Effect of diet supplementation on water quality, phytoplankton community structure, and the growth of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), common carp, Cyprinus carpio L., and silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix V. polycultured in fertilized earthen ponds

Journal of Applied Aquaculture

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-24

  Abdel Tawwab, Mohsen ^a   Abdelghany, Ali E ^a   Ahmad, Mohammad H ^a  

^a Agriculture Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Common carp; Cyprinus carpio; Feeding rate; Fish growth; Hypophthalmichthys molitrix; Nile tilapia; Oreochromis niloticus; Phytoplankton; Silver carp; Water quality; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIET; FEEDING; FISH CULTURE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLYCULTURE; WATER QUALITY;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS MOLITRIX; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS NOBILIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 34249818759     PISSN: 10454438     EISSN: 15450805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J028v19n01_01     Document Type: Article

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