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The Impact of Promix Probiotics on the Growth and Survival of Pangas (Pangasius Pangasius) In the Biofloc System at 40% CP Feed

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CENTRAL ASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCE, 4 (6): 739-761 (December 2023)

Abstract

Biofloc is an environmentally and socially acceptable super intensive system that overcomes the problem of limited water, land and feed causing increase in aquaculture productivity. In the present study 200 fingerlings of yellow catfish, (Pangasius pangasius) with average body weight (5.17±0.09g, 5.10±0.06g) and length (2.52±0.0cm, 2.54±0.01cm) in control and biofloc were cultured in indoor circular cemented tanks respectively for 10 weeks. Water exchange system as a control group (̊C) and biofloc (BF) with two carbon sources (probiotics of Big fish Company and molasses added had a C/N rate of 15:1 to form the floc) under limited water exchange at 5% feed of 40% CP feed. Several water quality parameters were maintained in a specific range such as dissolved oxygen (6.5-7.4 mg/L), temperature (25-29°C), and nitrate (1.1-1.7mg/L). pH (6.9-8), total dissolved solids (1.4-2.3mg/L), total ammonia nitrogen (0.4-0.8mg/L) and nitrite (0.4-1.3mg/L) and on weekly basis the assessment of survival rate and growth parameters in term of length gain, weight gain, specific growth rate and feed conversion efficiency along with water quality variables consisting of temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, nitrates, total ammonia nitrogen and total dissolved solids was done during 10 week experiment in control and biofloc tanks of P. pangasius. The survival rate of the Pangas fingerlings was not significantly different in both control and biofloc groups. However survival was more in biofloc based culturing system as compared to control. The specific growth rate (SGR) of P.pangasius fingerlings in biofloc groups was significantly (p< 0.05) higher than that of control group. The feed conversion ratios (FCR) of the fish was not significantly different in both groups but was less in biofloc (0.48±0) than control (0.56±0.01) in last, as well as almost every week of the experiment. Therefore, this study demonstrated the suitability of probiotics use in aquaculture as wastewater purifying, growth-promoting, and survival-enhancing technology for culture of P.pangasius.

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