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Performance Evaluation of Foxtail Amaranth (Amaranthus gangeticus) and Gift Tilapia Grown in a Recirculating Aquaponics System


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1 Department of Aquacultural Engineering, College of Fisheries Engineering, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Nagapattinam (T.N.), India
2 Department of Basic Engineering, College of Fisheries Engineering, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Nagapattinam (T.N.), India
     

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This paper deals with the development and performance evaluation of aquaponics system. In the present study GIFT tilapia fingerlings and foxtail amaranth (Amaranthus gangeticus) seeds were procured and grown in fish culture tank and plant bed, respectively in aquaponics unit. This study demonstrates and evaluated the growth of GIFT tilapia and foxtail amaranth (Amaranthus gangeticus) grown in aquaponics system and normal culture system. The fish fingerlings of average weight 0.70 g were procured from a fish farmer. The fish weight was recorded in aquaponics and glass tank and was found to be 83.20 and 78.10 g, respectively after 160 days of culture. Plant height observed in aquaponics system and normal culture system which was recorded as 18.10 cm and 20.20 cm, respectively. The recirculation flow rate in aquaponics was maintained 0.43 L/throughout the culture and the average biofiltration efficacy was found to 23 per cent. Fish were fed at the rate of 12 per cent of body weight with commercially available feed.

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Aquaponics System, GIFT Tilapia, Foxtail Amaranth (Amaranthus gangeticus), Recirculation Flow Rate.
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Authors

Mohammad Tanveer
Department of Aquacultural Engineering, College of Fisheries Engineering, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Nagapattinam (T.N.), India
M. Sivakumar
Department of Basic Engineering, College of Fisheries Engineering, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Nagapattinam (T.N.), India

Abstract


This paper deals with the development and performance evaluation of aquaponics system. In the present study GIFT tilapia fingerlings and foxtail amaranth (Amaranthus gangeticus) seeds were procured and grown in fish culture tank and plant bed, respectively in aquaponics unit. This study demonstrates and evaluated the growth of GIFT tilapia and foxtail amaranth (Amaranthus gangeticus) grown in aquaponics system and normal culture system. The fish fingerlings of average weight 0.70 g were procured from a fish farmer. The fish weight was recorded in aquaponics and glass tank and was found to be 83.20 and 78.10 g, respectively after 160 days of culture. Plant height observed in aquaponics system and normal culture system which was recorded as 18.10 cm and 20.20 cm, respectively. The recirculation flow rate in aquaponics was maintained 0.43 L/throughout the culture and the average biofiltration efficacy was found to 23 per cent. Fish were fed at the rate of 12 per cent of body weight with commercially available feed.

Keywords


Aquaponics System, GIFT Tilapia, Foxtail Amaranth (Amaranthus gangeticus), Recirculation Flow Rate.

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