|
N |
Added Aquamat |
1st Period
(10 days) |
2nd Period
(10 days) |
3rd Period
(10 days) |
Temperature (°C) |
24 |
No |
27.69 ± 0.35 |
27.78 ± 0.28 |
28.09 ± 0.43 |
|
24 |
Yes |
27.70 ± 0.34 |
27.81 ± 0.26 |
28.04 ± 0.44 |
DO (mg/L) |
24 |
No |
5.84 ± 0.25a |
5.94 ± 0.23a |
5.85 ± 0.13a |
|
24 |
Yes |
5.75 ± 0.20b |
5.78 ± 0.23b |
5.74 ± 0.17b |
pH |
24 |
No |
7.74 ± 0.14 |
7.66 ± 0.12 |
7.81 ± 0.12 |
|
24 |
Yes |
7.70 ± 0.15 |
7.80 ± 0.15 |
7.78 ± 0.15 |
Salinity (ppt) |
24 |
No |
19.32 ± 0.57 |
19.52 ± 0.62 |
20.17 ± 0.70 |
|
24 |
Yes |
19.27 ± 0.63 |
19.47 ± 0.56 |
20.33 ± 0.62 |
Fish biomass gain (g) |
3 |
No (Initial) |
120.00 |
130.00 |
150.00 |
|
|
No (Final) |
165.05 ± 14.98 |
140.03 ± 4.91 |
163.39 ± 7.67 |
|
|
Yes (Initial) |
120.00 |
130.00 |
150.00 |
|
|
Yes (Final) |
183.35 ± 16.05 |
181.61 ± 5.82 |
226.61 ± 12.67 |
Survival Rate (%) |
3 |
No |
76.72 ± 6.96 |
67.52 ± 2.37 |
60.71 ± 2.95 |
|
|
Yes |
85.23 ± 7.46 |
87.57 ± 2.81 |
84.20 ± 4.88 |
|
Values with different superscripts within row are significantly different (P<0.05) |
Table 1: Temperature, DO, pH, salinity, fish biomass gain and survival rate in the daily exchange culture systems with and without Aquamat™. Values are mean ± SD. |