Growth and Survival of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus in Aquaponic Systems With Different Plant Species

Abstract

This study aims to determine the growth and survival of tilapia in aquaponic systems with different plant species. This research was conducted from June to August 2024 at the Dryland Laboratory of Nusa Cendana University Kupang. The experiment used a completely randomized design (CRD) method with 4 treatments and 3 replicates consisting of treatment A (control), treatment B (ipomoea reptans), treatment C (brassica rapa), and treatment D (lactuca sativa). Each treatment consisted of 15 fish so that the total was 180 tilapia (O.niloticus). Parameters analyzed in this study include absolute weight, absolute length and survival. The results of the study were the treatment of different types of plants gave a significant effect on absolute growth and survival with the best treatment in the kale treatment, the survival rate gave a real effect where the kale treatment gave the best results and the absolute length of fish had no effect on each other.