International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
2018, Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part H
Effect of replacing dietary Caridina nilotica (Fishmeal) with Arthrospira platensis on water quality parameters during the culture of Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings
Author(s): Sumukwo EJ, James GJ, Muohi A and Mutia GM
Abstract: This study was designed to investigate the effect of replacement of
Caridina nilotica with
Arthrospira platensis at four different levels: 10%, 20%, 50% and 100%, as T1, T2, T3 and T4 respectively on water quality parameters, monitored for 8 weeks in triplicate glass tanks with 300 fingerlings of
Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings. No significant differences were found throughout the experimental period (
p>0.05.). Temperature ranged from 27.88
0C to 28.02
0C, DO was 7.22 to 7.41mgll
-1, pH 7.473 to 7.561 and Total Ammonia and Nitrite 0.37-0.81 respectively. All were within the normal range for tilapia fingerlings which enabled them to grow significantly.
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How to cite this article:
Sumukwo EJ, James GJ, Muohi A, Mutia GM. Effect of replacing dietary Caridina nilotica (Fishmeal) with Arthrospira platensis on water quality parameters during the culture of Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2018;6(2):637-640.
