Limnological study of earthpond and indoor systems of Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis sp. Culture

The different aspects of aquaculture and biology of Tilapia have surveyed since 2008 at National Research Center of Saline Water Aquatics. In the present study, some limnological factors of earthponds and indoor tanks of Tilapia culture were investigated during the breeding season of 2016. In the earthponds, the minimum and maximum of water temperature ranges were 16.6-27.5 °C and 20.5-31 °C, air temperature 2-27 °C and 30-48 °C, dissolved oxygen in the morning and afternoon 2.11-10.19 mg/L and 7.06-14.64 mg/L, pH in the morning and afternoon 8.97-10.9 and 9.04-13, the depth of transparency 40-105 cm, salinity 7.94-8.82 ppt and ammonium density less than 0.05 mg/L to 0.4mg/L. The most abundant phytoplankton and zooplankton were Chlorophytes, Diatoms and Rotifers, and dominant macrobenthos were Chironomids. There was significant positive correlation between pH value with ammonium density and body length and weight, water temperature with total length, and negative correlation between dissolved oxygen and temperature and pH (p