Comparative growth performance of Asian stinging catfish Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794) under monoculture and polyculture systems

Chandrabhushan  S Nishad; Aditya Kumar; Raghvendra Singh; Monika Gupta; Achal Singh; Uttam K Sarkar

doi:10.21077/

Authors

Chandrabhushan S Nishad
Aditya Kumar ICAR-NBFGR, LUCKNOW
Raghvendra Singh
Monika Gupta
Achal Singh
Uttam K Sarkar

https://doi.org/10.21077/

Keywords:

Growth, Stinging catfish, Indian major carps, Polyculture, monoculture

Abstract

The present study evaluated the growth performance and production potential of integrating Asian stinging catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1974) into Indian major carp (IMC) polyculture systems through partial and complete replacement of mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala) in polyethylene-lined ponds. The experiment was conducted for six months (October 2023– March 2024) in twelve polyethylene-lined earthen ponds (6 m×5 m×1 m). Four treatments were tested in triplicate: Control (catla + rohu + mrigal), T1 (50% mrigal replacement with singhi), T2 (100% mrigal replacement with singhi), and T3 (singhi monoculture). The average initial weights of catla, rohu, mrigal, and singhi were 24.10±0.65 g, 22.92±0.71 g, 16.14±0.58 g, and 9.02±0.44 g, respectively. Water quality parameters including temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, total hardness, total alkalinity, ammonia-nitrogen, nitrite-nitrogen, and nitrate-nitrogen were monitored monthly and remained within acceptable ranges throughout the experimental period, with no significant differences among treatments except for nitritenitrogen levels. Total plankton abundance was adequate in all ponds which supported fish growth. Growth performance was evaluated through harvested weight, weight gain, percentage weight gain, specific growth rate (SGR), feed conversion ratio (FCR), survival, and biomass production. Catla exhibited the highest growth performance, attaining a harvest weight of 235.21±12.08 g in T2. Rohu and mrigal recorded superior growth in T1 compared to the control. Singhi achieved significantly better growth (1.63±0.50; 2.93±0.03) and survival (92 and 82%) in polyculture treatments as compared to monoculture. Total biomass production was significantly higher in T1 (6.92±0.75) and T2 (6.29±0.67) than in the control (4.23±0.50), while FCR values remained comparable among treatments.

Keywords: Biomass production, Cirrhinus mrigala, Feed conversion ratio (FCR), Indian major carps, Plankton abundance, Specific growth rate (SGR)

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