Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
Arushi Arya, ML Ojha, BK Sharma, SK Sharma and Amit Trivedi

Abstract:
The purpose of the current study was to determine the " Effect of Processed Kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris - Pinto group) seed Meal on water quality parameters of the Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) Fingerlings”. For 60 days, the current experiment was accomplished from 4 April 2023 to 4 may 2023, at Department of Aquaculture, COF, MPUAT; Udaipur (Rajasthan). Around 200 healthy fingerlings of common carp were used for the experiment. To feed the fish, T₁ (5%), T₂ (15%), T₃ (25%), T₄ (35%), T₅ (45%) and T₀ (excluding Processed Kidney bean meal), amounts of processed kidney bean meal inclusion were employed. Feed was given twice a day. In the form of spaghetti, fingerlings were fed at the rate 3% of their body weight. During the whole experimental period, there was no negative influence of processed kidney bean meal can be observed on water quality metrics as the values of water quality parameters only indicate some slight changes across different treatments. Physical and chemical parameters of the water, including its temperature (26.2 to 30.5 °C), electrical conductivity (176 -214 µS/cm), pH (6.4-8.4), dissolved oxygen content (5.6 to 8.2 mg/l), total alkalinity (102 -168mg/l) and total hardness (400-491 mg/l) were evaluated in every 15 days interval. These findings support the hypothesis that processed kidney bean meal supplementation as fish feed were both safe for water quality and beneficial for Cyprinus carpio fingerling’s growth.