0.5. The effluent mean NH3 levels 0.030 mg/l, 0.033 mg/l, and 0.022 mg/l exhibited significant difference at 4 h/d periods while effluent TAN levels 0.81, 0.77, and 0.77 showed no difference with varying periods.

scholarly journals Integration between bioflocs and periphyton in Nile tilapia culture tanks

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 601
Author(s):  
Davi De Holanda Cavalcante ◽  
Francisco Roberto Dos Santos Lima ◽  
Vanessa Tomaz Rebouças ◽  
Marcelo Vinícius do Carmo e Sá
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Specific Growth ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Final Body Weight ◽  
Fish Yield ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Total Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Total Ammonia ◽  
Reactive Phosphorus

The present study aimed to assess the possible beneficial effects of the integration between bioflocs and periphyton to the Nile tilapia’s water quality and growth performance. There were four treatments with five replicates each: (1) Control: green waters, (2) Periphyton: substrate-based system, (3) BFT: bioflocs technology for aquaculture, and (4) Biophyton: integration between bioflocs and periphyton. Fish (1.63 ± 0.07 g) were reared for 10 weeks in twenty 250 L outdoor tanks. Two polyethylene boards were vertically set out in the Periphyton and Biophyton tanks as underwater substrates. The C: N ratios of water in the BFT and Biophyton tanks were adjusted to 15:1 with dry molasses applications. The concentrations of total ammonia nitrogen were higher in the Control and Periphyton tanks than in the BFT and Biophyton ones. On the other hand, the concentrations of reactive phosphorus were higher in the BFT and Biophyton tanks than in the Control and Periphyton ones. The fish final body weight, specific growth rate and fish yield have not differed between the tanks. The integration between bioflocs and periphyton has not brought clear benefits to tilapia culture on water quality and growth performance.  

scholarly journals Recirculation anaesthesia for laboratory fish

1987 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 210-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surgical Procedures ◽  
Ictalurus Punctatus ◽  
Channel Catfish ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Water Quality Parameters ◽  
Total Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Total Ammonia

An economic reliable long-term recirculation anaesthesia system for laboratory fish is described. Anaesthesia of channel catfish ( Ictalurus punctatus Rafinesque) was induced within 60 s and was maintained for up to 40 min using tricaine methanesulphonate; recovery occurred within 30-60 s. Various surgical procedures were performed on the fish. No deaths were recorded. All water-quality parameters tested over 19 days use of the system remained stable except for total ammonia nitrogen and, by calculation, un-ionized ammonia which increased to a maximum of 0·23 mg/1.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF DYNAMICAL WATER QUALITY ON SHRIMP CULTURE IN THE INTEGRATED MULTITROPIC AQUACULTURE (IMTA)

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brata Pantjara ◽  
Muhammad Nur Syafaat ◽  
Anang Hari Kristanto
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Survival Rate ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Total Organic Matter ◽  
Red Tilapia ◽  
Total Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Tiger Shrimp ◽  
Shrimp Production ◽  
Total Ammonia

One of the technologies to improve the productivity of shrimp farms are environmentally friendly shrimp farming multitrophic integrated system known as Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture (IMTA). The aims of the study were to observe the water quality dynamic on the integrated multitrophic aquaculture and the effect on the production. This study was used four plots which each of pond had 4,000 m2 in sizing, located in experiment pond, at Research and Development Institute for Coastal Aquaculture, Maros. The main commodities used were tiger and vannamei shrimp. In the A pond was cultivated the tiger shrimp with density 12 ind./m2, in B pond was tiger shrimp with density 8 ind./m2, C pond was vannamei shrimp with density 50 ind./m2, and D pond was vannamei shrimp with density 25 ind./m2. Other commodities were red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Each pond had stocking density 2,400 ind./plot which was divided into 5 hapas having a size of (6 m x 4 m x 1.2 m)/each, mangrove oysters (Crassostrea iredalei and Saccostrea cucullata) with density 7,500 ind./4,000 m2 and seaweed (Gracilaria verrucosa) of 500 kg/4,000 m2. The observation of dynamic water quality in the pond was conducted every day i.e. temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity, and measured pH, while the total organic matter total (TOM), total ammonia nitrogen (TAN), nitrite, nitrate, phosphate were taken every two weeks. The measurements methods of water quality in laboratory was refered to APHA (2008); and Boyd (1990). During the study, absorption of N and P in seaweed were measured, the obtained plankton was identified and the ratio of carbon and nitrogen during the observation was also calculated. To determine the effect of dominant water quality on production was used the principal component analysis (PCA). The result showed that water quality during the study was suitable for shrimp and red tilapia culture. The dominant water qualities which effected the shrimp production in IMTA system were total ammonia nitrogen (TAN), oxygen, total organic matter (TOM), phosphate, and salinity. The survival rate of the tiger shrimp in intensive pond and semi intensive pond was 50.68% and 59.28% respectively, while the survival rate of the vannamei shrimp in intensive and semi intensive was 71.26% and 68.06% respectively. The highest shrimp production in the cultivation of IMTA reached was 1,488 kg/pond (3,720 kg/ha) in C pond. The lowest feed conversion ratio (FCR) was obtained in the D pond (0.89). The highest production of red tilapia in IMTA reached in C pond (426.65 kg/pond).

scholarly journals Physicochemical Characteristics of River Water Downstream of a Large Tropical Hydroelectric Dam

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teck-Yee Ling ◽  
Chen-Lin Soo ◽  
Teresa Lee-Eng Heng ◽  
Lee Nyanti ◽  
Siong-Fong Sim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽  
Biochemical Oxygen Demand ◽  
Structural Design ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Total Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Hydroelectric Dam ◽  
Total Ammonia

Water quality in the downstream river of a hydroelectric dam may be affected by the structural design and operation. To date, little is known about the water quality downstream of the largest dam in Malaysia, the Bakun hydroelectric dam. Therefore, the objective of the study was to determine the water quality downstream of the dam when the spillway was closed and when it was opened. Results of the study indicate that the dam plays a significant role in regulating the water quality downstream of it. When the spillway was closed, pH and oxygen were lower in the river where DO was below 5 mg/L. When the spillway was opened, the water quality improved in terms of oxygen content (>8.0 mg/L), total sulphide (TS), and chemical oxygen demand (COD) but deteriorated in terms of five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), total ammonia nitrogen (TAN), and total phosphorus (TP). Additionally, the intensity of the impacts, particularly BOD5, COD, and TAN, shows a declining trend as distance from the dam increases. This study shows that impacts on the water quality extend to a distance of 32 km from the dam particularly turbidity and DO and opening the spillway changes the water quality significantly.

Impact of net pen aquaculture on lake water quality

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (12) ◽  
pp. 293-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Veenstra ◽  
S. Nolen ◽  
J. Carroll ◽  
C. Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Oxygen ◽  
Water Temperature ◽  
Ictalurus Punctatus ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Total Alkalinity ◽  
Total Hardness ◽  
Army Corps ◽  
Lake Water Quality

A 3-year study was conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assessing water quality related impacts of aquaculture of 250,000 channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in floating net pens in the Rock Creek Arm of Lake Texoma, Oklahoma/Texas. Five large nylon nets suspended from a floating framework of galvanized metal anchored in open water 100 m offshore made up the net pens with fish stocking densities varying from 88 to 219 fish/m3. Water quality sampling was conducted biweekly from April to September and monthly from October to March at three locations. On all sampling dates field measurements of water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and conductivity were recorded at 1 m depth intervals and water samples were collected at a depth of 0.5 m and near the bottom of the water column at each site. Sample analyses included: total alkalinity, total hardness, turbidity, chloride, sulfate, orthophosphate, total phosphorus, nitrate-N, nitrite-N, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, total organic carbon, dissolved organic carbon, biochemical oxygen demand, and chlorophyll a. The results showed statistically significant decreases in water temperature and dissolved oxygen and significant increases in field conductivity in surface waters near the net pens relative to other sampling sites. The most dramatic water quality effect observed during the study was decrease in dissolved oxygen levels near the net pens following lake turnover in the second year.

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