• ARTI SHARMA
• Bandhana
• Rashmi Sangotra
• Radhika Singh

Biofloc Technology serves to increase environmental and economic sustainability, which reduces inorganic nitrogen species and increases feed utilization through recycling. A 90 day experiment was conducted during which the growth performance and biochemical composition of Cirrhinus mrigala fingerlings were assessed using bioflocs as feed in zero water exchange culture tanks. The experimental unit comprised of two plastic tubs of 60 litre capacity each and marked as Control (C) where the fingerlings were fed with artificial feed containing 32% protein @ 2% body weight and Treatment I (T-I) fed with in-situ bioflocs. Water quality parameters i.e. temperature, pH, DO, FCO2 were monitored regularly. Fish growth was analysed in terms of mean weight gain (MWG), Specific growth rate (SGR) and Percent weight gain (PWG). The data was analysed statistically using one way ANOVA to determine the significance of growth parameters at α= 0.05 using SPSS software. The biochemical composition of fish muscle was also done at the beginning and end of the experiment that showed significant results. Moreover, water quality parameters were also found to be within the permissible limit in both the experimental sets required for the growth of both bioflocs as well as fingerlings of Cirrhinus mrigala.

Bioflocs, growth performance, in-situ bioflocs

"Growth performance and biochemical composition of fingerlings of Cirrhinus mrigala fed with bioflocs in zero water exchange culture tanks", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.377-387, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807405.pdf

"Growth performance and biochemical composition of fingerlings of Cirrhinus mrigala fed with bioflocs in zero water exchange culture tanks", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp377-387, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807405.pdf